What Brandi Carlile has said about Brandi Carlile

Carlile said she is not shy about approaching people she admires and believes life is too short not to befriend people you respect.

“Life is too short to not be friends and to get close with people you respect”

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Carlile said she is frequently rebuffed, even by close friends.

“I've had moments, even with my closest friends, where they've been like, oh, piss off, Brandy”

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Carlile said her family did not rely solely on hunted game but that some elk and deer were shot from the window of their home.

“there were definitely a few elk and deer shot from the window”

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Carlile recounted that her father dropped her off at a lake for a fight with two boys, which ended with them playing baseball together.

“we did get into a scuffle, and one of them fell in the lake, and we wound up playing the game of baseball”

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Carlile said she keeps her Grammys on top of the 1900 upright piano she has owned since age 18 and writes many songs on.

“I keep them all on top of my piano that I've had since I was 18. It's a 1900 upright old granny piano”

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