The Last Word: Brandi Carlile on Worshipping Dolly Parton, Her “Cult-y” Living Situation, and Telling Her Inner Child to Shut Up

Your singing voice has only gotten stronger and clearer over the years. How much of that is vocal training and how much of it was breaking through psychological blocks?

I’ve gained a lot in life through latter-day love, getting married later than all my siblings and having children in my mid-thirties. And my love for Joni Mitchell developed later in life than most really visceral influences. I dove into the concept and majesty of Joni Mitchell, and it totally changed me as a writer and as a person. When T Bone Burnett played her for me [circa 2006], what I heard was unapologetic femininity, which sounded like vocal submission to me.

You wrote in your book that sometimes you have to sort of suppress your young self when, say, you’re at the Grammys. What is that about? Well, I try and allow myself to be influenced and told when I’m perpetuating the bad parts of it. But there’s some really good, unorthodox eccentric shit too that I want to pass on, that I’m really excited about. People see me parenting that way, and they think I’m like the character from [the movie] or something. But we’re different. I want us to live differently. And I want my kids to be compelling, virtuous, and happy people.

brandicarlile You've always seemed relatable to me, even tho we are prolly as different as 2 people can be. Maybe it's because I'm broken, too.

We should all worship DOLLY!!!!

brandicarlile I wanna be another culty cheerleader 😅. I teach for a living and make a mean bolognese, BC 🙋🏻‍♀️😄

Last word? Never heard nor were interested in the first word.

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