Mariah Carey (1970) American singer-songwriter
"Clown", Charmbracelet, 2002. Supposedly written about Carey’s brief relationship with Eminem
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“Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration.”
Source: "Rudolf Nureyev’s Technical Influence" https://nureyev.org/rudolf-nureyev-artistic-influence-index/technique/
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