Carlene Carter Quotes

Carlene Carter

Profession : Musician

Birth : September 26, 1955

Basically, I grew up watching Carter girls on stage, watching my grandmother, my mom and my aunts perform. They used to say, 'Okay, Carter girls, you're on!'

Carlene Carter

I'm really about my family and really proud of being a Carter.

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Musically, I always wanted to experiment.

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I grew up quick because my family was away a lot, and I took care of my sister. Then in my 20s, I went through my teens, with these 'wild abandon' things.

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I think, looking back, there was a lot of fear of success in me. When you are successful, you have to keep it up... it requires you to be responsible, and I had been pretty irresponsible.

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Sometimes I get emotional when I'm doing 'Lonesome Valley' or 'Wildwood Rose.'

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I was always in a big hurry to do everything. Before I was 20, I was married twice and had two kids. But I don't regret any of it. I learned a lot about myself. I had a lot to say for someone my age, real early on.

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I'm pretty much an open book.

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I can laugh and cry at the drop of a freakin' hat - all at the same time.

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I moved back to Tennessee in '86 or '87. That's when I worked with the Carter Family because I really wanted to understand my roots.

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I learned how to sing in front of a lot of people and to hone my skills alongside some of the greatest performers of all time.

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Be yourself. And every person is unique.

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Whenever I get to a point I'm so tired that I forgot the verse of a song, I know I'm burnt out.

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I wanted to play rocking country music, and when I started out in the late Seventies, it took me a couple of albums to figure out how to do that.

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I started playing piano when I was 6, ukulele at 7.

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I fly from the seat of my pants, basically.

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The first five albums I did, I tried a little bit of everything. I was trying not to conform at all.

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My mom is a great entertainer.

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