How has it escaped notice that Mariah Carey can no longer sing? Maybe I’m only noticing this because I’m maried to a woman who loves vocal pedagogy, but ever since her little “episode,” Mariah lost her upper register. Listen to that new ballad that’s out: normal voice, breathy whisper, normal voice, breathy whisper. She’s got a bigger break than Peter Brady. I feel bad for her, because I think after she divorced Mottola she felt like she had to whore herself out and do coke with Jermaine Dupri all day long to remain relevant. Sadly, that is probably true, but it’s awful what the business forced her to do to herself, as she’s ruined her instrument. It’s also awful how debased the art of female singing has become that all she needs to do is move the hand that’s not holding the mic around spastically and do a lot of runs in what’s left of her range and people still think she’s the female Enrico Caruso.
