“I think it’s very hard” said Vanessa Carlton on distancing herself from the whole teen-pop area. “I’ve been a performer since I was 5 years old. I’m not doing it to get attention.”

“See, I’m doing it to express something that I love, and there’s no point in doing what I’m doing unless it’s honest and real. So it’s not really hard for me to maintain integrity.”

“It’s just something that’s very natural.”