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.”

“Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.”

“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...”

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

“Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album.”

“I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor.”

“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 severa...”

“Everybody understands friendship, and friendship is different than love - it's a different kind of love. Friendship has more freedom, more latitude. You don't expect your friend to be as you...”

“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 collec...”

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

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

“My one area of vulnerability was I didn't know how to have a healthy relationship with a man.”

“I was taking singing lessons, and they'd say, 'Your voice is too hoarse. You have to do more exercises.'”