Carole King Quotes & Sayings

Only love is real ... everything else is illusion — Carole King

Today's records, even though they may be lyrically repetitive and not saying anything particularly heavy, they have energy. — Carole King

I didn't want to be an artist. — Carole King

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

Once the inspiration comes, that directs where the perspiration goes. — Carole King

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. — Carole King

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. — Carole King

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

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

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. — Carole King

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? — Carole King

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

Now and forever, I'll remember all the promises still unbroken and think about all the words between us that never needed to be spoken. — Carole King

Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist. — Carole King

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. — Carole King

I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing. — Carole King

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

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. — Carole King

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

You make me feel like a natural man — Carole King

My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view. — Carole King

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

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

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. — Carole King

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. — Carole King

I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor. — Carole King

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

Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more? — Carole King

I'm a songwriter first. — Carole King

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. — Carole King

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

I still believe that everyone is beautiful in some way and by seeing the beauty in others we make ourselves more beautiful. — Carole King

It is very common with artists who are of a generation that has already gone by to get overly concerned with, Oh my God I have to sell to the younger generation. — Carole King

You can't talk to a man, with a shotgun in his hand. — Carole King

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

You're beautiful as you feel. — Carole King

Now my tapestry's unraveling. — Carole King

I love that I wrote with all kinds of different people. — Carole King

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

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

Scary in the idea it could be a little overwhelming to have 70 or 100 clowns in a public space. Intriguing in that it could be something interesting. I'm up for any kind of public art. — Carole King

It's a very worthy cause. This should happen, and I do believe that tenacity counts. Not going away matters. — Carole King

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. — Carole King

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. — Carole King

I'm like a plant, I reach for the sun ... — Carole King

I used to hate the sound of my voice. — Carole King