Friday 23 December 2011

Spending Christmas with Mariah Carey

Fuse, Madison Square Garden's national music television network, will deck the halls with a Mariah-filled Christmas this season kicking off Christmas day at 6 a.m. with fun-filled Mariah Carey programming (for those who get Fuse, which is on channel 339 on DirecTV).

The day will feature the tour documentary "Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi" programming that highlights the pop superstar's music videos, the premiere of a new Fuse-exclusive interview "Mariah Carey: On The Record with Fuse" and more.

In the brand new interview airing at 8 pm ET, "Mariah Carey: On The Record with Fuse", Carey sits down with Fuse's Toure for a conversation. Here are some highlights. On when she first realized her voice was special: "The first time for me that I actually felt it, was when I was 6 years old, I was walking down the street with this little girl and we were singing at the same time and she stopped singing and she started listening to me and then I realized and I stopped. And I was like, what? And she goes, when you sing, it sounds like there's music with you. I never forgot that."

On music she played while she was giving birth: "I was playing 'Fantasy' live from Madison Square Garden. I think it was Beyonce who said to me, well, what are you going to play? Because she played DJ for her sister. And I was like, wow that's true, what are we going to play? Nick was there, he hit 'Fantasy' at the exact right time and it's live from Madison Square Garden, so it's like (makes audience noise) I wanted them to have the applause; I wanted them to come into the world with the feeling of acceptance."

On her songwriting process: "There are times when a melody and a lyric will come to me and they're attached. It'll happen, it'll be the inception of an idea and then I'll continue it. 'Hero' was-it's something that reoccurs. People will ask me to sing that song at functions. I was at the inauguration with that song. I took a walk to the ladies' room, came back and was like, ok, here's how it goes."

On her inspirations: "Quite naturally I've been obsessed with Minnie Ripperton, I wouldn't be who I was if there was no Minnie Ripperton, I'm just so grateful and in awe of her talent."

(The Salt Lake Tribute)



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