I am sitting in bed next to Mariah Carey. She’s wearing a pair of tiny boxer shorts and a belly-airing vest. ‘You can lie down if you want,’ she says. ‘I mean it’s fine, be comfortable.’ So I lean further back into the pillows, feigning being comfortable.

As a young journalist, Diana Evans was catapulted overnight into the role of culture editor, going on to interview a roster of stars including Lauryn Hill, Viola Davis, Alice Walker and Edward Enninful. Crafted over twenty-five years, also featuring literary essays, memoir and social and political commentary, I Want to Talk to You invites us into a conversation about music, books, art, identity, grief, aging and everything in between.