Mariah Carey Feels Like A 12 Year Old Inside
Mariah Carey is in this weeks issue of Parade magazine talking about almost everything…here are the interesting highlights from the interview:
On Getting Older
“Im eternally 12. And that 12-year-old inside me is an eternal optimist. I know what it feels like not to have fame or money, and I do still feel like that same person in many ways. Honestly, I dont even have birthdays. I call them anniversaries. It really is about being as young as you feel. Some peopleconvince themselves theyre old, or they think, I have to grow up now; I cant have fun. I will still always choose a day at Disney World over a night in Las Vegas, because thats who I am. “
(Do 12 year old kids dress like her? I hope not!)
On Being an Outcast
“I felt very much like an outcast when I was younger.No matter where I went, there was always this sense of not really falling into place or into one category. I moved around a lot when I was growing up, so nobody knew me and I was never one thing or the other. Being biracial, I didnt really have somebody to look at and say, Okay, this person is exactly the same as me, and theyre out there. A lot of kids have said that to me, Until you put your first record out, I didnt feel like there was anybody that was the same as me. People who dont feel like they fit in can identify with me. I promised myself when I was a little girl that I would never forget what it felt like to be a kid. I never wanted to grow up and be out of touch with what that feels like.On Her Breakdown
How do you climb back from the shambles when everybody counts you out? That can be a very difficult thing to come to terms with, especially when youve had so much success from such an early age. I have such faith in God that I really had to surrender everything and just know that I was going to be okay. Thats truly where I had to go to when it felt like the bottom. More than anything, it was learning to grow up and take care of myself. Not treat myself like the corporation wanted to treat me, but treat myself like a human being. Ive faced my worst fears and come out of them okay. Everything is always going to be all right as long as I hang on to the person inside of me. “
Included here is the photo shoot from the magazine. There is something I don’t like about it though. It looks so fluffy and weird. Nothing like Mariah usually does.
Photo Source: Just Jared, Parade
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