The image we have would be impossible for Mickey Mouse to maintain. We're just... normal people.
Karen CarpenterOur first single, 'Ticket To Ride', was a kind of half-hit, half flop: in some places it was number one, in others it was ash-tray material.
Karen CarpenterPeople never think of entertainers as being human. When you walk out on stage, the audience think, Nothing can go wrong with them. We get sick and we have headaches just like they do. When we are cut, we bleed.
Karen Carpenter