Brandi Carlile is a now a music superstar, but she grew up poor in the trailer parks of Washington state with her “really young, unconventional, fringe” parents, her father an alcoholic who struggled to work. Does this background mean she has a responsible relationship with money?
“No!” Carlile splutters, incredulously, “I’m an idiot with money. I cannot keep it. No, I buy the fanciest cars. If there’s something on the menu and it’s expensive, I will buy it just because it is expensive.
