BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Pop star Sabrina Carpenter discussed her Pennsylvania origins and local connections during a recent interview with popular culture interviewer Nardwuar, filmed at Record Safari in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
The singer, born in Quakertown and raised in East Greenville and Lower Milford Township, referenced several Lehigh Valley locations during the conversation, including Bethlehem and the Limeport Inn.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m from Pennsylvania, but I was from like the middle of nowhere, right? So like cows would be in the middle of the road,\u201d Carpenter said, explaining the regional accent in her voice.<\/p>\n
She described her accent as something between her mother\u2019s Philadelphia accent and a rural Pennsylvania dialect.<\/p>\n
Carpenter recalled performing at the Limeport Inn as a 6-year-old, describing how she would sing \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d to restaurant tables.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people would like offer me money and be like, oh, you\u2019re so good, here\u2019s a five,\u201d she said. \u201cMy parents would say, No, Sabrina, you can\u2019t take the money. And I was like, but I\u2019m, you know, but this is my job at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n
The interview also touched on Carpenter\u2019s participation in a talent competition at Nazareth Area High School when she was 11 years old, where she won a singing contest held by the American Lung Association.<\/p>\n
Carpenter has maintained connections to the Lehigh Valley throughout her career. She was a longtime fan of Bethlehem\u2019s annual Musikfest before returning in 2016 to headline the festival, becoming the first Lehigh Valley native to do so.<\/p>\n
The Disney Channel alumna has since achieved mainstream pop success with multiple chart-topping singles and albums.<\/p>\n