When I first came out, country wouldn’t touch me because I was way too rock, and rock wouldn’t touch me because I was definitely country. Carlene Carter Read Quote
I grew up quick because my family was away a lot, and I took care of my sister. Then in my 20s, I went through my teens, with these ‘wild abandon’ things. Carlene Carter Read Quote
My mother has always been open about all kinds of music and entertainment. She wanted us to see that it was not just country music and the Grand Ole Opry. Carlene Carter Read Quote
Grandma and Mama showed me that you always have to give as much as you can, no matter what. Carlene Carter Read Quote
Working with Mellencamp, I made new fans, people that may have never heard of me. They may have heard I was related to the Carter Family or Johnny Cash somehow, but what they got was pure Carlene. Carlene Carter Read Quote
I challenged myself to carry on the style of guitar that my grandmother did: the Carter scratch. Carlene Carter Read Quote
I’ve always been one to throw caution to the wind, and my motto has been, ‘Never have a dull moment.’ Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t, but I don’t think I’d have it much differently. Carlene Carter Read Quote
