Brandi Carlile
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And that's more than I can explain, but it's also more than I could have asked for.
And that's more than I can explain, but it's also more than I could have asked for.
And that's more than I can explain, but it's also more than I could have asked for.
Not for a long time. I mean, imagine that, you know? Like, think how that could have gone. It was like an existential crisis for me. It could have gone really wrong. Like, that first time I put a lyric down in front of Elton John, what if he hadn't have been able to write a song to it?
Not for a long time. I mean, imagine that, you know? Like, think how that could have gone. It was like an existential crisis for me. It could have gone really wrong. Like, that first time I put a lyric down in front of Elton John, what if he hadn't have been able to write a song to it?
Not for a long time. I mean, imagine that, you know? Like, think how that could have gone. It was like an existential crisis for me. It could have gone really wrong. Like, that first time I put a lyric down in front of Elton John, what if he hadn't have been able to write a song to it?
It was all down to Elton had this vision. It was like at first he was like, okay, he was trying to conceptualize what it would be. He goes, okay, we're going to be like Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. And then he would call me a week later and go, no, no, no, it's the Eurythmics. And then he would call me a week later and go, no, it's Buddy Holly and Patsy Cline.
It was all down to Elton had this vision. It was like at first he was like, okay, he was trying to conceptualize what it would be. He goes, okay, we're going to be like Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. And then he would call me a week later and go, no, no, no, it's the Eurythmics. And then he would call me a week later and go, no, it's Buddy Holly and Patsy Cline.
It was all down to Elton had this vision. It was like at first he was like, okay, he was trying to conceptualize what it would be. He goes, okay, we're going to be like Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. And then he would call me a week later and go, no, no, no, it's the Eurythmics. And then he would call me a week later and go, no, it's Buddy Holly and Patsy Cline.
And then one day he just called me and he said, no, it's going to be us. Let's have it just be us, but we're not going to do anything anybody expects from us. And then the vision just came clear.
And then one day he just called me and he said, no, it's going to be us. Let's have it just be us, but we're not going to do anything anybody expects from us. And then the vision just came clear.
And then one day he just called me and he said, no, it's going to be us. Let's have it just be us, but we're not going to do anything anybody expects from us. And then the vision just came clear.
It was wild going to see Elton in Vegas. I remember coming down that long hallway and I could hear his voice, speaking voice before I saw him. And I had spent so much time as a kid growing up with Live in Melbourne and Tantrums and Tiaras and all of his interviews.
It was wild going to see Elton in Vegas. I remember coming down that long hallway and I could hear his voice, speaking voice before I saw him. And I had spent so much time as a kid growing up with Live in Melbourne and Tantrums and Tiaras and all of his interviews.
It was wild going to see Elton in Vegas. I remember coming down that long hallway and I could hear his voice, speaking voice before I saw him. And I had spent so much time as a kid growing up with Live in Melbourne and Tantrums and Tiaras and all of his interviews.
And it was his voice and I was like, oh my God, I'm going to come around the corner in a minute and Elton John is going to be sitting there.
And it was his voice and I was like, oh my God, I'm going to come around the corner in a minute and Elton John is going to be sitting there.