80 Quotes by Carlene Carter

I've had a few ditty hits.

I grew up on the side of the stage. I never had a fear of an audience. I never felt like they were separated from us. We were all in the living room, and it happens to be a big living room. I continue to operate on that assumption.

I moved back to Tennessee in '86 or '87. That's when I worked with the Carter Family because I really wanted to understand my roots.

A lot of people said I was a rebel. I wasn't.

Lots of girls marry at 16 in Tennessee.

I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.

There was a period where I was a little scared that I'd blown my chance.

I've matured as a writer and human being. I've got some wisdom under my belt.

Sometimes I get emotional when I'm doing 'Lonesome Valley' or 'Wildwood Rose.'