Carole King Quotes

Now my tapestry's unraveling.

It's very difficult for me to evaluate my own stuff.

I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.

Only love is real...everything else is illusion

You can't talk to a man, with a shotgun in his hand.

Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?

I went to the High School for Performing Arts in New York for acting. I've studied it on and off for years and have done some theater and film.

When I was younger, I was kind of fearless. I think it takes more courage to do things when you know more. I was completely naive, and I was like, why can't I do anything I want to do? You know, go for it.

The downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own.

Now and forever, I'll remember all the promises still unbroken and think about all the words between us that never needed to be spoken.

Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album.

I'd like to know that your love Is love I can be sure of.

You're beautiful as you feel.

The writing of You've Got a Friend was one of the most incredible experiences because it was mostly inspiration. It just came to me almost as we hear it.

My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view.

I used to hate the sound of my voice.

I'm a songwriter first.

Today's records, even though they may be lyrically repetitive and not saying anything particularly heavy, they have energy.

Once the inspiration comes, that directs where the perspiration goes.

One of the things that I try to be conscious about in crafting a song is the concept of bringing it home. I like to bring it somewhere familiar, someplace that people feel it's resolved, it's settled.

Do the things you believe in, in the name of love. And know that, you aren't alone. We all have doubts and fears.

I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me.

It is very common with artists who are of a generation that has already gone by to get overly concerned with, Oh my God I have to sell to the younger generation.

In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious.

Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely, nothing else to do but close my mind. I sure hope the road don't come to own me, there's so many dreams I've yet to find. But you're so far away.

I still believe that everyone is beautiful in some way and by seeing the beauty in others we make ourselves more beautiful.

I'm like a plant, I reach for the sun.

You make me feel like a natural man

Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.

It's a very worthy cause. This should happen, and I do believe that tenacity counts. Not going away matters.

I just want to give it all that I got. I just don't want to waste it.

I love that I wrote with all kinds of different people.

I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring.

Sometimes I get a lyric, and the lyric, you know, comes off the page, and goes into my brain and comes out with a melody. Other times, I may create a melody first.

I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor.

I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing.

I'm a songwriter first...In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious...Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive...There is a downside to having one of the biggest-selling albums ever.

That's one of the things I love about being a songwriter first, last and always, because whether I do it or not, if someone does a great job on it, my work is done.

I'm really getting better at guitar. I'm not trapped behind a piano. You can get out and move with a guitar and still direct the band.

I didn't want to be an artist.