Vanessa Carlton Quotes

• Now, performing is second nature and I love every second of it. It is a very emotional thing when I can’t play a song; maybe I’m hitting on something that I don’t want to deal with. All of it is so personal. It is like therapy.

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• My songs are a direct route into my brain and my heart.

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• Plus, there were so many pianos in my house, so I couldn’t really avoid it.

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• I have gone from being a 21-year-old with wide eyes to a 24-year-old woman. With success comes a lot of responsibility and power.

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• I work hard and I will always work hard. But I feel very lucky with the way that it has all come together.

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• If Mozart were around now he would write a killer rock song.

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• My mom would give me a piece to play, but I wouldn’t do any theory because when it came time to do it I would sneak back upstairs and watch TV. So, I had these kind of nonchalant lessons for years, then it just started soaking in.

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• And it’s sad because it’s like a surprise to people – almost an anomaly – when artists are actually refined and trained on an instrument. That’s the last thing people think about.

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• But my morn was a pianist, and she taught piano out of her house. I was just so excited, being a little kid and having all these other kids come to my house twice a week. I thought it was a big party.

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Vanessa Carlton (29)

Birth:	16th August, 1980
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Musician, Lyricist, Singer

About

Vanessa Lee Carlton is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York bars and clubs while attending university.

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