The Meaning of Mariah Carey

It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir. 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.

Love,

Mariah ^[1] 

Mariah Carey is an American artist of Black and Irish ancestry.

She is an award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She has recorded 15 studio albums and holds numerous industry records, including the most number-one singles of any solo artist in history.

She has received many accolades, honors, and distinctions throughout her career, including the Congressional Award for her charitable work with youth through the Fresh Air Fund's Camp Mariah. She is an inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Carey remains forever thankful and fiercely loyal to her global family of fans.

Ms. Carey is the mother of two children, Moroccan and Monroe. ^[1] 

瑪麗亞‧凱莉（Mariah Carey）

瑪麗亞‧凱莉是擁有黑人與愛爾蘭血統的美國藝人，屢獲殊榮的歌手、作曲家、製作人、演員、企業家和慈善家。她曾發行過十五張專輯，並保持許多暢銷紀錄與多項音樂獎項，包含創下史上獲得最多冠軍單曲的獨唱藝人。

她是美國銷量最高的女歌手，唱片銷量已超過兩億五千萬，曾獲得五項葛萊美獎、十九項世界音樂獎、十一項全美音樂獎以及十五項《告示牌》音樂獎。在職業生涯中也獲得許多榮譽，包含美國國會獎（Congressional Award），表彰她為青少年族羣投入的慈善服務，與清新空氣基金會（Fresh Air Fund）合辦的瑪麗亞營隊（Camp Mariah）。

她在二〇二〇年正式入駐詞曲創作者名人堂（Songwriters Hall of Fame）。凱莉對她的全球歌迷永遠心存感激，並且忠於他們。

此外，凱莉還是兩個孩子摩洛哥（Moroccan）和夢露（Monroe）的母親。

麥卡拉‧安琪拉‧戴維斯（Michaela Angela Davis）

麥卡拉‧安琪拉‧戴維斯是獲獎無數的作家、形象活動家、製片人以及文化評論員，同時她也是資深的時尚、美容及文化編輯。她長期關注種族、性別與嘻哈文化，特別專注於黑人女性的身分與文化方面的故事。

@MichaelaangelaD

譯者簡介

陳珮榆

從事新聞編譯多年，現為專職譯者，瑜珈運動員，喜歡把聖誕節一路過到正月十五元宵落幕才肯罷休的小羊。近期譯書有《頂尖操盤手的10.5堂投資思維課》、《好問：化異見為助力的關鍵説服力》、《羅傑‧費德勒：無可取代的網球之王》。 ^[3] 

2021年，哥哥摩根·凱利將瑪麗亞·凱莉告上法庭，聲稱瑪麗亞·凱莉在2020年的自傳《The Meaning of Mariah Carey》中把自己抹黑成一個暴力分子，損害了他的名譽，還表示瑪麗亞的自傳中對此的描述前後矛盾，但也有人質疑他是準備敲詐瑪麗亞一筆。而對此瑪麗亞·凱莉的發言人沒有作出迴應。 ^[2]