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) La Chapelle, Mýa revealed she cropped the original album's cover because it focused on her body, commenting, "I didn't like it. It wasn't capturing." While her debut album was a critical and commercial success, Mýa considers her first album as an experiment and a learning ground. Prior to entering a recording studio, she had no vocal training and was doing improv-breathing the whole time on every song. With "Fear of Flying", she acknowledged she learned things such as how she like to work and what works right for her in the studio. On "Fear of Flying", she received vocal training