People don’t realize how things were before those American Idol shows and before social media. There was literally no access to new talent except for TV and Radio. Mariah’s voice at the time was something totally unique. It still is but considering how little exposure the public had to other singers out there it was all the more exceptional to hear that voice at the time.
The only times I've seen the real Long Island side of Mariah is when Rosie interviewed her because they are both from Long Island. I wish Mariah was more like this. I'm not really into that whole I'm glamorous dahling vibe. It makes her seem plastic, which she is not. Mariah and Rosie were from the same neighborhood in Huntington, Long Island in New York. Rosie saw Mariah at a bus stop once when Mariah was very little and told Mariah in one of the interviews comfirming the actual bus spot where she saw her.
