Mariah Carey: “Mimi”When Mariah was about to release her
Emancipation of Mimi album, after separating from Tommy Motolla, she suggested that this little-known nickname represented a previously hidden secret identity. ““Mimi is a very personal nickname only used by those closest to me... just one of those little things that I’ve kept for myself in an attempt to have some delineation between a public persona and a private life,” she said. “I am ...
more Mariah Carey: “Mimi”When Mariah was about to release her
Emancipation of Mimi album, after separating from Tommy Motolla, she suggested that this little-known nickname represented a previously hidden secret identity. ““Mimi is a very personal nickname only used by those closest to me... just one of those little things that I’ve kept for myself in an attempt to have some delineation between a public persona and a private life,” she said. “I am letting my guard down and inviting my fans to be that much closer to me… Most importantly, I am celebrating the fact that I’ve grown into a person and artist who no longer feels imprisoned by my insecurities or compelled to try and live up to someone else’s vision of ‘Mariah Carey.’” Occasionally, detractors who think the diva is a little big for her britches write it out as “Me-Me.”
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