I am always drawn to men that are funny. I do not know why. But I am always drawn to people that are struggling with parts of themselves... But it's like in the end, there has to be confidence. Vanessa Carlton confidencedrawend Change image and share on social
But my mom 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. Vanessa Carlton bigexcitehouse Change image and share on social
I learned a lot from that first record and I learned a lot from my experiences touring, but really the biggest education I got over the past two years was learning the importance of arrangements. Vanessa Carlton arrangementbigeducation Change image and share on social
The music industry is so easy compared to the ballet world. Vanessa Carlton balletcompareeasy Change image and share on social
Plus, there were so many pianos in my house, so I couldn't really avoid it. Vanessa Carlton avoidhousepiano Change image and share on social
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. Vanessa Carlton backgivekind share on social
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
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. Vanessa Carlton anomalyartistinstrument Change image and share on social
I had no album title, and the album is like a journey in that it's a complete body of work. It's not just a couple of catchy songs and filler, so I felt that I needed to capture the essence of the album. Vanessa Carlton albumbodycapture share on social
A lot of people give in to those pressures and let others influence the process on their second albums because they want to achieve the success they had with their first again, but they don't know how to do it. Vanessa Carlton achievealbumgive share on social