Aug 8, 2026
“The money’s in the basement.” — Karen Carpenter | Quote of the Day
Karen Carpenter, the voice behind the Carpenters' soft-rock classics, used this line to describe the secret of her sound: while she had a full three-octave range, the lower contralto notes she rarely showed off were the ones that carried the hits. It is a funny, humble lesson about knowing where your real strength lives.