Brandi Carlile Quotes

I've read and heard that some of the most inspiring vocal interpreters adhere habitually to one rule: Always think the lyrics as you're singing them, so that the sentiment is always appropriate and heartfelt.

Brandi Carlile

Quotes to Explore

I've listened to female vocalists my whole life. That's what I love. I still listen to guys' vocals and don't get taken aback a lot.

Sam Smith
- Life
- Listen
- Get
Relationships, it seems to me, are timeless. What works between two people always works; what doesn't is always troublesome. Over time, people learn - or not - how to negotiate what's difficult, but that doesn't mean the misfit has gone away entirely.

Rafael Yglesias
- People
- Time
- Learn
Irish novelist John Banville has a creepy, introverted imagination.

Floyd Skloot
- Imagination
- Irish
- Creepy
If we are to change America, we must change the United States Congress.

Jack Kemp
- America
- Change
- Congress
All creative people have to have vulnerability because those nuances are what move people. So I'm deeply insecure - but I'm good at hiding it.

Paloma Faith
- People
- Good
- Creative
I grew up outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a little town, and went to a regular high school. I was a... very average student in that high school. Then I joined the Navy, and while I was in the Navy, I was in a motorcycle accident and woke up deaf in a hospital.

I. King Jordan
- Up
- School
- High