Mariah Carey: 'My New Album Was My Obsession'

08/30/2007

Mariah Carey sat down with Interview magazine and gave fans the low-down on her new album.

According to the pop-star her new album – where she collaborates with a lot of rapper’s – will bring something to the table.

On her new record:

“It’s a fun record - it’s been my obsession. Look, to me, that I’m able to do what I love for a living is a gift from God. I could be doing something I hate every day. Yes, sometimes it’s tough because I’ve got to sleep 15 hours to sing the way I want to. It’s not easy because my vocal chords are different than most people’s. But that aside, this album has been so much fun because I’m writing with a lot different people but mainly a lot of rappers and I will bring something to the table that they wouldn’t have and vice versa.”

On producing the record:

“Swizz Beats and I have been working together. He was really young when I first met him and now he’s got all these Warhols - I’m like, This dude is rich! He’s great. I’m really excited about a couple of songs we’ve done together.”

On what her new record is about:

“I sat in the hot tub the other night playing some songs for some friends and one of them felt that it was a very pro-woman kind of thing. And I was like, “You know what, I didn’t do that intentionally.” It is not that the songs are male-bashing, but she felt that it was very empowered-woman moment. I love to be able to play things for people who can listen to something rough. When I’m playing something for someone from the record company I need to perfect it a little bit more.”

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