I don't put boundaries on myself when I sit at the piano.

- Vanessa Carlton

When faced with the choice to Love or Decieve, therein lies the path to the Heroes and Thieves.

- Vanessa Carlton

I work hard and I will always work hard. But I feel very lucky with the way that it has all come together. I still have my hands and I can still writ…

- Vanessa Carlton

I was very lucky to be offered a lovely piece of property to build a career on. I started building a house on it, but it wasn't necessarily a house I…

- Vanessa Carlton

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.

- Vanessa Carlton

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.

- Vanessa Carlton

Making my way downtown, walking fast, faces pass, and I'm home bound. Staring blankly ahead, just making my way, making a way, through the crowd. And…

- Vanessa Carlton

If Mozart were around now he would write a killer rock song.

- Vanessa Carlton

Now, performing is second nature and I love every second of it. It is a very emotional thing when I can't play a song; maybe I'm hitting on something…

- Vanessa Carlton