Carole King is one of those artists who is beloved by generations of fans. Whether you appreciate her work as a solo artist, as a writer and collaborator with artists like James Taylor, or her work singing famed kids’ songs like “Really Rosie,” King is practically thought of as divine.
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It’s the kind of relationship with an audience that you can’t fake. Most likely, in half the homes across the United States, there is something on a shelf that has something to do with King and her lengthy creative legacy.
It’s for these facts that we thought we’d dive into what the now-80-year-old New York City-born King had to say about the world at large. What are her thoughts of life, love, and everything in between? That’s exactly what we’ll explore here.
So, without further ado, let’s look into the best 15 Carole King quotes.
1. “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 think your friend should be; you expect your friend just to love you as a friend.”
2. “In my career, I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I’ve been oblivious.”
3. “I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She’s taken her career and maximized it.”
4. “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 collective friend that I’d known for a very long time.”
