Pushkin.

Armed with only what she calls poor kid work ethic, Brandy Carlisle spent the early

part of her life fighting her parents politics, the church, and fighting to be heard while singing

over belligerent drunks and crowded bars.

Brandy's voice demands attention.

As you might recall hearing in our episode with Jack White and Brennan Benson, her 2019

Grammy performance of her song The Joke blew even her most critical of peers away.

But long before that, she was already making a name for herself on stages across the Pacific

Northwest, where she was raised and now lives with her twin bandmates, she simply calls

the twins.

And since then, she's released six albums, formed the High Women with Marin Morse and Amanda

Shires, and has just generally captured the attention of the music world.

In her chat with Rick, she recounts her tumultuous past and talks about how she's learned

to pick her battles over her long career.

And then there's a night she witnessed a miracle at Joni Mitchell's house.

This is Broken Record, liner notes for the digital age.

I'm Justin Richmond.

Just a quick note here.

You can listen to all of the music mentioned in this episode on our playlist, which you

can find a link to in the show notes.

For licensing reasons, each time a song is referenced in this episode, you'll hear this

sound effect.

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