Singer says the idea for one of her biggest hits came about during a studio session
In an interview with Vanity Fairthe iconic singer-songwriter Mariah Carey shared details about the creative process behind one of his biggest hits, Hero. The single, released in 1993, became an anthem for many fans around the world, and is part of the album Music Box, released in the same year. The pop diva said that the song was born in a very spontaneous and unexpected way.
During the interview, Mariah said that the inspiration for Hero came up while she was in the studio, when some representatives of Sony Pictures visited the place. They were discussing the film Herostarring Dustin Hoffmanwhich tells the story of a man who saves several people.
In HeroI was on the set and some people from Sony Pictures came up and started telling me about the movie Herowith Dustin Hoffman.
It was about a guy who saves a bunch of people and stuff. I left the room, went to the bathroom, and when I came back, the idea came to me: [canta] “A hero comes along” (“A Hero Rises”).
I went back into the room and started singing this to Walter Afanasieff, who I was working with at the time. I said, “This is the [tipo de] song we should make.” So we started working on it and later I finished it, but it was pretty quick.
Source: Rollingstone
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