There are no rules when it comes to songwriting, so I'd turn Carter family songs from the 1930s into pop songs. Carlene Carter More Quotes by Carlene Carter More Quotes From Carlene Carter I've always had wanderlust to try and do different things, but I always return to the music of the Carter family. Carlene Carter tryalwaysfamilymusic I love rock n' rollers. Carlene Carter rocki-lovelove Don't try to be like somebody else. You'll be miserable. You need to be yourself, and don't ever get a big head. Carlene Carter be-yourselfyourselftryyou I believe everything falls into place as it's supposed to. Carlene Carter everythingplacei-believebelieve I've always wanted to make records that rock like hell. But also, I've never wanted to compromise that Country place deep inside. Carlene Carter deepplacehellcountry I love to be surrounded by nature. Carlene Carter surroundedi-lovenaturelove I'm really about my family and really proud of being a Carter. Carlene Carter aboutbeingfamilyproud I'm pretty much an open book. Carlene Carter openprettyopen-bookbook I'm a bubbling brew of emotions, but mostly, I'm an optimistic person. Carlene Carter brewemotionspersonoptimistic I have great stories. I am going to write a book. Carlene Carter goingi-amgreatbook I always have to just be myself. Anything else, I'm not happy, and it comes out musically. Carlene Carter justmyselfalwayshappy Be yourself. And every person is unique. Carlene Carter personbe-yourselfyourselfunique My Smiths, my Carters, the Cashes - everybody embraced me and held my arms up when I couldn't do it myself. Carlene Carter everybodymyselfupme I'm kind of a perfectionist about my songwriting. If I don't mean it, I don't think it's any good. Carlene Carter goodthinksongwritingmean I've had a few ditty hits. Carlene Carter hitsfewhad I moved back to Tennessee in '86 or '87. That's when I worked with the Carter Family because I really wanted to understand my roots. Carlene Carter backunderstandfamilyroots Lots of girls marry at 16 in Tennessee. Carlene Carter marrylotstennessee There was a period where I was a little scared that I'd blown my chance. Carlene Carter littlewherescaredchance I've matured as a writer and human being. I've got some wisdom under my belt. Carlene Carter human-beingsomebeingwisdom I do feel I'm responsible to carrying on the music. That's what I was charged with as a kid. When I was a little girl, I was told, 'When we are gone' - when you're a kid, you never think they'll ever be gone - 'you have to keep the music alive, the Carter Family songs, and add your own songs.' Carlene Carter youfamilymusicgirl
