Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Lee Carltonis an American singer-songwriter. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York City bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter Zizzo, she signed with A&M Records. She began recording her album, which was initially unsuccessful until Ron Fair took over...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth16 August 1980
CityMilford, PA
CountryUnited States of America
Plus, there were so many pianos in my house, so I couldn't really avoid it
I don't put boundaries on myself when I sit at the piano
Food can become such a point of anxiety - not because it's food, but just because you have anxiety. That's how eating disorders develop.
Well, I'm stubborn and wrong, but at least I know it.
But my mom was a pianist, and she taught piano out of her house. I was just so excited, being a little kid and having all these other kids come to my house twice a week. I thought it was a big party.
My mom would give me a piece to play, but I wouldn't do any theory because when it came time to do it I would sneak back upstairs and watch TV. So, I had these kind of nonchalant lessons for years, then it just started soaking in.
The women who don't feel that people think they're sexy are the ones who seem to titillate in that way, because they don't feel like they're getting that kind of approval
Well, I would say that music just happens with me, I'm not in the driver's seat when I am at the piano, the piano is
I tour with a piano, actually. Luckily I am able to hire people that deal with it completely and magically a piano appears on stage and then magically disappears when I leave
I have gone from being a 21-year-old with wide eyes to a 24-year-old woman. With success comes a lot of responsibility and power
I did not stop dancing; I did take two years off to get myself together
I don't use sex to sell records, obviously, but I'd be lying if I said that I don't feel like I have to make an effort to look good when I go out onstage, to wear something pretty
I went horseback riding and got a big chunk of horse manure kicked into my face. It has a way of slapping you right back into reality.
I learned a lot from that first record and I learned a lot from my experiences touring, but really the biggest education I got over the past two years was learning the importance of arrangements.