For almost 30 years, Christmas has been associated with listening to Mariah Carey and her song “All I Want For Christmas Is You” for many enthusiasts of this time of year. The Christmas hit was released in 1994 and has been at the top of charts around the world every year. For the singer, Christmas has a special meaning and is associated with her difficult childhood.
Mariah Carey on a traumatic childhood. Her youth was marked by violence
Carey was born in Huntington, New York. She started performing on stage as a child. Her mother was a vocal coach and opera singer, and her father worked as an aeronautical engineer. Mariah was the youngest of three children. Her parents divorced when she was only three years old. During an interview with Oprah Winfrey, the host of the program quoted an excerpt from Carey’s book “The Meaning of Mariah Carey”.
When I was 12, my sister drugged me with Valium, offered me cocaine, gave me third-degree burns, and tried to sell me to a pimp.
In her memories, which were also included in the book “The Meaning of Mariah Carey”, she talked about brutal behavior and outbursts of anger from her older brother, who hurt their mother to such an extent that the police had to be called.
Suppressing tears, I tried to calmly say, ‘My brother really hurt my mom and I’m home alone. Please come and help.’ One of the policemen, looking at me but talking to another policeman standing next to him, said: If this girl makes it, it will be a miracle.
The author of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” did not have an easy situation as a child
The sudden death of Carey’s father contributed to the deterioration of the family’s financial situation. Mariah and her mother, in search of financial stability, were forced to move constantly, of which there were 13 in total. Mariah Carey revealed:
As a little girl, I moved with my mother 13 times! My life from the age of three to twelve was a constant wandering. How to explain to a child that his mother has no money, how to explain that he has to go to a new school again?! I didn’t understand it. It was a difficult childhood.
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Source: Gazeta
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