Karen Carpenter Quotes

• We came out right in the middle of the hard-rock period… it was hard-rock everywhere! But we were ready to make our music, you know? And it was such a turnaround, I guess it caught people by surprise.

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• The image we have would be impossible for Mickey Mouse to maintain. We’re just… normal people.

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• Our first single, ‘Ticket To Ride’, was a kind of half-hit, half flop: in some places it was number one, in others it was ash-tray material.

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• I feel like the health industry is getting nothing but stronger every day.

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• There are many approaches, thousands of approaches out there can help you stop smoking. There’s the gum, there’s the patch. But what’s important is what’s going to work for you. And I think you and your physician, having a conversation about that, can provide the best results.

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• You can stop the risk of heart attacks, diabetes. All the chronic diseases have a risk and a problem associated with smoking.

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• The biggest issue with lung cancer, as we know, is that smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer. Without a doubt, 85 percent of all lung cancer deaths are caused from smoking.

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• I remember thinking back then, ‘Oh God, if we don’t get a hit by the time I’m 20 I have to kill myself!’ Well, we JUST made it, because it came out in late May, right after I turned 20, and within 6 weeks it was number one.

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• While Richard was listening to music in the basement, I was out playing baseball and football, and playing with my machine gun! I was very tomboyish, quite a character, I hear!

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• It’s kinda nice to be remembered by your peers and your fans, because you can achieve a lot of success and be a creep too! But we try to be nice, just normal people.

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Karen Carpenter (10)

Birth:	2nd March, 1950
Death:	4th February, 1983
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Singer

About

Karen Anne Carpenter was an American singer and drummer. She and her brother, Richard, formed the 1970s duo, the Carpenters. Although her skills as a drummer earned admiration from drumming luminaries and peers, she is best known for her vocal performances. She had a contralto vocal range.

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