Carlene Carter – HuffPost 4.9.14

Mike Ragogna: Carlene, I literally asked Linda Ronstadt this about a half hour ago and now it’s your turn! What advice do you have for new artists?

Carlene Carter: Oh, be unique. Be yourself. And every person is unique. Don’t try to be like somebody else. You’ll be miserable. You need to be yourself and don’t ever get a big head. Remain true to yourself and write songs. Try to write good ones, but write songs. And Linda Ronstadt was always a big influence on me! When I was twelve or thirteen, we went to see Kris Kristofferson open for her at The Troubadour, and mom and John and myself and Rosie went and they let me and Rosie in because we were with John and June. We got all dressed up and when Linda Ronstadt came on, she had a blue jean miniskirt on and a tambourine in her hand and she sang her ass off. I was like, “I wanna do that. When I grow up I want to do that!”