So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my career, it's not so much because I have less at stake but more a sense that I've learned more. Mary Chapin Carpenter careerfeelfreedom Change image and share on social
About age ten, we moved from the place where I was born, moved overseas. Mary Chapin Carpenter agebearmove Change image and share on social
I don't really remember my folks singing to us, but they read to us. Mary Chapin Carpenter folkreadremember Change image and share on social
I was a liberal arts junkie and I figured, well, I'll go work for somebody somewhere. All I knew was that I was going to have to come home and figure it out. Mary Chapin Carpenter artfigurehome Change image and share on social
I kept thinking, I went to college and I have to get a real job. Mary Chapin Carpenter collegejobreal Change image and share on social
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 from myself, to do things the way I wanted to do them; to feel authentic; to feel like I was presenting my true self to the world. Mary Chapin Carpenter airwaveauthenticfeel share on social
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 the next time they have a chance to put a record out. It's not about where I find them on the radio dial, or how many records they're selling. Mary Chapin Carpenter admireartistchance share on social
Dreamland is a book, but it's my song in book form. It's translated itself into a different medium. Mary Chapin Carpenter bookdreamlandform Change image and share on social
Emmy Lou Harris introduced me to the work of the Vietnam Veterans of America foundation and the Campaign for a Land Mine Free World. Mary Chapin Carpenter americacampaignemmy Change image and share on social
It's a marvelous feeling when someone says 'I want to do this song of yours' because they've connected to it. That's what I'm after. Mary Chapin Carpenter connectfelthave Change image and share on social
