Fear of Flying (album) Mýa recorded by the same name — not from Erica Jong's 1973 novel of the same name. During an interview with "Billboard", which discussed the name, Mýa noted that while she had not been aware of the book, she later "started reading it and noticed a lot of similarities: ""Fear of Flying" is a metaphor for the ups and downs of life. It's about handling things like an adult, knowing you must have faith to make anything happen." Interscope hired photographer and director David LaChapelle to shoot the images for the album's packaging. While she admired the work of Dave
Fear of Flying (album) Janet Jackson's MTV Icon celebration, during the special she participated in the dance tribute. After serving as an opening act on other featured tours, Mýa branched out on her own and embarked on her first headlining tour. Entitled, the Fear of Flying Tour, the outing was an eleven day city tour that began on March 21, 2001 and concluded April 1, 2001. On September 7, 2001 Mýa performed at Michael Jackson's 30th anniversary concert tribute special which was televised. To continue promoting the album, Mýa participated in MTV's "Music In High Places", a music and travelogue series where recording artists