I think topical songwriting is a real gift, and it's hard not to be pedantic and show up with the sledgehammer message. — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
I think on a stage in front of thousands of people is a wildly invigorating and amazing experience, and it requires a… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
I kept thinking, I went to college and I have to get a real job. — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
I certainly felt the desire to reach as many people as I could; I wanted to make the most of this opportunity,… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I want to try it again and again, and a lot of times my fellow musicians… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
I don't think you need to dumb down to a child, you merely have to be clear, you know? — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
Think I'll flip a coin, I'm a winner either way Mmmmmm, I feel lucky today — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my career, it's not so much because I have… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
I think that every new record is a chance to... I think what it is for me is my heart and soul… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
As far as feeling freedom in my career now versus five years ago... I think if I feel any more free it's… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
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… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
There's two lanes running down this road which ever side your on, accounts for where you want to go or what you're running from. — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
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.… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
20-some years ago, I'd have a big old radio with a tape deck, and I'd hit record and try to get something down on… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
Carry with you maps and string, flashlights, friends who make you sing, and stars to help you find your place, music, hope, and amazing… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
Some people say that you should not tempt fate and for them I cannot disagree, but I never learned anything from playing it safe.… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
About age ten, we moved from the place where I was born, moved overseas. — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
Fool you once, you are forgiven. Fool you twice, you're just a fool. — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
The bedrock thing of country music is, it's about storytelling. I feel like I was able to find a niche because I connected to… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
When I started out, it was this sense of, "Let's put out a record and see what happens and see where you go and… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
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… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image