Mariah Carey isn’t just comfortable with her diva label — she fully owns it and wears it like a crown.
Known for her towering heels, diamonds at breakfast and voice that reshaped pop, she has spent over three decades turning glamour into an art form.
And now, she’s making it clear: the image isn’t a performance, it’s the job.
“It’s part of my job,” she says. “What’s the point of a disguise? Just get up, get dressed, go out. If I don’t want to be seen, I’ll stay home.”
The singer-songwriter made the remarks in a new interview for the September issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK, where she also spoke candidly about her refusal to acknowledge ageing — or even the passing of time itself.
“I don’t allow it – it just doesn’t happen,” the Sweet Fantasy hit-maker told the publication. “I don’t know time. I don’t know numbers. I do not acknowledge time – I have a new song that starts with that line…”
The lyric is from a track on her forthcoming album, her first full length studio release since 2018’s Caution.
While a title and release date are yet to be confirmed, Carey has hinted that the project will be her most personal in years, blending the introspection of her 2020 memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey with the vocal freedom of her earlier work.
Since bursting onto the scene in 1990 with her self-titled debut album, Carey has built a career defined by soaring vocals and chart-topping hits.
Now 55, the five-time Grammy Award winner remains a dominant force in pop. With 19 Billboard Hot 100 number ones, she stands just behind The Beatles in chart history, and her music continues to resonate with new generations — especially every December, when All I Want for Christmas Is You reclaims its throne.
Reflecting on her enduring holiday hit, which turns 26 this year, and the mum-of-two’s deep love for the festive season, she added: “I can’t believe I have this song that I ended up writing randomly. Christmas is everything. I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t get to celebrate.”
The full interview is available in the September issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK, out July 31.
