I know some artists who come out of country music and the three sessions a day work ethic where you walk in, and you're told you play this note, this note, and this note, and you don't vary it. I know that works great for some people. It wouldn't work for me.
Mary Chapin CarpenterI 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.
Mary Chapin CarpenterI think that every new record is a chance to... I think what it is for me is my heart and soul at that moment in time... I've always felt that just being able to make a record is a privilege.
Mary Chapin CarpenterI'm a bit of a perfectionist. I want to try it again and again, and a lot of times my fellow musicians have to hold me back and say, "Nah, I think we got it."
Mary Chapin Carpenter