Vanessa Carlton Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I work hard and I will always work hard. But I feel very lucky with the way that it has all come together.”

“My songs are a direct route into my brain and my heart.”

“I don't use sex to sell records, obviously, but I'd be lying if I said that I don't feel like I have to make an effort to look good when I go out onstage, to wear something pretty.”

“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.”

“Every single note on this album is there for a reason.”

“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.”

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

“The music industry is so easy compared to the ballet world.”

“Well, I would say that music just happens with me, I'm not in the driver's seat when I am at the piano, the piano is.”

“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.”