“My grandma passed in '78, and that's the year I started recording. It'...” — Carlene Carter Quote

“My grandma passed in '78, and that's the year I started recording. It's also the year that my dad retired from his career. So it's funny how torches get passed on, and you feel a responsibility to be connected to the music that they did and try to carry it on in your own way.”

“Musically, I always wanted to experiment.”

“There are no rules when it comes to songwriting, so I'd turn Carter family songs from the 1930s into pop songs.”

“Everything is so tech now; everyone is so connected that way.”

“The impact of giving someone a connected smartphone is no different from giving them a real computer. I look at how my kids learn and how different it is from how I learned because the impact of these things is just so huge. Sometimes I think we don't fully internalize what it is to get the power of knowledge in everyone's hand.”

“We've got to create strategies of our own that ensure that our kids are going to get an education they need, that people are getting connected to skills and that we do more to draw investment into the city of Flint.”