This is Why Mariah Carey Doesn’t Have a Driver’s License
Mariah Carey hasn’t gotten behind the wheel in a very long time. The Queen of Christmas revealed during a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show this week that her…
Mariah Carey poses in the press room during the 2018 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on October 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
Matthew Simmons/Getty Images For dcpMariah Carey hasn't gotten behind the wheel in a very long time. The Queen of Christmas revealed during a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show this week that her driver's license expired seven years ago! Carey, 54, assured the host in Wednesday's (November 15) episode, "I can drive. I was going to get my license 'cause I don't have my license." Shocked, Jennifer Hudson said she drives herself to work and asked, "You don't have your license?" This prompted Carey to clarify that she did have a license but simply let it expire while she was living in New York City.
"You don't really want to drive in Manhattan -- well, I don't," the mother of two explained. "I don't like driving in Manhattan." After nearly a decade without driving, the "All I Want For Christmas" singer would have to retake the driving test. Hudson told Carey, "I don't think I would pass if I took the test again. I'm with you!" However, Carey insisted she's up for the challenge and assured the host that she was definitely "going to try and get the license again."
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However, that may take a while to do right away, as Carey's Merry Christmas One and All! Tour has begun. As we previously reported, Carey's North American Christmas tour spans 13 dates and will wrap up in New York City's Madison Square Garden on December 17. She shared her top five touring essentials on the first day of her tour. She listed her twins Moroccan and Monroe and her dogs Chacha, Mutley, and Jill E. Beans.
Elsewhere in the interview, Hudson asked Carey what her most casual item of clothing in her closet was. Surprisingly, Carey admitted it is a pair of "hideous slides that someone made me purchase." Another shocking revelation for the host, Carey declares that she never wears sneakers because they give her blisters on the back of her feet.
Watch Carey's appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show below:
GALLERY: Mariah Carey’s 10 Best Songs Ranked
Mariah Carey celebrates her 51st birthday today. With her impressive five-octave vocal range, the pop singer rose quickly to super stardom in the early '90s. She's secured her role as the "Queen of Christmas" with her smash hit, "All I Want For Christmas Is You."
Mariah Carey is an international sensation: she is one of the best-selling artists of all time, producing tons of number one hits and record-breaking albums. With 34 Grammy Award nominations, Carey has taken home five awards, including the 1991 award for best new artist. She is credited as a trailblazer for numerous female vocalists: Beyoncé, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga have cited her as an inspiration.
We've chosen the top 10 best songs we believe Mariah Carey has to date.
10. "Obsessed"
Chris Martinez/OnlineUSAThis heavily autotuned diss track was written in response to Eminem’s claims that Carey had dated him.
9. "Don't Forget About Us"
Scott Gries/Getty ImagesFrom her 2005 album 'The Emancipation of Mimi,' produced by Jermaine Dupri. Lyrically, the song deals with the emotions that are sometimes felt after the loss of their relationship. Carey explained that the true meaning of the song is left to be interpreted by the listener.
8. "Touch My Body"
Frank Micelotta/Getty ImagesFrom Carey's eleventh studio album 'E=MC2,' released in 2008. The song broke the record for the highest opening week download tallies in US chart history.
7. "Get Your Number"
Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirectFeaturing Jermaine Dupri includes a pop and R&B mashup, with an '80s synth influence. The song is built around a sample of 1982's "Just An Illusion" by Imagination.
6. "Always Be My Baby"
Matt Carr/Getty ImagesFrom her 1995 album 'Daydream,' had us at "doo-doo-doo-dow." Also produced by Jermaine Dupri, the ballad's lyrics describe the sense of attachment Carey still feels towards her former lover. When asked about his experience of working with the singer, Dupri said: “She can pretty much do anything with her voice.”
5. "Shake It Off"
Eugene Gologursky/Getty ImagesFor the music video, Carey had to be carried around set because she couldn't walk in her ultra-high heels. Even though they were making her feet bleed, she refused the director's offer to trade them for comfortable slippers because she insisted she couldn't wear flat shoes. "My feet repel them," she laughed.
4. "Hero"
Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesThis inspirational ballad was made for the 1992 Dustin Hoffman film of the same name.
3. "Emotions"
Bennett Raglin/Getty ImagesMusically, “Emotions” borrows heavily from Seventies disco to create a winning formula that went on to win her another number one in the US. Carey's vocal range spans more than four octaves on the track, one of the highest notes produced by a human voice in the history of recorded music.
2. "All I Want For Christmas"
Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesChristmas means hearing this song everywhere you go. The song sold more than 16 million copies worldwide.
1. "We Belong Together"
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesThis was Carey’s big comeback track after a few years out of the spotlight. She said of recording the ballad: “I had the chills. I had a great feeling about it when we finished writing the song, and I was flying back from Atlanta at some crazy hour of the morning... But we were listening to it on the plane ride on the way home, and even from the demo version, I really felt something very special.”
