August 1, 2001

6:51 PM

And now, your celebrity trend for the week: pop singers having nervous breakdowns.
posted by solistrato (14 comments total)

Who cares?
posted by a3matrix at 7:09 PM on August 1, 2001

Mariah must have seen a screening of her movie.
posted by corpse at 7:10 PM on August 1, 2001

Apparently selling one's soul to Satan can be spiritually and physically taxing.
posted by Optamystic at 7:12 PM on August 1, 2001

I think it's a good sign.
posted by anildash at 7:17 PM on August 1, 2001

I personally feel for AJ.
I know what the lil' bugger is going through.
It's very hard going through life being so damn dreamy.
posted by dong_resin at 7:32 PM on August 1, 2001

I choose not to belittle or make fun of here difficulties. But there is this: whatever help she needs, she can the best that can be had. Alas, many in U.S. will suffer mentally and not be able to get much or any decent help because of prohibitive costs.
posted by Postroad at 7:42 PM on August 1, 2001

I feel sorry for them.

There's a lot of pressure in that industry. I'm sure that, while it's great to be famous, the fact that you -- your body, your voice, your face -- are regarded as *product* must be pretty intense.

(And before anyone starts, yes, I know that there's much much rougher jobs to have, and there are people who don't have jobs at all, much less ones that let you fly first-class and wear Gucci. And I know that their problems don't really measure up to, say, those of someone dying of starvation, or someone worrying about having their house blown up tonight because of war.

I feel sorry for them anyway.)
posted by metrocake at 10:03 PM on August 1, 2001

much less ones that let you fly first-class

First class? They wouldn't dare fly commercial. They own their own private jets, which are basically mansions in the sky.

I wish I had such problems=)
posted by justgary at 10:19 PM on August 1, 2001

Anyone who's seen Sid & Nancy will recall why Sid was really hospitalized for "exhaustion."
posted by Eamon at 2:54 AM on August 2, 2001

Oh, dear. Imagine Mariah Carey having a screaming fit. No wonder there was broken glass on the floor.
posted by pracowity at 3:26 AM on August 2, 2001

From the BBC report

The singer, 31, is best-known for hits I'll Be There, Without You, Fantasy and Open Arms.

Stolen from popbitch
posted by fullerine at 3:50 AM on August 2, 2001

Fullerine,

Wait -- I don't think I've ever seen Mariah Carey and Steve Perry in the same room...

:D
posted by metrocake at 8:18 AM on August 2, 2001

why is this the trend of the week? change the names and it could have been just as prelevant fifty, sixty,seventy years ago...
posted by DiplomaticImmunity at 10:50 AM on August 2, 2001

prelevant = prevalent + relevant :)
posted by DiplomaticImmunity at 4:16 PM on August 2, 2001