Mariah's toilet Hero
2008-11-15 09:48
Los Angeles - Mariah Carey was in "the loo" when she was inspired to write Hero.
The singer has revealed the idea for her hit track came to her while she was using the bathroom.
"Sometimes I wake up and in the middle of the night and have an idea and have to get up and record it straight away before I forget it," said Mariah, 38.
"Or with Hero, I was in the studio and someone was telling me about this film Hero with Dustin Hoffman in it. I took a walk to the loo and when I came back I had this idea for a song, and that was what then became Hero."
Nerves
Mariah - who appeared on UK TV talent show The X Factor recently - also revealed she still finds it hard to control her nerves when she is performing live.
"I really used to get very nervous and I would have to try so hard to stay calm before shows, but it's hard," she added.
"I come from a studio background and I had to learn doing it live in front of the world. On shows like American Idol at least they get training to sing live." - Bang Showbiz.com