A biography for Carole Kinghasn’t been written yet.
“I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor.”
“My parents always told me I could be anything I wanted to be.”
“When I wake up every morning, I smile and say, 'Thank you.' Because out of my window I can see the mountains, then go hiking with my dog and share her bounding joy in the world.”
“I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.”
“Had my grandparents not emigrated when they did, I might have been born Jewish in Eastern Europe during World War II, or I might not have been born at all. Instead, I was born in 1942 in New York City.”
“I'm a songwriter first.”
“I've had a remarkable life. I seem to be in such good places at the right time. You know, if you were to ask me to sum my life up in one word, gratitude.”
“My name at birth was Carol Joan Klein. It would take me five decades to appreciate my surname and the history that came with it. Along the way, I would add an 'e' to Carol and acquire several more surnames.”
“I only wanted to be a songwriter. I never wanted to be a singer. And I never wanted to be famous.”
“All I needed to do was sing with conviction, speaking my truth from the heart, honestly and straightforwardly, and to offer my words, ideas and music to the audience as if it were one collective friend that I'd known for a very long time.”
“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.”
“I was taking singing lessons, and they'd say, 'Your voice is too hoarse. You have to do more exercises.'”
“In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious.”
“My creativity is an entity unto its own.”
“Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album.”