Facts about Mary Chapin Carpenter

Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornFebruary 21, 1958
Age66 years

Summary

Mary Chapin Carpenter is a famous Musician from USA, he/she is 66 years old and still alive, born February 21, 1958.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 22 quotes who is written / told by Mary.

22 Famous quotes by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Small: Ive never... when I was having songs on the airwaves, and that sort of thing, I never felt a sense of p
"I've never... when I was having songs on the airwaves, and that sort of thing, I never felt a sense of pressure anywhere except from myself, to do things the way I wanted to do them; to feel authentic; to feel like I was presenting my true self to the world"
Small: I was a liberal arts junkie and I figured, well, Ill go work for somebody somewhere. All I knew was tha
"I was a liberal arts junkie and I figured, well, I'll go work for somebody somewhere. All I knew was that I was going to have to come home and figure it out"
Small: My sisters and I were fortunate to travel through Asia and Europe at very young ages. We confronted ext
"My sisters and I were fortunate to travel through Asia and Europe at very young ages. We confronted extraordinary beauty in Athens and unspeakable poverty in India"
Small: I think that every new record is a chance to... I think what it is for me is my heart and soul at that
"I think that every new record is a chance to... I think what it is for me is my heart and soul at that moment in time... I've always felt that just being able to make a record is a privilege"
Small: Its like the code of living by yourself. People who are single know what Im talking about. You eat stan
"It's like the code of living by yourself. People who are single know what I'm talking about. You eat standing up, reading the paper. Or you say to yourself, this isn't even cutting it, I'm taking a TV dinner and I'm getting in bed here"
Small: I kept thinking, I went to college and I have to get a real job
"I kept thinking, I went to college and I have to get a real job"
Small: So I came home and I had a resume and everything, but the only job experience I had was just playing in
"So I came home and I had a resume and everything, but the only job experience I had was just playing in bars and clubs on my summers off. So, I was temping and stuff during the day and playing music at night"
Small: Emmy Lou Harris introduced me to the work of the Vietnam Veterans of America foundation and the Campaig
"Emmy Lou Harris introduced me to the work of the Vietnam Veterans of America foundation and the Campaign for a Land Mine Free World"
Small: When I think of the artists I admire and seek out musically. Its because Im curious about where theyre
"When I think of the artists I admire and seek out musically. It's because I'm curious about where they're going to go the next time they have a chance to put a record out. It's not about where I find them on the radio dial, or how many records they're selling"
Small: Its a pretty frantic world that we live in
"It's a pretty frantic world that we live in"
Small: I dont really remember my folks singing to us, but they read to us
"I don't really remember my folks singing to us, but they read to us"
Small: You know, I didnt have enough money to quit my day job... the myth of the major label deal. Nowadays, y
"You know, I didn't have enough money to quit my day job... the myth of the major label deal. Nowadays, you have a tour bus and a stylist and all this stuff. But back then, no way"
Small: Im a liberal arts junkie
"I'm a liberal arts junkie"
Small: I dont think you need to dumb down to a child, you merely have to be clear, you know?
"I don't think you need to dumb down to a child, you merely have to be clear, you know?"
Small: You know, that single girl life and that sense of isolation - that doesnt leave you just like that. And
"You know, that single girl life and that sense of isolation - that doesn't leave you just like that. And that's what that song is about. I remember that, and that is imprinted on me, that sense"
Small: Dreamland is a book, but its my song in book form. Its translated itself into a different medium
"Dreamland is a book, but it's my song in book form. It's translated itself into a different medium"
Small: As far as feeling freedom in my career now versus five years ago... I think if I feel any more free its
"As far as feeling freedom in my career now versus five years ago... I think if I feel any more free it's simply because of the experiences that I've had, and the wisdom I've accumulated from that time"
Small: About age ten, we moved from the place where I was born, moved overseas
"About age ten, we moved from the place where I was born, moved overseas"
Small: I went to college and I never allowed myself to think for an instant that I would have this chance to d
"I went to college and I never allowed myself to think for an instant that I would have this chance to do this"
Small: Theres timing. And then theres also certain people at the record company who worked incredibly hard and
"There's timing. And then there's also certain people at the record company who worked incredibly hard and were incredibly enthusiastic about what I was doing"
Small: So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my career, its not so much because I have less a
"So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my career, it's not so much because I have less at stake but more a sense that I've learned more"
Small: Its a marvelous feeling when someone says I want to do this song of yours because theyve connected to i
"It's a marvelous feeling when someone says 'I want to do this song of yours' because they've connected to it. That's what I'm after"