My inspiration, I`ve had many, again, starting with Julie Andrews at a young age. But, growing up, I sang Whitney Houston songs in talent shows. But, when I discovered Mariah Carey and "Vision Of Love", that was a breath of fresh air and I adored her from...
Christina Aguilera
A lot of the time they (the media) form the idea in listeners` minds. Calling me a `pop diva` without listening to my work so when I come out with an urban song it`s like, `Pop diva goes black.` I mean, pur-lease. - Mariah from Hip Hop magazine
Mariah Carey
Obviously, all the positives are very flattering and being compared to [Mariah Carey], and I get a lot of [Britney Spears] comparisons as well, and she`s extremely talented, but we are two different artists and even when I`m doing radio interviews and stu...
Christina Aguilera
I wrote my first song when I was maybe like four years old. I was always wandering around the house making things up. Back then, I learned a lot about singing from listening to Mariah Carey. I would sing to her [albums] and try and get all her riffs and s...
Bethany Lenz
Missy is still going to be Missy. Whatever I get on, it`s still me. If I do a record with Madonna or Mariah Carey, even if I did a record with Faith Hill, it`s still going to be a Missy record.
Melissa Elliott
I wanted to bring back that big, ballad type of music that we used to love so much. Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, when they first came out, that`s what I grew up singing.
Latoya London