Karen Carpenter Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

I enjoy money.

I enjoy money. Not enough people in this world are happy. I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me.

I feel like the health industry is getting nothing but stronger every day.

I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me.

I'm just afraid I'm gonna miss it all... being married... being a mother.

It's kinda nice to be remembered by your peers and your fans, because you can achieve a lot of success and be a creep too! But we try to be nice, just normal people.

Not enough people in this world are happy.

Our first single, 'Ticket To Ride', was a kind of half-hit, half flop: in some places it was number one, in others it was ash-tray material.

The image we have would be impossible for Mickey Mouse to maintain. We're just... normal people.

Trivia

Karen had the honor of performing for Richard Nixon in the White House in 1972.

Karen ranked #30 on E!’s Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment History.

Karen collected Disney memorabilia.

Karen popularity in Japan was so huge they opened a franchise.

Originally Karen didn’t like the song Superstar until Richard rearranged it then it became her favorite Carpenters song.

Karen dedicated her solo album to her brother Richard.

While Karen was in a rehabilitation for her anorexia she crocheted a sign that hung above her bed that read You Win, I gain.

The writing on Karen mausoleum is A Star on Earth - A Star in Heaven.

Karen favorite drink was iced tea.

On December 11, 2003 Karen was exhumed from Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, California and moved to Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village. In the mausoleum in the Tranquility Gardens section.

Karen was often referred to by her friends as KC

Karen got married at the Beverly Hill Hotel in the Crystal Room

Karen was still living with her parents until her mid 20’s.

Karen was married to Thomas James Burris on August 31, 1980.