From the AP
Mariah Carey knows her indisputable talent clashes with her sexed-up image as a “ditz.”
“It’s a dichotomy, I understand,” the 37-year-old Grammy winner tells Allure magazine. “I understand that people think I am a ditzy moron.”
The singer — who was treated for exhaustion in 2001 after a public meltdown — says she still struggles with her confidence.
“I’ve always had really low self-esteem, and I still do,” she says. “What’s weird about that is being onstage, and the love that you get, and the adoration that you feel from your real fans. It’s hard for a partner to compete — just imagine.”
