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Mariah Carey graced the public spotlight again with a revealing interview for V magazine on Wedesday.
The singer is currently working with Roc Nation to conjure up new music, and Mimi briefly reflected on her process up to that point.
Since this is a Mariah Carey interview, it’s wonderfully filled with touches of shade, call-outs and clarification on who Mariah Carey is…just in case folks didn’t know.
Ms. Carey reflected on everything from the Grammys, to Jay-Z, to gospel singer Kierra Sheard. Swipe through for our reaction to some of the most hilarious and inspiring moments!
“Well, the first time I worked with Jay[-Z] was for the album Rainbow, on the song “Heartbreaker.” We were at Mr. Chow’s in New York — this is before everybody in the world knew who he was. But we lovers of hip hop knew who he was, and were very in awe of him, his talent, where he came from, his whole story and everything.”
Translation: I was busting out tunes with rappers way before a Katy Perry.
“I also have that diva thing attached to me; I mean, I’m sitting here doing an interview in lingerie. But I was just like, you’re totally gonna understand that this is what I’m gonna wear! Why should I wear something uncomfortable? This is what I like.”
Mariah Carey for president, anyone?
On being a songwriter: “It’s something that I think a lot of people don’t give women enough credit for…I look at myself as a songwriter first, and then a singer. That’s what I love to do the most.”
Preach!
On the Grammys: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn. I mean, I have five Grammys. That’s cute. There’s people that have been doing this half the time that have twice as many [Grammys]. I won two Grammys the first year I started, but after that, [the Grammys] are like, “We don’t go with the people that are selling a lot of records and are popular; we’re gonna go the opposite way.” So I got screwed out of certain years. I wasn’t bitter about it.”
Translation: The Grammys have no credibility!
“If you were to see me walking around suddenly with, like, I don’t know, suspenders, baggy pants, probably there’d be a neon bra with a low-slung tuxedo shirt, some green hair, probably little shorts, some high boots—wouldn’t you be like, what the hell is she going for? Yet if somebody else did it, it’d be like, oh my gosh, genius, it’s heaven. [Laughs.]”
Hmm, wonder who she’s talking about?
“There’s so many super-talented people out there now. I love Kierra Sheard, a gospel artist who’s the daughter of Karen Clark Sheard—that’s something that will inspire me. But there also might be a young rapper I’ll meet from another country, that I’m, like, whoa. You gotta keep an open mind. ”
We feel you Mimi. Can’t wait to find out who you team up with next!
