People sing each other's songs and they cultivate standards. That's the reason why we have folk music and folk stories. History is… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
I tend to feel really protective of songs, and if they aren't sitting well in a record, I'll pull them tight to… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
It's impossible to just come up with one thing that I could say to the world. That's why I've spent my life… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
People that could yodel always fascinated me. People that could sing loud always fascinated me. So I started trying to mimic at… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
My mother's a singer and my mother's father is a singer, and everyone on both sides are all country-western bluegrass musicians. — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
I feel like a lot of the singer-songwriters in my genre and in my generation have gotten more and more snooty about… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
I've read and heard that some of the most inspiring vocal interpreters adhere habitually to one rule: Always think the lyrics as… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
If I learned to play guitar it was so that I would have something to sing to, if I learned to write… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
I stand firm behind the belief that, for me, songwriting isn't something that I do or command, it happens to me. I… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
You know, your first album is about really amazing things. Your first album is always about coming of age, first love, first… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
When we were doing 'Live at Benaroya,' the song 'I Will' was hard to get through. I've always get a big lump… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
Even before I had a daughter, I was passionate about global women's issues, but now that she's here, I'm even more inspired to leave… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share
There 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… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share
I didn't get bullied any more than anybody else. I think I got bullied more for being poor than being gay. But no more… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share
The first thing I think of when I think about coming to Las Vegas and playing is always Elvis; its always the first thing… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share
You can't change people, but most importantly, unless you're their momma, you don't even know what's best for them. — Brandi Carlile Copy Share
So much of the way a singer physically damages their voice could be caused by stress or nerves. I would never be so brazen… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share
My songwriting is so influenced by orchestrated music, dramatic, super glam rock-y stuff. Two of my biggest influences in songwriting were Elton John and… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share
My advice to new artists is to embrace a broader concept of timelessness than vintage or retro. — Brandi Carlile Copy Share
It's impossible to just come up with one thing that I could say to the world. That's why I've spent my life in the… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share
When I started out, I was definitely writing about experiences that I hadn't had yet. The songs were just based on my influences, songwriters… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share
Colorado is an oasis, an otherworldly mountain place. I've played so many shows in Colorado that I think I'm the Colorado house band. — Brandi Carlile Copy Share
It's really important to me to promote worthy causes. But not in a heavy, obligatory, responsibility way. I really admired that as a kid,… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share
