Patti LaBellehas nothing but fondness forMariah Carey, even if that means she’s had to give out some tough love over the years.
On Thursday, the “Lady Marmalade” singer and Godmother of Soul, 74, appeared on E!’sBusy Tonight, where she revealed that she’s often gotten strict Carey in the past.
Perhaps that’s something LaBelle can blame on her alter-ego, Priscilla. “She comes out whenever she has to,” LaBelle said. “I’m a Gemini, like I told you, and I have all these different personalities. Sometimes I’m so annoyed … when things are not done the way I need to see them, I get a little a little Priscilla-ish. And then I snap out of it. That other Gemini takes over and she says, ‘Patti, don’t do that.’ ”
“She’s ugly. She’s [a] very, very bad girl. I don’t like her,” ” LaBelle joked, of Priscilla. “She’s not cute but she’s healthy. I’m 74 years young, she’s been with me all these years, she’s keeping me going.”
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LaBelle sure has been going, with a near six-decade career in music. With all her experience, she often dolls out advice to younger musicians, including Carey.
“I’ve talked to a lot of young girls. I’ve been mentors to so many… Beyoncé, Mary J. [Blige]… God, so many,” she recalled. “I talk to all of these young ladies because they’re ladies. And that’s my job.”
Her biggest piece of advice? “I hate saying this but, ‘Keep your clothes on,’ ‘ she said. “That talent will show. You don’t have to do this and do that to show that.”
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Elsewhere onBusy Tonight, LaBelle opened up about her long friendship with Elton John.
John did better. “He ended up paying me with a diamond ring,” she said.
Busy Tonightairs Monday through Thursdays (11 p.m. ET) on E!
source: people.com
