But now, with the last two years of touring and being on the road, I've learned that a live show should never sound like a record; a record should sound like a live show.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of authenticity in music performance compared to recorded sound.
Brandi Carlile's quote reflects her realization that live performances should capture the raw energy and spontaneity of a real musical experience, while recordings should strive to embody the vividness of a live show. This perspective prioritizes the emotional connection and atmosphere present during live music over the polished and often sterile nature of studio recordings.
In practice
Using this quote during a discussion about the difference between live and recorded music.
There's a lot of really inspiring music coming around the bend - we tend to believe that to sound classic or timeless is to sound vintage or retro. It's a little bit dangerous, because you'll really miss a chance to make your mark as a generation.
I hope that somewhere in Small Town, U.S.A., a 15-year-old kid looks to me as a role model the way I looked at the Indigo Girls and Elton John as role models.
Ads are the cave art of the twentieth century.
Let us not mince words: the marvelous is always beautiful, anything marvelous is beautiful, in fact only the marvelous is beautiful.
People are meant to be certain places, and I think I'm meant to be on a sound stage doing situation comedy.
The art of Frida Kahlo is a ribbon around a bomb.
When you write a song, a song has longevity
I'm coming from the notion that acting is an art. It is not a business. It is about building characters, not about selling personalities.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.