Mariah Carey has finally addressed her malfunctioned New Year’s
“I haven’t really addressed the situation that happened on New Year’s
She continued, “It’s not practical for a singer to sing live and be able to hear themselves properly in the middle of Times Square with all the noise, the freezing cold, the smoke from the smoke machines, and thousands of people celebrating, especially when their ear monitors are not working properly.”
For the time being, Carey pledged to “take a break from media moments, social media moments” although she will continue to “fulfill my professional obligations.”
“I just want to thank everyone for their support, thank you to all my industry friends and thank you to my Lambs, you’re always there for me,” she concluded. “I can’t imagine life without you and you’ll always be a part of me. I can’t wait to sing for you again.”
Carey suffered a particularly awkward audio malfunction on ABC’s “Dick Clark‘s New Year’s Rockin’
Since then, Carey and the annual special’s
Dick Clark Productions had no comment when TheWrap reached out regarding Carey’s latest statement.
Listen to her recording below.
In my own words. #NYE #L4L ? #thefoilers pic.twitter.com/1jZ40WUeuH
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) January 8, 2017