Deana Carter
Deana Carter
Deana Kay Carteris a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million. It was followed by 1998's Everything's Gonna Be Alright, 2003's I'm Just a Girl, 2005's The Story of My Life, and 2007's The Chain. Overall, Carter's albums have accounted for 14 singles, including three which reached Number One on the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth4 January 1966
CityNashville, TN
CountryUnited States of America
I'm a big fan of '70s records where artists could draw on whatever influences they wanted.
I think the themes in my songs are very similar from the first album to the newest one. It's all about the human condition and how we are all trying to learn to live with each other and survive love and life.
Any album that I ever put out I'm going to send it to country radio first.
I've been in LA for 5 years now, and it's been very freeing creatively.
There's a lot of freedom for me living in L.A.
Yes, we do mimic our parents in a lot of ways.
No matter what you do for a living all we have is music to get through certain situations.
Nashville has a formula, and it works a lot of the time, but it wasn't right for me. They're afraid to step outside the box - even though, with me, my success came because I was outside of the box to begin with.
Once you get away from where you're from, you look at it in a different way.
My father, Fred Carter, Jr., is definitely an extraordinaire.
James Michael and I played everything on the album, then brought in the guys in my band to add their spirit to it with solos and specific parts.
I toured in Europe first, before I did ANY touring in the US. It was with Jimmy Nail and others.
I toured in Europe first, before I did any touring in the U.S. It was with Jimmy Nail and others.
There's a lot of freedom for me living in L.A.