Brandi Carlile

Oh, yeah, many singing competitions, and also Halloween, and I went to school with homemade Elton John jewelry.

I mean, I was a massive Elton John fan as a teenager.

Well, it was 1995, so it wasn't exactly the height of teen pop idol fame that Elton John experienced in the 70s.

So it was like they were all discovering Elton John through me until The Lion King, and then they all understood my obsession.

Like immediately, I got right into it.

You can't lie about that kind of thing.

You just have to get it right out in the open, you know?

And I think when you're Elton John, you can't decide to choose friends based on who's a fan and knows your music.

It's like he'd have no friends at all if he did that well.

No, I'm not very shy at all.

In fact, I'm married to a British woman and she just, she's in constant state of cringe because I will walk straight up to new people or people I admire and I will just get right in there with a hug.

And I just, I have no, life is too short to not, to not be friends and to get close with people you respect.

Yes.

Oh, all the time.

No, I can't get specifics, but I will say that I've had moments, even with my closest friends, where they've been like, oh, piss off, Brandy.

I mean, I wouldn't say that we would only eat if we shot an elk or deer, but there were definitely a few elk and deer shot from the window.

Yeah, he did.

He drove me to go have a, you know, you don't miss, it was in the 80s, you don't miss your fist fight appointments if you make them.

Yeah, and he drove me to the lake and he dropped me off and then he left.

Left, left.