Push Quotes by Carlene Carter

It's a matriarchal family, the Carters. A.P. was the original head of the Carter family, but the women were always strong. There were no…

— Carlene Carter

Hopefully, people will rediscover real country music. After all, it's in my blood.

— Carlene Carter

You can have a big hit and not get rich.

— Carlene Carter

“I love you so much I hate you...”

— Carlene Carter

I believe everything falls into place as it's supposed to.

— Carlene Carter

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

— Carlene Carter

I'm kind of a perfectionist about my songwriting. If I don't mean it, I don't think it's any good.

— Carlene Carter

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

— Carlene Carter

I do feel I'm responsible to carrying on the music. That's what I was charged with as a kid. When I was a little…

— Carlene Carter

Eccentricity has never been discouraged in our family.

— Carlene Carter

I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.

— Carlene Carter

I always have to just be myself. Anything else, I'm not happy, and it comes out musically.

— Carlene Carter