My songs are a direct route into my brain and my heart. Vanessa Carlton More Quotes by Vanessa Carlton More Quotes From Vanessa Carlton The heart of a woman will never be found in the arms of a man. Vanessa Carlton armsheartmen 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. Vanessa Carlton couplejourneysong Well, I'm stubborn and wrong, but at least I know it. Vanessa Carlton wellsstubbornknows I was very lucky to be offered a lovely piece of property to build a career on. I started building a house on it, but it wasn't necessarily a house I would want to live in. So I ripped down that house, and I worked with these great lumberjacks to build a really cool cabin-a place I want to drink whiskey in and hang out until the sun rises. Vanessa Carlton lovelycareershouse You can derive everything that is healthy for yourself in the woods. Vanessa Carlton woodshealthy I work hard and I will always work hard. But I feel very lucky with the way that it has all come together. Vanessa Carlton luckyhard-worktogether Well, I would say that music just happens with me, I'm not in the driver's seat when I am at the piano, the piano is. Vanessa Carlton driverswellspiano If Mozart were around now he would write a killer rock song. Vanessa Carlton rockswritingsong I work hard and I will always work hard. But I feel very lucky with the way that it has all come together. I still have my hands and I can still write songs. I still have my body and I can still dance. I owe God so much because things are going so well. Vanessa Carlton hard-workwritingsong I went horseback riding and got a big chunk of horse manure kicked into my face. It has a way of slapping you right back into reality. Vanessa Carlton ridinghorsereality 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. Vanessa Carlton hometravelfall The women who don't feel that people think they're sexy are the ones who seem to titillate in that way, because they don't feel like they're getting that kind of approval. Vanessa Carlton sexypeoplethinking 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. Vanessa Carlton live-your-lifecrazynuts The music industry is so easy compared to the ballet world. Vanessa Carlton balleteasyworld I am always drawn to men that are funny. I do not know why. But I am always drawn to people that are struggling with parts of themselves... But it's like in the end, there has to be confidence. Vanessa Carlton strugglemenpeople Now, performing is second nature and I love every second of it. It is a very emotional thing when I can't play a song; maybe I'm hitting on something that I don't want to deal with. All of it is so personal. It is like therapy. Vanessa Carlton emotionalplaysong But when you hear the complete album, it gets dark, really straight-up rock, with some really intimate moments with just me and the piano. It's not completely me because there are parts of me that aren't on that song, that are on the album. Vanessa Carlton rocksdarksong When faced with the choice to Love or Decieve, therein lies the path to the Heroes and Thieves. Vanessa Carlton choicesherolying 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. Vanessa Carlton ambitiouscitiesjourney 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. Vanessa Carlton albumsgivingpeople
