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Brandi Carlile, singer-songwriter: I believe in the separation of church and state

Brandi Carlile, singer-songwriter: I believe in the separation of church and state

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Mark Savage speaks to US singer-songwriter and LGBTQ icon Brandi Carlile

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‘I believe so profoundly in the separation of church and state,
and in the dangers of theocracy creeping into the corners of a
democracy’

BBC Music Correspondent Mark Savage speaks to US
singer-songwriter, producer and performer Brandi Carlile about
the personal and political stories behind her songs.

An LGBTQ icon, she sets out her fears about the threat to
same-sex marriage in today’s United States, and the impact that
has had on her own family. And she shares the strain her own
sexuality put on her relationship with her mother while growing
up in rural America. It was country music, she says, that brought
them together.

Brandi Carlile has won eleven Grammy awards, been nominated for
an Oscar, and worked with Elton John and Joni Mitchell. Now
releasing her eighth album, she reveals she went into the studio
with no songs prepared, only feelings and nostalgia, resulting in
a deeply personal record reflecting on childhood memories,
parenthood and politics.

Thank you to Mark Savage for his help in making this programme.
The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our
world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC.
You can listen on the BBC World Service, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a
podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get
your podcasts.

Presenter: Mark Savage Producer: Lucy Sheppard Editor: Justine
Lang

Get in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the
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(Image: Brandi Carlile Credit: Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times
via Getty Images)