Carole King's Quotes
Born: 1942-02-09
Profession: Musician
Nation: American
Biography of Carole King
My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view.
Tags: Life, Rich, VisionI listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring.
Tags: Both, Energy, EnjoyThe downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own.
Tags: Chance, Put, VisionI didn't want to be an artist.
Tags: ArtistI just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing.
Tags: Good, Music, TryI went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me.
Tags: Him, Time, WorkI'm a songwriter first.
Tags: SongwriterIn my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious.
Tags: Career, Felt, WomanSensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album.
Tags: Everybody, Until, WaitI think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.
Tags: Career, Great, RespectSometimes I get a lyric, and the lyric, you know, comes off the page, and goes into my brain and comes out with a melody. Other times, I may create a melody first.
Tags: Brain, May, SometimesI think there are some songwriters who are just brilliant who can write and then I think there are some songwriters who can like me I have a problem writing chorus lyrics but I can write a song in a story like that.
Tags: Problem, Write, WritingI always sang in church always was in a gospel choir and directed choirs and always performed, but I never thought of it as a powerful thing.
Tags: Church, Powerful, ThoughtI have grown in my writing and I care about it now and I know how important it is to write stuff.
Tags: Care, Write, WritingThe gift of song is just like... I think music is one of those true things in this world that is universal.
Tags: Music, Song, TrueI know at my church a lot of the times we sung from hymn books and as we got older we started to change with time. I can honestly say that I was never influenced to write for the church.
Tags: Change, Time, WriteYou can fill this table up with people who are racist, homophobic, Satanist worshippers, sexist and we can be arguing but if you put on a song, I guarantee that people will stop and listen and that's what I love about music, it can bring people together.
Tags: Love, Music, TogetherYou know when I really realized like 'wow' what a gift this is was when I sang at camp and a girl wrote me a letter and said the song that I sung kept her from committing suicide.
Tags: Girl, Her, Said