The global icon, award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, actress, mother, daughter, sister, storyteller and artist finally tells the unfiltered story of her life in The Meaning of Mariah Carey.
“It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir,” Mariah said on a press release. “I want to tell the story of the moments — the ups and downs, the triumphs and traumas, the debacles and the dreams — that contributed to the person I am today. Though there have been countless stories about me throughout my career and very public personal life, it's been impossible to communicate the complexities and depths of my experience in any single magazine article or a ten-minute television interview. And even then, my words were filtered through someone else's lens, largely satisfying someone else's assignment to define me.
This book is composed of my memories, my mishaps, my struggles, my survival and my songs. Unfiltered. I went deep into my childhood and gave the scared little girl inside of me a big voice. I let the abandoned and ambitious adolescent have her say, and the betrayed and triumphant woman I became tell her side.
Writing this memoir was incredibly hard, humbling and healing. My sincere hope is that you are moved to a new understanding, not only about me, but also about the resilience of the human spirit.”
The 368-page book was written by Mariah Carey and Michaela Angela Davis and released by Andy Cohen Books on September 29, 2020. Within just a few weeks of release, the book made it to the number one position on the New York Times list. It has been translated to English, Dutch, German, Swedish, French, Spanish, Bulgarian, Estonian, Chinese and Vietnamese. A paperback version of the book, featuring Little Mariah on the front cover, was released on November 11, 2021.
Mariah also partnered with Audible to record an audio version of the book. The Audible version of The Meaning Of Mariah Carey, narrated by Mariah herself, is over 11 hours long and is available on Audible.com.
