Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Lee Carltonis an American singer-songwriter. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York City bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter Zizzo, she signed with A&M Records. She began recording her album, which was initially unsuccessful until Ron Fair took over...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth16 August 1980
CityMilford, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I don't use sex to sell records, obviously, but I'd be lying if I said that I don't feel like I have to make an effort to look good when I go out onstage, to wear something pretty
I don't put boundaries on myself when I sit at the piano
The music industry is so easy compared to the ballet world
I am not this big celebrity, but it gets really crazy. You have to go through the nuts of blowing up, in a sense, and then figuring out how to live your life with that
Toting around a full orchestra on tour is very ambitious. I would consider doing a show now and then, like do a show at Radio City or Carnegie Hall with a full orchestra
A lot of people give in to those pressures and let others influence the process on their second albums because they want to achieve the success they had with their first again, but they don't know how to do it
When it comes to music, we live in a very different world than everyone did in the 1960s and 1970s
My songs are a direct route into my brain and my heart
Plus, there were so many pianos in my house, so I couldn't really avoid it
If Mozart were around now he would write a killer rock song.
Making my way downtown, walking fast, faces pass, and I'm home bound. Staring blankly ahead, just making my way, making a way, through the crowd. And I need you, and I miss you, and now I wonder... If I could fall, into the sky. do you think time, would pass me by? 'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles, if I could, just see you tonight.
I had no album title, and the album is like a journey in that it's a complete body of work. It's not just a couple of catchy songs and filler, so I felt that I needed to capture the essence of the album
The heart of a woman will never be found in the arms of a man.
You can derive everything that is healthy for yourself in the woods.