Writing this record let me recapture who I am. It is summed up in the title Be Not Nobody. You need to feel comfortable in your skin and do whatever you need to do for yourself, to heal or to grow. Vanessa Carlton comfortablefeelgrow Change image and share on social
I am not this big celebrity, but it gets really crazy. You have to go through the nuts of blowing up, in a sense, and then figuring out how to live your life with that. Vanessa Carlton bigblowcelebrity Change image and share on social
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. Vanessa Carlton eyelotpower Change image and share on social
Every single note on this album is there for a reason. Vanessa Carlton albumnotereason Change image and share on social
But the approach to recording this album was kind of an organized, chaotic approach where I wanted to maintain and preserve that wild abandon to creating. Vanessa Carlton abandonalbumapproach Change image and share on social
But now - look, I have to take care of myself. I work out every day. I'm a dancer. I've always been an athlete, and I'm one of those people who start to go crazy if they don't run or do something. Vanessa Carlton athletecarecrazy Change image and share on social
I tour with a piano, actually. Luckily I am able to hire people that deal with it completely and magically a piano appears on stage and then magically disappears when I leave. Vanessa Carlton appearcompletelydeal Change image and share on social
My songs are a direct route into my brain and my heart. Vanessa Carlton braindirectheart Change image and share on social
But when you hear the complete album, it gets dark, really straight-up rock, with some really intimate moments with just me and the piano. It's not completely me because there are parts of me that aren't on that song, that are on the album. Vanessa Carlton albumcompletecompletely share on social
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. Vanessa Carlton dealemotionalhit share on social