When asked why her songs are so popular, she replies jokingly: "I guess the times are different; the public accepts liberated female singers wearing eyeglasses."
有人問蔡琴：「為什麼那麼多人喜歡你的歌？」她總會半開玩笑地回答說：「因為時代不同了，大家才能接受我這種戴眼鏡的歌手。」其實蔡琴走紅是有原因的。