There are divas, and there are divas. And then there’s Mariah Carey, a pop superstar who makes most other divas seem like shy, retiring wallflowers - with or without her ability to sing notes so high only certain breeds of dogs can appreciate (or hear) them.

Now embarked on her “The Adventures of Mimi: The Voice, The Hits, The Tour,” comeback tour, Carey performed recently in San Diego.

“It’s not easy to live in the limelight,” she told her audience. “But it’s the music and the fans that matter.”

Carey delivered this line with a straight face for someone who has always coveted the limelight with an unrelenting level of determination that says: “Don’t even think about getting in my way, or you’re toast.”

Earlier this year, she won three Grammy Awards, her first since 1990, but was snubbed in every major category in which she was nominated. Last month, her record company issued a news release that her ongoing tour is playing “to packed houses every night.”

The release neglects to mention that dates in four cities were canceled because of low ticket sales. That’s surprising, because Carey’s “The Adventures of Mimi” was the top-selling album of 2005. Then again, she only tours sporadically and hasn’t developed a loyal audience for her glitz-fest shows.

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