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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
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: February 21
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I don't think you need to dumb down to a child, you merely have to be clear, you know?
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Was it a light only she could see? A gypsy's spell? A mystery?
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As far as politically how country music goes, it's true that it's regarded from a distance as a genre of music that at different times, the more right elements of the political spectrum have claimed for their own.
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I feel like politics have always informed what I do. If you know anything about my music, you know I've never been shy about stating how I vote.
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