When I turned 30, I started to feel all those miles. At times, you want to turn the faucet off a bit, but I never want to stop traveling. That's what it's all about - taking the music to the people. Brandi Carlile More Quotes by Brandi Carlile More Quotes From Brandi Carlile 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 momma cant-change people I tend to feel really protective of songs, and if they aren't sitting well in a record, I'll pull them tight to my chest until I feel it's a better time. Brandi Carlile records sitting song I hope that somewhere in Small Town, U.S.A., a 15-year-old kid looks to me as a role model the way I looked at the Indigo Girls and Elton John as role models. Brandi Carlile girl kids years Singing is a form of meditation... apparently the only one that I have command over. Brandi Carlile singing form meditation 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 oasis house thinking I 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 Carlile creativity song believe The 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 Carlile vegas mind thinking Sometimes seeming happy can be self-destructive even when you're sane. Brandi Carlile sane self sometimes I stand firm behind the belief that, for me, songwriting isn't something that I do or command, it happens to me. I can either choose to stop and acknowledge it, or put it off and hope that it won't fade away. 'That Wasn't Me' is no exception - it came together more quickly than any other song I have ever constructed on my own. Brandi Carlile belief together song But now, with the last two years of touring and being on the road, I've learned that a live show should never sound like a record; a record should sound like a live show. Brandi Carlile sound two years There'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 Carlile vintage writing believe I love fishing, any kind of fishing. Brandi Carlile kind fishing 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 Freddie Mercury. Brandi Carlile glam-rock rocks two People that could yodel always fascinated me. People that could sing loud always fascinated me. So I started trying to mimic at a really young age: 6, 7 years old. Brandi Carlile age people years My advice to new artists is to embrace a broader concept of timelessness than vintage or retro. Brandi Carlile vintage artist advice Every city has a town outside with a lake. I pull out my fishing pole and fish. I've been doing that for a long time. Brandi Carlile fishing cities lakes 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 mother country father I was born when I met you, now I'm dying to forget you Brandi Carlile forget-you born dying I'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 Carlile audience not-sure definitions I'm not so arrogant to consider mine the only legitimate art form. I can't in one breath make a fuss about someone compartmentalizing music into genre and then in the next accuse advertising and short film of not being art. Brandi Carlile arrogant next art
