Good Hang with Amy Poehler Brandi Carlile
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Mar 31, 2026 
Maren Morris, country singer-songwriter who sings and collaborates widely, opens with a quick question. Brandi Carlile, acclaimed singer-songwriter known for emotive vocals and collaborations, talks about live-performance thrills, SNL timing, touring with family, working with icons, sleep rituals and mattresses, identity through hair, and the joy of musical friendships.
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Album As An Exploration Of Solitude
- Returning To Myself explores who you are when you're alone and the tension between being a connector and needing solitude.
- Brandi admits she thrives on people and often hasn't given herself time to discover who she is alone.
How Performance Risk Builds Connection
- Musicians admire comedians for the raw risk of live failure, while comedians often envy musicians' technical reliability.
- Brandi frames performance risk as a unique craft where one mistake can rally audience support but multiple mistakes damage trust.
First Stage Moment At Eight
- Brandi's first stage moment was age eight in a community Grand Ole Opry reenactment singing Roseanne Cash’s Tennessee Flat Top Box.
- She remembers the lights and audience silhouette and felt instantly that performing was where she belonged.