Ever notice how women pop stars have very low voice, while male pop stars have very high voice?
Karen Carpenter was a tenor and Michael Jackson was a soprano.
It's difficult to be in fan jail. Drugs is common way to deal with the pressures of "being famous."
I always liked her. I was ~5yo when she was big. The little I heard of her on radio back then I liked. Nice voice, warm loving personality in her voice. Very motherly and soothing. She was a decent drummer, too, fancied jazz. I think we talked about her drumming here a few years back. RIP Karen