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Singer-songwriter

Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American country music singer-songwriter known for her emotive voice and infectious songs. Since the release of her debut album in 1987, she has won five Grammy Awards and is celebrated for her unique musical style and her focus on social issues.

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Famous Mary Chapin Carpenter Quotes

“I like to feel that every day or most days, I do a little bit of writing. I am a creature of habit in terms of the way I live.”

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Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“I feel like they're different creatures, live and in the studio, but that's what makes it so interesting to me. If they didn't have any different shadings or colors, you might as well be a hologram or something.”

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Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“The bedrock thing of country music is, it's about storytelling. I feel like I was able to find a niche because I connected to that in some way.”

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“I feel like politics have always informed what I do. If you know anything about my music, you know I've never been shy about stating how I vote.”

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“I love to write songs and sing them, and I didn't really know much more than that. Somehow it's gotten to the point where a friend can say, "It's very you," and that made me feel good.”

Knows Feels Writing Made Song Feel Good

Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“I feel that it's nothing if not an incredible privilege to be able to get up on stage and play for people, and I don't ever take it for granted.”

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Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“When I started out, it was this sense of, "Let's put out a record and see what happens and see where you go and see how you feel and where we can take it." That was a very different world back then.”

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Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“Think I'll flip a coin, I'm a winner either way Mmmmmm, I feel lucky today”

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Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“Tonight, the moon came out, it was nearly full. Way down here on earth, I could feel it's pull. The weight of gravity or just the lure of life, Made me want to leave my only home tonight. I'm just wondering how we know where we belong Is it in the arc of the moon, leaving shadows on the lawn In the path of fireflies and a single bird at dawn Singing in between here and gone”

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Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“As far as feeling freedom in my career now versus five years ago... I think if I feel any more free it's simply because of the experiences that I've had, and the wisdom I've accumulated from that time.”

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Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“And I can tell by the way you're searching For something you can't even name That you haven't been able to come to the table Simply glad that you came And when you feel like this try to imagine That we're all like frail boats on the sea Just scanning the night for that great guiding light Announcing the Jubilee”

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Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“I've never... when I was having songs on the airwaves, and that sort of thing, I never felt a sense of pressure anywhere except from myself, to do things the way I wanted to do them; to feel authentic; to feel like I was presenting my true self to the world.”

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Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

“So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my career, it's not so much because I have less at stake but more a sense that I've learned more.”

Ifs Thinking Feels Careers Right Now I've Learned Stakes

Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter

About the Author

Born: February 21, 1958
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 65

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