2min chapter

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond cover image

Brandi Carlile

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

CHAPTER

How I Singed for Real

My mom's dad was the kind of patriarch, family, yodeling, very glamorous, amazing man. He died really young of Lou Gehrig's disease actually. And with the money he left, which was not much, was just enough for my mom to buy a little PA system and she decided to start doing music for real. She started doing auditions and she took me with her to an audition at a place called the Northwest Grand Ole Opry - we both made it. The first song I sang was Tennessee Flat Top Box by Johnny Cash. Second one was San Antonio Stroll by Tenny Tucker. When I was 14 I started singing background vocals for an Elvis impersonator.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode