She continued, “I mean, actually for me it was always like, ‘I want to be a singer.’ I want to write songs.’”

“But ‘I Want to Be Famous’ was exactly the right thing,” Carey admitted. “I think it was probably because I felt like I wasn’t good enough on my own because of the things I went through growing up. And that’s not a good way to feel, you know?”

“My advice would be to do your best and go into this industry with love for your talent or what is really real to you,” Carey said.

“You know, when it’s like, ‘I want to be famous.’ “I want to walk around with these people, whoever they are, the famous people, then that’s probably not the best idea,” she added.

Chappell seems to focus on her love of art and performance. But she has made it clear that she finds some parts of fame intolerable, particularly the behavior of “superfans” who lack boundaries.

“I chose this career path because I love music and art and honoring my inner child,” she said in August. “I do not accept harassment of any kind for choosing this path, nor do I deserve it.”

She asked fans: “Please stop touching me. Please stop being weird to my family and friends. Please stop assuming things about me. There’s always more to the story. I’m scared and tired.”

Roan returned to touring for the remainder of the Midwest Princess Tour after last weekend’s shows were canceled. She plans to wrap up the tour this week in Austin.