WEBVTT - BELINDA CARLISLE: "Kismet"

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, my friend. Welcome to Love Someone with Delilah. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>I get so nostalgic about the eighties and nineties. It

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<v Speaker 1>was a pretty exciting time in my life. I was

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<v Speaker 1>a full fledged adult. I was working in the most

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<v Speaker 1>frustrating and most glorious profession. I was in radio. Back then,

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<v Speaker 1>I was falling in and out, and in and out,

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<v Speaker 1>and in and out of love. I was having and

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<v Speaker 1>raising babies. Back then, everything, everything, I mean everything was

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<v Speaker 1>in motion in my life. And while I'm happy to

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<v Speaker 1>have landed safely on the other side and enjoy the

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<v Speaker 1>stability I have in my life now, sometimes sometimes I

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<v Speaker 1>get a little wistful about those glory days. Anybody anybody

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<v Speaker 1>feel that way? Anybody with me? Let me see a

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<v Speaker 1>shoe of hands. How many of you close your eyes

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<v Speaker 1>and look back on I don't know, the big bangs,

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<v Speaker 1>the crazy fashions, and the wild times. I'm sure today's

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<v Speaker 1>guest un loves Someone with Delilah can relate. This gifted

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<v Speaker 1>singer songwriter has touched the hearts of pop fans around

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<v Speaker 1>the world while creating the soundtrack to so many of

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<v Speaker 1>our memories. She began her career as a co founder

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<v Speaker 1>and lead vocalist of the all female new wave rock

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<v Speaker 1>band The Go Gos and is a masked worldwide sales

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<v Speaker 1>in excess of fifteen million albums and singles. They're nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty self pinned multi platinum debut album Beauty and the

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<v Speaker 1>Beat international top ten singles in our Lips are Sealed

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<v Speaker 1>and we Got the Beat, which became an anthem for

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<v Speaker 1>independent women from ages eight to eighty. When the band dismantled,

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<v Speaker 1>The Go Gos dismantled in eighty five, she wasted no

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<v Speaker 1>time going solo. She quickly released Belinda in nineteen eighty six,

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<v Speaker 1>scoring an out of the box gold certified smash hit,

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<v Speaker 1>Mad About You and the hits, well, they just kept

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<v Speaker 1>coming by. Now you all know, I'm about to introduce

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<v Speaker 1>none other than the darling, beloved, dimpled, adorable Belinda Carlisle.

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<v Speaker 1>The Grammy nominated Heaven is a Place on Earth on

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<v Speaker 1>her sophomore album, climbed the top ten and no less

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<v Speaker 1>than twelve countries while achieving multiple gold and silver certifications.

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<v Speaker 1>It was followed with I Get Weak and Circles in

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<v Speaker 1>the Sand, which put Belinda Mania into full effect. So

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<v Speaker 1>much has happened since then. Blind came a mom relocated

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<v Speaker 1>from LA to the south of France, wrote and recorded

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<v Speaker 1>more music, teamed up with the Go Gos for a

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<v Speaker 1>few reunions published in autobiography Lips Unsealed, discussing the fascinating

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<v Speaker 1>late seventies Los Angeles punk scene and her hard won

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<v Speaker 1>victory over substance abuse. The two years leading up to

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<v Speaker 1>the pandemic, Belinda was extremely busy with a worldwide tour.

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<v Speaker 1>After taking a forced break with the rest of US

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty two, sub Belinda spending the summer in Europe,

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<v Speaker 1>fulfilling commitments that had to be postponed because of COVID.

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<v Speaker 1>Now she's got a new EP dropping and a US

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<v Speaker 1>tour in July and August. We have so much to

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<v Speaker 1>catch up on with Belinda Carlisle. Right after I spend

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<v Speaker 1>G E l O W big alow dot com. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>Blinda Carlisle. Blinda. When I was approached to see if

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<v Speaker 1>I would be interested in talking to you, I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh my god, I love that kid. She's so darling,

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<v Speaker 1>she's so wonderful. And my sister's like, sis, she's she's

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<v Speaker 1>not a kid.

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<v Speaker 2>Well I kind of feel like a kid. I'm my

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<v Speaker 2>son is more mature than me. That kind of makes

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<v Speaker 2>me a kid. Sixty four going on sixteen.

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<v Speaker 1>My son will always he was born more mature than me.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well that's a good thing. That's a good thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It is because I wasn't very mature when I was

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<v Speaker 1>raising him, and he was kind of like my my

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<v Speaker 1>rudder on my boat. That kept me going in the

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<v Speaker 1>right direction.

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<v Speaker 2>Same here. I used to call my son grandpa. I

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<v Speaker 2>used to take him down to the punk rock store

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<v Speaker 2>to get him punk rocklis and it is no all

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<v Speaker 2>buttoned up with you a shirt pecked. But yeah, he's

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<v Speaker 2>more mature than me.

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<v Speaker 1>I tried to talk my son when he was about

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, seven or eight, so early nineties, tried

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<v Speaker 1>to talk him into letting me pierce his ear, and

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<v Speaker 1>he was like, you're kidding me right, Like you're kidding.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, no, it would look really cool. Come on,

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<v Speaker 1>He's like, mom.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no, believe me.

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<v Speaker 1>I know.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, come on, grandpa, let's like wrap it

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<v Speaker 2>up a bit. But he was like no. And he's

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<v Speaker 2>so more mature than me. But you know it's I

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<v Speaker 2>think he appreciate I'm sure your son appreciates you now,

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<v Speaker 2>and and he did then, but you know, maybe he didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe they didn't get us.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, my son still doesn't get me, but oh,

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<v Speaker 1>does he love me. He's such a good, good young man.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that so Blinda Carlisle. When when my sister,

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<v Speaker 1>who is also my podcast director, but when she I

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<v Speaker 1>started talking about your new music, I had to go

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<v Speaker 1>check it out. And girlfriend, you look so healthy, so fabulous.

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<v Speaker 1>I was enjoying watching you as much as I was

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<v Speaker 1>enjoying listening to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh thank you. What can I say? You know? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess it's just clean living, you know, And you

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<v Speaker 2>know I do have a routine and stuff. And I

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<v Speaker 2>did lose about forty pounds when I had problems with

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<v Speaker 2>my knee. So yeah, I just thought, you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'm not going to let it all go

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<v Speaker 2>in my sixties, and there's no reason why I can't

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<v Speaker 2>keep it together and be healthy and look great.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, well, you certainly look great, and I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>to hear that you are healthy. Somebody said to me

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<v Speaker 1>one day, I said, I don't know. In my head,

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<v Speaker 1>I still feel like I'm I don't know, twenty eight

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<v Speaker 1>thirty years old. Like when people ask me how old

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<v Speaker 1>I am, I have to stop and count on my

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<v Speaker 1>fingers because I don't think of myself as the age

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<v Speaker 1>that I am. And they said Delilah, that's because the

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<v Speaker 1>soul never ages, and I thought that's true.

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<v Speaker 2>You're right, that that's true. Yeah, I mean, I you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't I feel like if if someone asked me,

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<v Speaker 2>how do you feel, I'd say probably thirty two? You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I was for some reason, I always go to that number.

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<v Speaker 2>And I certainly don't don't look or act my age,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and I don't have any intention to. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just a number, really, sixty four. It's just a number.

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<v Speaker 1>It is just a number. But damn does it look

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<v Speaker 1>good on you?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Thank you, thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about your new music and the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>folks are finally going to have a chance maybe to

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<v Speaker 1>go see you this summer. Is that right?

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<v Speaker 2>Right? Yeah, it's I'm it's a continuation of my I

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<v Speaker 2>just did a big tour in the UK called the

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<v Speaker 2>Decadess Tour, and it was, yeah, pretty much material from

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<v Speaker 2>all of my solo albums and of course a few

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<v Speaker 2>go those songs thrown in there because that is part

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<v Speaker 2>of my career. And with the US tour, I'll be

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<v Speaker 2>performing maybe a couple of songs off my Knew at EP,

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<v Speaker 2>including my single Big Big Love.

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<v Speaker 1>So that was the first one I listened to after

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<v Speaker 1>they let me know I had an opportunity to talk

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<v Speaker 1>to you, and I was grinning, I was smiling. I

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<v Speaker 1>was in the car with my seven year old, who,

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<v Speaker 1>after the first time we listened to it, was singing along.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell me about this big, big love that you've got

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<v Speaker 1>in your life and your heart and your world, or

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully you've got it.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, if I go back to the song, well in

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<v Speaker 2>my life, I've I've been married for thirty eight years,

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<v Speaker 2>and if my husband thirty six years and my husband

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<v Speaker 2>thirty eight years, so I still have my big, big

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<v Speaker 2>love in my life. And of course I have my son,

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<v Speaker 2>and I have a really wonderful life. But with this song,

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<v Speaker 2>the way it all happened is very strange. I wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>planning to do anything else. I was going to just

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<v Speaker 2>really slow down, and you know, I've pretty much done

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<v Speaker 2>everything in my career, which has spent over forty years.

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<v Speaker 2>And then my son ran into Diane Warren at a

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<v Speaker 2>coffee bean and tea leaf and she said, what is

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<v Speaker 2>her mom doing? Let's get her on the phone, and

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<v Speaker 2>so they facetimed me and she goes get down to

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<v Speaker 2>the studio. Now I had some hits for you, and

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, well, do I really want to go there

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<v Speaker 2>and open up that door, because it's a big commitment

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<v Speaker 2>to do something like that. So I thought I'd be

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<v Speaker 2>really stupid.

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<v Speaker 1>Not to hear her out.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I went to the studio and she played

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<v Speaker 2>me Big Big Love and I one of the other

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<v Speaker 2>songs at the EP and I freaked out, and I thought, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to sing these songs. So that's that's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of how it all happened.

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<v Speaker 1>And you can't really say no to the woman who

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<v Speaker 1>has written more hit songs than all other writers. Add

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<v Speaker 1>it up. I mean, that's like saying no to a tornado.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't say no to Diane Warren.

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<v Speaker 2>No, but I was afraid to commit. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I know Diane, and I've worked with her to wrote

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of hits for me back in the eighties,

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean, yeah, you don't say no to Diane Warren.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't just gloss over. She wrote a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>hits for me back in the eighties. Didn't you guys

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<v Speaker 1>work together on I Get Weak?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes? She wrote I Get Weak in a song called

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<v Speaker 2>Wrote Without You, which was a hit in Europe. And

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<v Speaker 2>besides being like an unbelievable songwriters who's a great person.

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<v Speaker 2>So when I love her, I adore her. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I ended up recording five songs that there I called

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<v Speaker 2>the ep Kismet because that kind of encapsulates everything that

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<v Speaker 2>happened and why I'm talking to you, because it was

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<v Speaker 2>truly was divine intervention and like all these weird kind

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<v Speaker 2>of coincidences and the things it happened that led me

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<v Speaker 2>to actually singing and then end up and when we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking to you about news stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't remember the first time I met Diane, but

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<v Speaker 1>we've had lunch, we've we've spent time together, we've spent

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<v Speaker 1>time together on the phone. And the thing that hit

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<v Speaker 1>me was I was expecting to meet somebody with an

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<v Speaker 1>ego because I have been playing her music for almost

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<v Speaker 1>what forty five years? Something crazy right, And I met

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<v Speaker 1>a woman who is so freaking funny and humble and

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<v Speaker 1>down to earth right and hysterical, snarky, funny, real as

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<v Speaker 1>a heartbeat. I'm like, how can you you have this

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<v Speaker 1>much talent and this much success and this much just

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<v Speaker 1>oozing out of you and be so incredibly humble? And

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<v Speaker 1>I realize that that's what real talent looks like. She

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<v Speaker 1>loves her truth, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, she certainly does that, and she's like totally normal.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's no pretense there at all. She loves

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<v Speaker 2>what she does. I don't know how she does what

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<v Speaker 2>she does, but she, I mean, that's her life, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>is writing these beautiful love songs. And yep, she's the

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<v Speaker 2>greatest living songwriter and probably one of the greatest songwriters

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<v Speaker 2>that ever lived. And I'm sure twenty years from now,

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<v Speaker 2>it'll just you know, she will have overtaken everybody. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>she's had so many hits, just countless, and I'm lucky

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<v Speaker 2>that I get to work with her.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, you are very lucky that you get to work

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<v Speaker 1>with her, and we're very lucky that we get to

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<v Speaker 1>hear you again.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. Yeah, it's yeah, I'm really excited about these songs.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, I feel very like it was a gift,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm very humbled by it.

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<v Speaker 1>So tell me about the eighty for Brady.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that was Diane too. I was recording my vocals

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<v Speaker 2>and in Mexico City from the EP and Diane said,

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<v Speaker 2>do you want to sing with Dolly, Cindy, Gloria and

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<v Speaker 2>Debbie and I said, yes, yes, I do, and so

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<v Speaker 2>everybody did their and the song was great. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>very uplifting pop song about friendship. And everybody did their

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<v Speaker 2>parts individually in different parts of the country, and we

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<v Speaker 2>did the video parts separately. And I'm just hoping that

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<v Speaker 2>one of these days something brings us all together so

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<v Speaker 2>we can sing it together in the same room. But

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<v Speaker 2>it was such an honor for me to sing with

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<v Speaker 2>those women.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's just go through that list slowly for our list listeners.

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<v Speaker 1>It was you, Dolly Parton, who is like everybody's mom.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, she's just like every female artist I ever

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<v Speaker 1>get to talk to, And I say, who who was

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<v Speaker 1>your icon?

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<v Speaker 2>Like?

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<v Speaker 1>Who did you look up to? Dolly Pardon? Doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>what genre, everybody respects the hell out of what that

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<v Speaker 1>woman has done professionally aluah and musically and just in

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<v Speaker 1>the world. How many kids has she helped to learn

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<v Speaker 1>how to read?

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<v Speaker 2>I know, I know that right there. You know, reading

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<v Speaker 2>opens up a whole new world for anybody. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I've always I always told my son, I don't care

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<v Speaker 2>if you can count, but if you can read, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that opens up everything. And he's an avid reader. So, yeah, Dollie,

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<v Speaker 2>Debbie who was I worshiped Debbie Harry in high school.

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<v Speaker 1>Totally Debbie Harry, what a trailblazer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I worship her, Tending Opera who I love and

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<v Speaker 2>I've worked just before, and who's an amazing character and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, has done so much for the world. And

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<v Speaker 2>Roya Estefan, who I absolutely adore too and I've worked

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<v Speaker 2>with her once, you know, back in the eighties, and

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<v Speaker 2>lovely person. So yeah, amazing, amazing group of women.

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<v Speaker 1>If you ever do get to do what you just said,

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<v Speaker 1>get to be in person with all these women singing.

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<v Speaker 1>Promise me I get to be there, Okay, I promise.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I hope it happens. That would be amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a few, like bucket list things I want

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<v Speaker 1>to do. I want to get all my grandkids in

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<v Speaker 1>one family photo. That's one of my bucket list things

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<v Speaker 1>I want to do. But being at a concert with

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<v Speaker 1>you women, Dolly and Cindy and Gloria and Debbie and

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<v Speaker 1>you would be one of those bucket list things, especially

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<v Speaker 1>if Diane Warren was there watching all of the hits

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<v Speaker 1>she's written for all of you over the years come

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<v Speaker 1>to life. That would be so cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, that would be amazing. That was amazing. Who knows,

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't feeling something to come along and it'll happen.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how, but I'm sure it will.

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<v Speaker 1>That would be wonderful. I hope you are all enjoying

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<v Speaker 1>our conversation today. We've got a little more time with

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<v Speaker 1>asked me this what makes you want to get up

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<v Speaker 1>in the morning? And I said, uh, Anna, my do

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<v Speaker 1>Like she's she's putting her nose in my face, saying, mom,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta go, get me, you know, let me out,

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go. And she goes, yeah, that's a that's a

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<v Speaker 1>literal thing, says what what makes you want to get

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<v Speaker 1>up and live the life you live? And so I

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<v Speaker 1>thought I would ask.

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<v Speaker 2>You that I love life. I love I get excited

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<v Speaker 2>for each day. I get up at four am every

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<v Speaker 2>day and I have a whole you know. I start

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<v Speaker 2>my day with it with a great teacher like Ramdas

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<v Speaker 2>or Eckhart Toolei or sag Guru uh someone like that.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I go into an hour and a half

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<v Speaker 2>of chanting and breathing in yoga and that's every daily practice.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's how I start my day. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's my foundation. And I just love I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, I just love life, and I love living

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<v Speaker 2>in Mexico. I'm in nature all the time. But that's

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<v Speaker 2>what keeps me going, and that's what I just I love.

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<v Speaker 2>I love life, and I feel very lucky to be here.

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<v Speaker 2>So I have so many friends that aren't and every

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<v Speaker 2>day is a gift, amen. I mean, I know that

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<v Speaker 2>I have a really amazing life, and I know how

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<v Speaker 2>lucky I am. And I don't watch the news. I

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<v Speaker 2>have my bubble. I figure if there's anything bad or good,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll hear about it. And you know, what you have inside,

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<v Speaker 2>you see outside, you project outside. So you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>just love. I love every day. I love waking up.

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<v Speaker 2>I have trees right outside my window, and I just, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I know how fortunate I am to have that, to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to love it so much. You know, very simple.

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<v Speaker 1>I tell my listeners every night, if you can start

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<v Speaker 1>your day with an attitude of gratitude. And I know

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<v Speaker 1>it sounds corny, I know it sounds trite, but if

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<v Speaker 1>you can start first thing in the morning, before your

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<v Speaker 1>feet hit the floor, and just go through a list

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<v Speaker 1>of things. Every morning, I go through a list of

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<v Speaker 1>things and I thank the Almighty for how blessed I am.

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<v Speaker 1>It sets the tone for the whole day.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely. You know, it's what's inside. You know, everything is internal,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's whatever's going on inside is what you see outside.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's that's how I live. And you know, there's

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<v Speaker 2>so many amazing I mean, the teachers that we have

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<v Speaker 2>on you know that are living right now on the planet.

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<v Speaker 2>There's some amazing Jo Spenza, amazing people out there. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that's how I started. I start my day

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<v Speaker 2>with one of them and as a reminder to live

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<v Speaker 2>in a moment, to be grateful, and that sets the

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<v Speaker 2>tone of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>And when are you coming on tour?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I have you know, I just finished a big

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<v Speaker 2>tour in the UK. I have three months, oh if ya,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I start the East Coast at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of June. I have a little two week run and

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<v Speaker 2>then I have the West Coast in August, and then

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<v Speaker 2>I have Australia at the end of the year and

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<v Speaker 2>then you know, we'll see what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>Well I hope that when that happens, I get to

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<v Speaker 1>come and see you and say hi and give you

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<v Speaker 1>a hug and just tell you how much I've appreciated

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<v Speaker 1>your music, your energy. Thank you, the joy that you

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<v Speaker 1>bring to my show into my heart with your voice.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, thank you so much. It's so nice. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very true you are. You're like a daffodil, you

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<v Speaker 1>know how daffodils just when you see them, you smile

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<v Speaker 1>like you can't help but smile. Yeah, to see daffodils,

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<v Speaker 1>because they're bright and they're cheerful, and they're beautiful and

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<v Speaker 1>they sway in the wind. And you're like a daffodil,

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<v Speaker 1>just optimistic and bright and beautiful.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, thank you so much. It's so sweet to say

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for having me on your show.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Belinda. God bless you, and I'll talk to

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<v Speaker 1>you soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh bless you. Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 1>Bye bye, Belinda. Carlyle, a beloved pop icon who after

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<v Speaker 1>decades in the music business, shows no sign of slowing down.

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<v Speaker 1>Does she Like most of us, She's more grounded than

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<v Speaker 1>she was back in the eighties, but just as talented

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<v Speaker 1>and sharing the same energy, that same vibe as she

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<v Speaker 1>did when she burst onto the scene. You can listen

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<v Speaker 1>to Big Big Love now and will very very soon

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<v Speaker 1>be able to download the entire five track ep Kismet.

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<v Speaker 1>She'll be touring in America beginning in Julia, she said.

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<v Speaker 1>Check to see if she'll be anywhere near you or

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<v Speaker 1>someplace you'd like to hop on a plane and go visit.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll find all the info at b E l I

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<v Speaker 1>N d A Carlyle c A R l I s

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<v Speaker 1>l E dot net, Blinda Carlile dot net, and at

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<v Speaker 1>ticketmaster dot com. I hope you have enjoyed today's conversation

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<v Speaker 1>and all the fascinating conversations we have here on love Someone.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope they entertain you. I hope they inspire you

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<v Speaker 1>to use the gifts, the talents that you have to

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<v Speaker 1>make this world a better place, one heart at a time,