Vanessa Carlton

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

I don't put boundaries on myself when I sit at the piano.

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

New York is a city where people are ambitious. They want things.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

What makes knowledge automatic is what gets you to Carnegie Hall - practice, practice, practice.