Mariah Carey covers the August 2019 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine photographed by Jason Kim.
On the difference between her and the new breed of superstars: “They have no idea what I went through as a child to even get to be an 18-year-old girl with a record deal. This was before you could just go on YouTube and sing.”
On growing up on Long Island as a mixed African-American, Venezuelan, and Irish girl with divorced parents and financial challenges: “People didn’t understand who I was, what I was, my ethnicity, the fact that we didn’t have money.”
On how her rocky childhood shaped her love of Christmas: “As a kid, I always hoped for great Christmases, and we didn’t have them. My brother and sister would come back to wherever I was with my mom, and they’d be fighting and ruining the holiday. I would still be like You know what? I just want to have the best time.”
On industry artists writing their own music: “A lot of artists say they write, but they don’t really write. No offense to anybody, that’s just what I’ve seen.”
On her apparent preference for younger men: “I haven’t had that many, but there has been a variety pack. I’ve only been with five people in my life, so I’m kind of a prude, honestly, compared to most others in the field.”
On the best birthday present she’s ever gotten: “I don’t have birthdays.”
On her advice for taking a good selfie: “Let someone else take the picture. Unpurse your lips!!! Ugh.”
[Photo Credit: Jason Kim/Cosmopolitan Magazine]
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