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I challenged myself to carry on the style of guitar that my grandmother did: the Carter scratch.

~Carlene Carter

Topics: Carry Carter Challenged Did Grandmother Guitar Myself Scratch Style

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Working with Mellencamp, I made new fans, people that may have never heard of me. They may have heard I was related to the Carter Family or Johnny Cash somehow, but what they got was pure Carlene.

~Carlene Carter

Topics: Carter Cash Family Fans Got Heard Johnny Johnny Cash Made May Me Never New People Pure Related Somehow Working

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Grandma and Mama showed me that you always have to give as much as you can, no matter what.

~Carlene Carter

Topics: Always Give Grandma Mama Matter Me Much You

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I just know what I want, and I'm willing to butt heads with folks to get it.

~Carlene Carter

Topics: Butt Folks Get Heads Just Know Want Willing

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I was always in a big hurry to do everything. Before I was 20, I was married twice and had two kids. But I don't regret any of it. I learned a lot about myself. I had a lot to say for someone my age, real early on.

~Carlene Carter

Topics: About Age Always Any Before Big Early Everything Had Hurry Kids Learned Lot Married Myself Real Regret Say Someone Twice Two

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In the late '70s, I was falling into the middle lane. I was way too country to be rock, and way too rock to be a country act.

~Carlene Carter

Topics: Act Country Falling Lane Late Middle Rock Too Way

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The first five albums I did, I tried a little bit of everything. I was trying not to conform at all.

~Carlene Carter

Topics: Albums Bit Conform Did Everything First Five Little Little Bit Tried Trying I Tried

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Basically, I grew up watching Carter girls on stage, watching my grandmother, my mom and my aunts perform. They used to say, 'Okay, Carter girls, you're on!'

~Carlene Carter

Topics: Aunts Basically Carter Girl Grandmother Grew Mom Okay Perform Say Stage Up Used Watching You

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I wanted to play rocking country music, and when I started out in the late Seventies, it took me a couple of albums to figure out how to do that.

~Carlene Carter

Topics: Albums Country Country Music Couple Figure How Late Me Music Out Play Rocking Seventies Started Took Wanted

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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

Topics: Also Always Compromise Country Deep Deep Inside Hell Inside Like Make Never Place Records Rock Wanted

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 26th, 1955

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