Mariah Carey reveals secret '90s grunge past in new memoir

Mariah Carey reveals secret '90s grunge past in new memoir

Mariah Carey, pictured in 1993, says she wanted to 'break free' and 'express my misery'

She's known as the ultimate diva, usually dripping in sparkles as she hits those almost impossible high notes.

But once upon a time, it turns out, Mariah Carey was partial to a bit of grunge.

Posting an extract from her new memoir, The Meaning Of Mariah Carey, on Twitter, the star revealed she worked on an alternative album during the era of Daydream - the multiplatinum-selling record that saw her shifting towards hip hop and RnB, with hits such as Fantasy, One Sweet Day and Always Be My Baby, in the mid-1990s.

The singer worked with the band Chick, and said she relished playing her "alter-ego" at a time when every move she made "was so calculated and manicured".

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