Karen Carpenter - Goldman radio interview part 1

[@kac327]

I could listen to the beautiful Karen Carpenter talk all day

[@billludlow9681]

KAC3 why?

[@cimarronhopper4605]

Bill ludlow because she was an angel

[@RitaSora]

Can't explain it other than every note she sings has so much warmth and feeling that it draws you in.No other singer can do that to me.I have alot of other singers to listen to but after 2-3 hours I'm done and do not want to hear them sing for the rest of the day.For over 50 years I can listen to her the entire day.Karen was, is and will always be extra special talent and person.

[@RitaSora]

Love her unique speaking voice!

[@billparthum206]

Such a pleasant interview. How she could find no one to give her the life and family she wanted and needed is such a mystery. Especially when so many men fawn over her to this day, 37 years after her passing.

[@fender1000100]

nice to hear her talk aswell as sing. I remember that tragic day back in 1983. Her death to me was as big as Elvis or John Lennon to others. We lost a beautiful lady with one of the greatest voices of alltime.

[@carriegee833]

I love listening to Karen's voice both in song and when speaking. Such a talented lady. Thank you for posting this interview.

[@no1cfielder]

It's great to hear what Karen had to say. Her speaking voice was great as well as her singing voice.

[@RitaSora]

Today 3-2-23.Happy 73rd Birthday Karen! We will always Celebrate You! Love You and Miss You Karen! Thanks so much for posting this!

[@lyradguitar]

Very soothing hearing her speak, but also very sad and chilling. Quite the range of emotion I'm feeling. RIP sweet lady you were an absolute legend!

[@tonyacook8966]

She was so beautiful ❤️🌟

[@kboyzrock]

Another great interview I've never heard before, great listening to Karen talk about the Carpenters' career. Great video footage too!

[@sisterlead02]

She is really missed! Everything in Karen is just awesome!

[@tweetybird2968]

Karen was always so natural at everything she did. Especially just speaking, she is so likable, sweet, genuine, intelligent and just a joy. Richard sometimes sounded so rehearsed, sometimes on the arrogant side. Even during the concerts, whenever Karen would introduced a song,or speaking at the close, she always sounded so genuine and happy and thankful to all her fans. What a loss for all of us .........

[@artistbrindle]

I think he was arrogant 😢. She was a worrier and a pleaser…

[@JoJo1955]

There is no doubt that Karen was the best female vocalist the planet has ever been blessed with. One issue that confuses people is why she starved herself to death - it is because (IMO) the entertainment world is totally unlike the 'real, everyday' world. It has its own nuances, ups and downs and it is easy to 'lose' knowing who you are as a person because there are tons of people around you that literally control your life and yet you are on a pedestal with every action analyzed. You literally live in a bubble. So it's hard to find 'real' love plus you carry family dynamics that are imprinted in your mind for life. Thank you Karen for your lovely voice and personality, but now you are free dear - just know that millions still love you until...well, eternity.

[@babygirlramos9766]

Just loving hearing her voice...You can't be bored hearing her speaking voice..I loved all about KC..I fell in love with her for so many years..and until now,she is my lady...Love you KC.I'm dying for you..I am not a boy,but i really want you to be my wife.A little bit tomboy just for you.

[@cimarronhopper4605]

I believe you was recorded in 1978 but it wasn't used until made in America

[@skystarless]

It chilled me to the bone when she made that remark, "If we didn't have a hit by the time I was 20, I'd have to kill myself!" It's eerie to hear someone who died so tragically make joking comments about killing themselves. I hope nobody takes this comment the wrong way; I'm a huge fan of Karen and I don't mean her any disrespect.

[@carlosarturosousagarridole9361]

skystarless ok. But she wasn't a suicide woman. She was very ill. She loved the life, and she wanted to live.

[@carlosarturosousagarridole9361]

skystarless SHE HAD ANOREXIA NERVOSA.

[@carlosarturosousagarridole9361]

skystarless besides, in 1978, Karen was in denial. She didn't knew about her own condition.

[@mikey3800]

much irony on what she said and the lyrics she sang.

[@pricefan2007]

I had a dream that I was singing with Karen one night. I have to say that it was BLISS!!!

[@kac327]

pricefan2007 I had a dream Karen was singing for me

[@cimarronhopper4605]

KAC3 wow wow wow back off when i enter heaven shes mine hear me

[@cimarronhopper4605]

dont forget elton karen love and miss you

[@faithcesari]

I also dont like that comment about her killing herself.But i just love listening to her talk as much as i love to hear her sings.She was an amazing lady who had an amazing gift who shared it with the whole world.Her amazing voice is truly like velvet.

[@georgebur]

Amazing to hear that more time went into the track "Calling Occupants" than into their magnificent third album - the tan album entitled "Carpenters". I feel they had lost the plot. I would have settled for another album of the quality of the tan album.

[@survivrs]

There were so many great musical influences in the 70's and I loved most of them until it came to disco, that was just nasty. Thankfully we got into the 80's with either hair metal or hard metal rock was on it's way to the stars. I was devastated the day I heard the news of Karen's death. That was such a shitty day.

[@Alvin4NY]

Something's not right here....the date above says 1978, but she's talking about the track "I Believe You" in the beginning, which I thought came from "Made In America" and that would have been 1981..

[@dougbreau3856]

It was recorded and released as a single in ‘78, but later included on Made in America.

[@KarenSteelMusic]

Was Karen in studio with you?

[@waisho-otoko-matsugo-agaki]

(1) Some people down here in the comment section were saying that they didn't like it when Karen said, "If we didn't have a hit by the time I was 20, I'd have to kill myself!" Why do people react that way to such remarks? For perfectionists, these kinds of comments are common. Perfectionism, extreme love for life, intense devotion to art and truth.. I believe that there is a very thin line between such enthusiasm and suicidal thoughts.

[@waisho-otoko-matsugo-agaki]

(2) If so, what's wrong about it? If anyone has a tiny shred of suicidal thought despite their energy, splendid humor, dedication to other people's happiness, lifelong devotion to art and truth and humanism, so what? There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. To perfectionists, life -- together with this shithole of a world that seems exactly like a pigsty or kindergarten where 99.9% of people really do think, feel, behave, and live like pigs or kindergarteners -- is nothing but a torture house with absolutely no way out.

[@mikey3800]

Trouble is....Perfection can only be approached, to be striven for, never truly attained at least not in this imperfect world

[@richardea4223]

We are and never can be perfect.

[@artistbrindle]

I really think she was using some gallows humor. From everything I’ve read over the years, she really didn’t want to die from her illness

[@monilaninetynine3811]

@@artistbrindle She was joking. She can't say anything without people getting hysterical. Calm down, guys.

[@kyoomin]

2:02 "if we dont have a hit record by the time I'm 20 I have to kill myself..." 😢 makes me think was it the low sales in the mid-late 70s that made her (slowly) kill herself?😔😭