“People think I had this princess-style life or whatever, a kind of fairy-tale existence where I just emerged, like, ‘Here I am!’ And that is not what it is,” she said.
According to their superstar daughter, the prima donna persona is partly an “affectation” and partly “a response” to her upbringing.
Mariah recalled feeling “othered” as a biracial girl growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood in New York and described her childhood as “extremely dysfunctional … to the point where it’s shocking that [she] made it out of that at all.” She added that she “grew up with an opera singer for a mother, who went to Juilliard and made her debut at Lincoln Center.”to this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade while decked out in a tiara and ballgown — said the Christmases she spent as a kid were far from idyllic.
“People think I had this princess-style life or whatever, a kind of fairy-tale existence where I just emerged, like, ‘Here I am!’ And that is not what it is,” she told the mag. “But when you grow up with a messed-up life and then you’re able to have this transformation where you can make your life what you want it to be? That is joy for me,” she explained. “That’s why I want my kids to have everything they can have.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mariah Carey Closes Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade With 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'Mariah Carey has arrived to officially kick off the Christmas season.
Read more »
Mariah Carey brings Christmas spirit to Thanksgiving Day Parade in tiara, ballgownThe singer stole the show in a dramatic ballgown and bedazzled umbrella with a special crown for her performance of “All I Want For Christmas Is You.”
Read more »
Mariah Carey Closes Out Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade With “All I Want For Christmas Is You”Just before the arrival of Santa’s sleigh, Mariah Carey closed out the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a performance of her signature holiday hit “All I Want For Christmas Is …
Read more »
Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon’s Twins Join Singer at Macy’s Day ParadeA family affair! Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's twins joined their mom on stage at the MacysThanksgivingDayParade to perform her iconic holiday hit 'All I Want for Christmas Is You.'
Read more »
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon’s twins steal the show at Thanksgiving paradeMoroccan and Monroe, 11, made surprise cameos as their mom sang “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” leaving Carey “grateful and so proud” of them.
Read more »
Mariah Carey and Stevie Wonder once partied at N.J. house known as the Motown MansionThe 16-room Saddle River mansion built by the former president of Motown Records is on the market.
Read more »