Brenda K. Starr on Tommy Mottola to Mariah "Why

[@MarloAlvarez7]

I love Brenda K Starr! I remember seeing her perform when I was a kid...Her early freestyle/pop hits were some of my favorites.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Me too

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

I've been a lamb since 95' and I can honestly say this was nice to hear. I hope they get in contact soon and work it out because they did have a genuine friendship at one point

[@davidyontef4730]

I hope they work it out too. Loved having Brenda on our Podcast

[@behindthevelvetrope]

We agree!

[@Sariel2030]

Upload this interview on Mariah's Instagram account... She will definitely see it!!!!

[@behindthevelvetrope]

@@Sariel2030 yessss

[@AnonymousSourcesConfidential]

Unfortunately Mariah doesn't feel the same. She probably still has animosity the Starr and views her as a broke clinger.

[@claudiateti4955]

she is so sweet and humble reminiscing on their friendship

[@davidyontef4730]

Thanks for 🎧🎧🎧

[@alvinmedina7121]

I have known Brenda since the devils nest in the bronx , she is mad cool. I meet Mariah through her , we were not friends . I would see her when Brenda performed . Brenda told me she was an amazing singer . I heard her demo n still have it , it blew me away . my favorite song was n is vanishing . love you you Brenda . fun story she sang at Brenda baby shower . she was great . we chatted a bit ,she told everyone her record was coming out in two weeks . n it sure did .

[@behindthevelvetrope]

love her

[@lourencovieira5424]

you got the demo tape????

[@alvinmedina7121]

@@lourencovieira5424 yes

[@AnonymousSourcesConfidential]

Stop Lying

[@alvinmedina7121]

@@AnonymousSourcesConfidential go have several seats .

[@chongarcia977]

We love you alot Brenda...you are amazing..I played the hell out of Breakfast in Bed...my favorite brenda song..

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Yes

[@stanleysimmonsreactions9056]

I have always believed that Mariah should just give Brenda a token of appreciation for putting her in contact with the people who made he one of the biggest stars of all time. Just give me $1M or help her kid get a contract or something. That's the least you can do for a person who made no money and is responsible for your major success.

[@strangerthings88]

She likely did honestly

[@GullibleTarget]

Tommy wanted Mariah to be what Celine Dion was for Rene Angelil. Difference being: Celine actually loved her husband

[@behindthevelvetrope]

wowowow

[@musicworldnow365]

Mariah did love Tommy, more then she loved herself for staying that long. There are old printed interviews of her admitting she cared and loved him very much.

[@fajarzakri4936]

I think Mariah definitely loved Tommy - she was still writing songs about their marriage well into the late 2000s. Wasn’t he the first man she went to bed with? I think it was Tommy that abused the power and control he did have over Mariah as the head of her label, and in turn her love and trust.

[@musicworldnow365]

@@fajarzakri4936 Yes, Mariah has admitted to Tommy being the first man she went to bed with.

[@DeadGiveAway.]

Tommy was the new President of Sony music when he discovered Mariah. But it was Mariah that solidified that position for Tommy. Mariah gave Tommy as much power as Tommy gave Mariah. They were both very assertive and controlling people in their own right, not used to being a puppet but rather the masters of their own destiny. Reńe was the puppeteer in the whole relationship between him and Celine. Thats why their relationship worked. Celine was content to being told what to do/what to look like/ stay in her lane… while Reńe does all the work behind the scenes. Mariah’s career and artistry is much more in akin to that of Madonna than her vocal peers. In a sense that when these two (Mariah and Madonna) puts out music or does anything career wise, you know it was them whos in charge and in control, with no man pulling the strings.

[@amiehampton867]

Im gratful and hope Mariah and Brenda keep it touch in private.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Thanks for watching!!

[@jdmikeg4]

"I'm not an ATM machine" -Mariah Carey

[@behindthevelvetrope]

💜💜

[@royestondsouza4069]

U r not an ATM machine, but you can reach out and touch somebody.....who helped get you in contact with the man who made you.....initially. Wish Mimi would rekindle her friendship with Brenda and help out....when you have the means to.

[@jdmikeg4]

According to Mariah, she did help out her friends and family financially but some of them end up relying on her. Sure she is worth half a billion dollars but it doesn’t matter, people should not rely on someone else for money. That is just what it sounds like is going on.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

@@royestondsouza4069 yes

[@behindthevelvetrope]

@@jdmikeg4 yes

[@WineSippingCowboy]

I hope Mariah Carey and Brenda meet again. Meanwhile, Mariah Carey still talks to Debbie Gibson, who still talks to her childhood friend Ricki Lake.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Same

[@christined9210]

I wish i had a friend like Brenda

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Me too

[@juliagulia3414]

Brenda is such an AMAZING singer!!! She's also super DOPE & REAL!!!

[@rjcoutour]

I so can relate to you Brenda trust me , back in the day I did alot for a up and coming artist that was my childhood best friend , in the entertainment business he became successful and real popular everybody thought I got paid for doing the things that I did , I didn't get paid a dime I did it out of the kindness of my heart , that's my best friend, I did it because i wanted him to be successful , and gave his dreams come true

[@behindthevelvetrope]

100

[@tysonb3568]

I can understand Mariah not being able to get involved w Tommy drama. And Brenda seems madd cool.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

I agree

[@samanthab1923]

It's weird that Tommy Mottola's name popped up. Was watching a tarot card reading about Benifer. Cards talked about an older abusive man in Jens past. People were naming him! I thought Diddy.

[@davidyontef4730]

Oh wow!!! 😀😀

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Spooky!! Thanks for watching!!

[@dashhill443]

" an older abusive man in Jen's past" Woooow the clarity 🙄

[@lamofonguera7807]

Im pretty sure Jlo was a willing participant in whatever TM wanted her to do on the apparent couch that he has in his office.

[@samanthab1923]

@@lamofonguera7807 Yikes 😂

[@robertbrown7051]

The ways she talks, she leads people to assume Mariah should have given her something she didn't. The way she speaks is if she is owed something. No matter what accolades of comments she says about Mariah, you can tell she feels slighted in some way.

[@kamikazemind327]

Chile nobody bout to be chipper on 100 when would be money be involved lol

[@davidyontef4730]

Thanks for listening

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Thanks for watching!!

[@davewilliams900]

As a Mariah fan I believe Mariah should have given her something! If Mariah is a millionaire, and her friend who helped her career is I need she should have given her something! It’s fucked up that she didnt

[@melsmithmel]

I call it jealousy..

[@tysonb3568]

Its time for Mariah to buy that house....

[@nathanieltaylor3505]

it burned down ironically i think when she divorced him

[@hellobecky84]

Right? Was thinking the same - would be such a sweet gesture from Mariah to Brenda K given their history

[@behindthevelvetrope]

yes

[@behindthevelvetrope]

@@nathanieltaylor3505 OMG

[@behindthevelvetrope]

@@hellobecky84 yup

[@Ladysugarshaft]

Da Brat said the same thing, that Tommy was very dominating, and Mariah couldn’t really talk to her friends or would have to whisper on the phone if he were around😔 Thank God she got away!

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Yes 💯💯💯💯💯

[@renardojones6717]

I really don’t see Mariah talking to her again. She really bashed Mariah in the press and we all know Mariah will cut u off in a heartbeat. I mean anybody that will cur off their own sibling will cut a friend off and not think anything else about it. I will never forget that Wendy Williams interview and i an sure that hurt Mariah

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Thanks for listening and sharing your thoughts!!

[@jeremiahtray5621]

That's not true. Real people look at loyalty.

[@renardojones6717]

@@jeremiahtray5621 tryna destroy someone’s image in the media isn’t loyalty…

[@musicworldnow365]

Exactly, let's not forget that Morgan and Alison literally left Mariah with no other choice but to cut them off.

[@musicworldnow365]

@@renardojones6717 True, Brenda, Morgan, and Alison went to the press and bashed Mariah, she never said anything bad about them.

[@Sariel2030]

WHERE IS THE FULL INTERVIEW????

[@behindthevelvetrope]

on APPLE and SPOTIFY - just go under BEHIND THE VELEVET ROPE and you and BRENDA STARR and it will come up

[@robertmercadoworld]

love Brenda !

[@behindthevelvetrope]

love

[@digitalphanes206]

bless this woman, we should start a go fundme to the lambs to thank her. even if she doesnt need the money, everyone lets give her one dollar

I think that Mariah doing a cover of I still believe is her way to give something back, isn't it?

[@stevensonjc21]

brenda didnt write that song. she didnt make anything off of that aside from perhaps ppl checking her track out to see where it came from too

[@donniemoder1466]

Yes, it was 12 years later, it was not like Mariah was stealing Brenda's song or Brenda's thunder. Brenda's version had a 12 year head start. Brenda's version was a huge radio play hit and it made #12 on the Billboards US. Recorded in 1987 , while Mariah's was in 1999.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

100

[@behindthevelvetrope]

@@stevensonjc21 good points

[@behindthevelvetrope]

@@donniemoder1466 love them

[@claudettecicora1192]

❤

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Thank you

[@iriswood3744]

Before Brenda was sayin that she had 4 Beautiful Children, Beautiful home, Beautiful Career and that she dont live her life around Mariah carey and that she didnt give a💩 Now Brenda has changed her tune.

[@davidyontef4730]

The full chat was great - on our Podcast!

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Thanks for watching!!

[@ask4theupgrade359]

It’s called maturity- Brenda is 55 and Mariah is 52. You have to let things go. Brenda had a concert in NYC over the summer of 2021, where she stated that Mariah and her were friends

[@musicworldnow365]

@@ask4theupgrade359 Let's just hope Brenda can keep their business private this time because that was the issue before. Don't make this "maturity" thing an issue of age because you can be any age and still be stuck on foolishness.

[@tovah8841]

I would be mad as hell, but that’s me

[@behindthevelvetrope]

💜💜

[@PC_TV_73]

Mariah Carey could literally give Brenda 10% of the money she earns from Christmas alone from one year and it would be the millions most likely. It’s never too late to do the right thing. And I know she had nothing to do with the Christmas song but just an example of how much money she pulls in. Maybe it’s just me but if I was Maria and saw this interview even today she could do a few things to help maybe post some of Brenda K. Starr‘s music on her social just that would probably be worth millions or how about do a song with her it would cost Mariah nothing.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

True

[@sapphirelatina]

She was literally complaining in the Wendy interview that she's still waiting for the house that Mariah said she would buy her in exchange for helping her get the record deal and now shes sayin that never happened. One minute shes telling the truth and the next shes lying through her teeth.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Yes

[@strangerthings88]

She still brought up the house here just passive aggressively lol

[@TheDetroitblack]

And I don't care today Mariah still should have gave that girl a million dollars.... that's only fair

[@musicworldnow365]

Tommy should have given Brenda points for bringing her to the party, that is more fair since he had actual access to the money.

[@royestondsouza4069]

Totally agree....Mariah should've given more than just a million dollars to Brenda. Cmon peeps.....she was instrumental in getting Mariah discovered by Mottola.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

I agree

[@behindthevelvetrope]

@@musicworldnow365 hmm

[@behindthevelvetrope]

@@royestondsouza4069 true

[@Deonte692]

That's karma for ya😂 M Carey should've gave Brenda sum money for helping her get her deal but she let a man control how she moved....Once Tommy and M Carey marriage crumbled then she seen he wasnt shit and Brenda was rite about his controlling ass .To bad they lost yrs of friendship bcuz of sum clown ! A song with both of them would've been CLASSIC they both can sing there ass off.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

yes

[@strangerthings88]

Brenda blamed Mariah publicly on Wendy Williams longg before this and said Tommy was a good guy and the controlling issue was Mariah being dramatic 🙄

[@trytobenice7234]

🛋️ 3:13

[@behindthevelvetrope]

yessss

[@BklynNYbabe1]

You have Never needed her Doll.. now look at what you have❤❤❤❤❤

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Yes

[@breatheased]

It was all Tommy's fault. Mariah was so young and confused and controlled so much.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

very

[@adamjones8241]

Imagine if she just said “hey I’m not gonna talk about Mariah”…Brenda is holding on to something that isn’t there.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Wowo

[@apollodionysus3857]

Mariah talked about her in her book, why should Brenda be silent?

[@musicworldnow365]

@@apollodionysus3857 Brenda has talked about Mariah a lot in pervious interviews, so it's only fair for Mariah to talk about Brenda. Besides, unlike Brenda, you won't be able to use any Wendy interview that Mariah showing her trash talking Brenda because there are none.

[@GoldNava]

Mariah wasn't a good friend to Brenda like Brenda was to her.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Ok

[@bellacalamidades11]

Means mariah was typical dumb young woman who just wanted to have fun.....Nice.Im saying that and Im waaaay younger than Mariah..... Mariah USED him.Im not saying Tommy was the an angel Im saying Mariah was NOT an angel too...

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Oooh

[@bellacalamidades11]

"We were young fun hes was old". Then why the hell you married him?!To make your carrer and you even CONFESS IT in your Memoir!Now youre free to drink and to act like a fool until you fall down on the stairs...AGAIN!......

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Ooh

[@cleopatrajones90]

she liked abuse cause she stayed

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Omg

[@musicworldnow365]

You are really sick if you think she wanted that.

[@richardpearce400]

Back up when someone is in abousive relationship they are broken down to a point the believe they are suppose to do what there told

[@behindthevelvetrope]

@@musicworldnow365 yes

[@behindthevelvetrope]

@@richardpearce400 wow

[@AngelHernandez-vw1et]

If it wasn’t for “tommy Mottola” Mariah would not be Mariah , everyone should thank him , without him she would be no where . All her greatest hits till this day are because of him and his team , even that Christmas song that she is only known for today is thanks to tommy #facts

[@jaypeecrisostomo5301]

No one even Mariah discredited Tommy for helping her career...everybody knows that...she even thanked him for convincing her to do the christmas album as you claimed she's only known for today...

[@Pkjopjpo-zm7dy]

Tommy didn't write any song. Mariah wrote.

[@jessejameslatimer8686]

It terms of her catalog, most people believe butterfly was her best album and that was after Tommy. Also We Belong Together was the biggest hit on Billboard of the 2000s, again after Tommy.

[@rvegas81]

I love Mariah, but this is so true. This lady deserves a lot of respect. I still Mariah talk positively of this Brenda. Loved the podcast!

[@strangerthings88]

You put the same comment on every video. Pathetic troll lol