In the late 80s, artists ...

In the late 80s, artists could be signed to labels and be nurtured. It wasn't, "We're going to give you one shot, and if you don't measure up, you're gone".
 Mary Chapin Carpenter

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The bedrock thing of country music is, it's about storytelling. I feel like I was able to find a niche because I connected to that in some way.
 Mary Chapin Carpenter
I feel that it's nothing if not an incredible privilege to be able to get up on stage and play for people, and I don't ever take it for granted.
 Mary Chapin Carpenter
I think that every new record is a chance to... I think what it is for me is my heart and soul at that moment in time... I've always felt that just being able to make a record is a privilege.
 Mary Chapin Carpenter
And I can tell by the way you're searching For something you can't even name That you haven't been able to come to the table Simply glad that you came And when you feel like this try to imagine That we're all like frail boats on the sea Just scanning the night for that great guiding light Announcing the Jubilee
 Mary Chapin Carpenter
There's two lanes running down this road which ever side your on, accounts for where you want to go or what you're running from.
 Mary Chapin Carpenter