... sleeping on a mattress on the living room floor.(Nickson) For a couple of months living in the city she was totally dedicated in the matter in survival. It was hard for her and the roommates trying to get the rent together every month. Food was ever a more scarce for them. A box of macaroni and cheese would last them a week ... you can imagine. Mariah had said on a VH1 interview one time," I had this real bad attitude when I used to work. I would think to myself why am I here? I want to be in a studio singing and doing my own thing." During her breaks at work she would sit down and write ...

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