From her sold-out Las Vegas residency to her upcoming wedding, Mariah Carey has been one busy diva. The legendary singer can be found on the cover of Complex Magazine’s August/September 2016 issue.
In her cover story, Carey talks about her love for the late singer Prince, finding new love and her upcoming E! docu-series. She also opens up about divorcing Nick Cannon, saying, “I never thought I would have babies with someone and then get divorced. Like, ‘Oh, great job. Repeat your past’. But Life Happens.”
Check out excerpts from Mariah Carey’s interview with Complex Magazine below.
Carey speaks on Prince
“Prince was one of the best people I’ve met,” Carey tells complex. “He didn’t care about the big system. I was always like, at any time Prince could write a No. 1 song, because he’s that talented, but he chooses to do what he wants. I respect that. He actually helped me through a lot of situations with his knowledge. He always had a plan. I just can’t believe he’s gone. I was hoping that it was a trick that he was pulling—that it didn’t really happen.”
On being a mogul marrying another mogul
“We would like for it not to be a big thing, but the reality is it has to be,” she says. “Because there’s things that are specifically mine, and he’s got huge friggin’ conglomerate stuff and I’m not looking to take that from him. So it has to be dealt with. Anytime you get married to somebody [it does]—and I should know. This’ll be marriage number three. My bishop said to me, ‘I don’t want you to go Elizabeth Taylor on me!’ I said, ‘I’m not’—and then I said ‘Bye.’”
Carey’s upcoming docu-series Mariah’s World will consist of eight episodes. A premiere date hasn’t been set at this time.
Check out more of Mariah’s interview over at Complex Magazine.
