In 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 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 CarlileEvery 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 CarlilePeople sing each other's songs and they cultivate standards. That's the reason why we have folk music and folk stories. History is told through song.
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