Carole King Quotes

The downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own.

I just want to give it all that I got. I just don't want to waste it ...

I love that I wrote with all kinds of different people.

When my soul was in the lost-and-found
You came along to claim it.

There is a downside to having one of the biggest-selling albums ever.

That's one of the things I love about being a songwriter first, last and always, because whether I do it or not, if someone does a great job on it, my work is done.

I'd like to know that your love
Is love I can be sure of,
So tell me now and I won't ask again,
Will you still love me tomorrow?

Once the inspiration comes, that directs where the perspiration goes.

The writing of You've Got a Friend was one of the most incredible experiences because it was mostly inspiration. It just came to me almost as we hear it.

Now my tapestry's unraveling.

I'm a songwriter first.

Way over yonder is a place I have seen In a garden of wisdom from some long ago dream.

I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor.

Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.

I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me.

You make me feel like a natural man

Sometimes I get a lyric, and the lyric, you know, comes off the page, and goes into my brain and comes out with a melody. Other times, I may create a melody first.

When I was younger, I was kind of fearless. I think it takes more courage to do things when you know more. I was completely naive, and I was like, why can't I do anything I want to do? You know, go for it.

It's very difficult for me to evaluate my own stuff.

I used to hate the sound of my voice.

I'm really getting better at guitar. I'm not trapped behind a piano. You can get out and move with a guitar and still direct the band.

If there's any answer, maybe love can end the madness
Maybe not, oh, but we can only try.

Do the things you believe in, in the name of love. And know that, you aren't alone. We all have doubts and fears.

Tonight the light of love is in your eyes,
But will you love me tomorrow?

In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious.

Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely, nothing else to do but close my mind. I sure hope the road don't come to own me, there's so many dreams I've yet to find. But you're so far away.

Not only do you want to leave the audience wanting more, you want to leave yourself wanting more.

I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring.

One of the things that I try to be conscious about in crafting a song is the concept of bringing it home. I like to bring it somewhere familiar, someplace that people feel it's resolved, it's settled.

My parents always told me I could be anything I wanted to be.

Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album.