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| • | no - Avoids nightclub scene because cigarette smoke is damaging to her voice, Teen Magazine, Jul. '93 |
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| • | quit - "Cigarettes are a thing of the past. I kept on losing my voice. One time I was really afraid that it was never going to come back. and I prayed and I said 'God if I get my voice back, I'll never ever smoke again'. I got it back and I never smoked again. good health is a gift which should not be mistreated", The Star (Ireland), Feb. 25, '98 |
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| • | on her behaviour at high school: "I used to smoke cigarettes in the bathroom. Slam kids against the lockers. I was bad", Q, Sep. '98 |
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| • | no - "reportedly snatched a lit cigarette from Naomi Campbell at P. Diddy's birthday party earlier this month and proceeded to lecture the supermodel on the dangers of smoking. A source close to Mariah told PopDirt.com, 'Mariah hates smoking. She thinks it's awful and won't be around it, ever' ", San Francisco Examiner, Nov. 24, '04 |
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| • | quit - "claims she got her incredible singing range from smoking. The singer, who reportedly has a five-octave voice - some write-ups put it as high as seven -says that one of the reasons is because she smoked when she was younger. 'It's true. The two lowest octaves are probably there because of the smoking,' a champagne-sipping Carey told Swedish mag Groove, according to a translation. 'But of course it's not good to smoke. I always had a cold and constant throatache.' So she quit, she said. 'One day I promised God that if he would give me my voice back I would never smoke again. I got three octaves back after quitting' ", MSNBC, Aug. 29, '05
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| • | quit - "Mariah Carey says smoking helped her develop her singing range, which is a good five octaves. Jeannette Walls of MSNBC tracked down the quote in Groove, a Swedish magazine: 'It's true,' Carey says. 'The two lowest octaves are probably there because of the smoking. But of course it's not good to smoke. I always had a cold and constant throat ache. One day I promised God that if he would give me my voice back I would never smoke again. I got three octaves back after quitting'", Montreal Gazette, Sep. 1, '05 |
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| • | "Good news for smoking girls with ambitions to sing: Mariah Carey claims that her unbelievable singing voice is a result of smoking", RTL (Radio Luxembourg), Sep. 07, '05
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| • | "Mariah smoked during her teenage years, until the age of 18 when she gave up in one day. Legend has it (and it is probably as good as any other explanation) that just before she quit, Mariah lost her voice and promised God she wouldn't smoke if she got it back. She did, so she doesn't", Mariah Carey FAQ, when?
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| • | seen at Planet Hollywood (Las Vegas), netizen sighting |