MisplacedValidity wrote:
She also didn't do any high profile interviews, really, and, as has been said, didn't have much of a public persona. She wasn't on 20/20, Dateline, etc. She wasn't even on Rolling Stone or Entertainment Weekly until she got divorced.
I love that you wrote this. When you're already an established artist/famous the music can sell on its own. Tommy Mottola et al obviously knew that and that's why Mariah didn't and doesn't need to promote her albums like crazy.