Privilege and complacency paralyze me with fear sometimes.
BRANDI CARLILEPrivilege and complacency paralyze me with fear sometimes.
BRANDI CARLILEI feel like the kindest thing that I do to my voice is sing.
BRANDI CARLILEThe first thing I think of when I think about coming to Las Vegas and playing is always Elvis; its always the first thing on my mind.
BRANDI CARLILEIf I learned to play guitar it was so that I would have something to sing to, if I learned to write a song it was so that I would have something to sing. So the gut feeling you’re talking about comes from singing and communicating the lyrics and what it is that we feel.
BRANDI CARLILEMy advice to new artists is to embrace a broader concept of timelessness than vintage or retro.
BRANDI CARLILEIn life, I’m most inspired by entertaining people and driven by the desire to do it by such a powerful force that I think it influences everything I do.
BRANDI CARLILEI’m not sure I’ll ever be famous by anyone’s definition. I can only hope to be allowed by the audience to continue my life’s work.
BRANDI CARLILEThere are still civil rights issues. There are still people who can’t be visited by their spouse in the hospital because they’re gay. These are humanitarian issues. At the end of the day, all you want is for people to be happy in the pursuit of life, love and liberty.
BRANDI CARLILEI’d love to claim the title of ‘songwriter’ or ‘intellectual,’ but the truth is that anything that I ever learned how to do in conjunction with music was purely so that I would have a platform to sing from.
BRANDI CARLILEThe purpose of it all is love.
BRANDI CARLILEThere is a creator and a redeemer, and the purpose of it all is love.
BRANDI CARLILEThere’s a lot of really inspiring music coming around the bend – we tend to believe that to sound classic or timeless is to sound vintage or retro. It’s a little bit dangerous, because you’ll really miss a chance to make your mark as a generation.
BRANDI CARLILESometimes seeming happy can be self-destructive even when you’re sane.
BRANDI CARLILEYou can’t change people, but most importantly, unless you’re their momma, you don’t even know what’s best for them.
BRANDI CARLILEI feel like a lot of the singer-songwriters in my genre and in my generation have gotten more and more snooty about covering other people’s songs. They believe that creativity is the intersect of expression.
BRANDI CARLILEI have vocal trouble from time to time associated with sleep or wine! Or from sleeping in a bunk the size of a coffin and breathing in bus air conditioning all day.
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