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“As a singer-songwriter, I don’t have any barriers,” says Brooke White with a disarming ease, the piercing calm of her eyes only enhancing the soothing tone of her voice as she speaks. “For the type of music that I play, I think it’s important that I remain unguarded and open and vulnerable. That said, there are times when I wish I wasn’t so vulnerable, but it’s the only way I know how to be and it sometimes allows for things to get in that can be really damaging.”
It’s the way Brooke White deals with that damage that makes her music so inviting, her personality so compelling, and her company so endearing. Even meeting her in a crowded restaurant amidst the bustle of a Los Angeles lunch hour, she makes a connection that feels so personal, you feel like you’ve known her your entire life.
High Hopes & Heartbreak, the first full-length release since she became an “American Idol” finalist in 2008. During the seventh season of “Idol,” the Phoenix, AZ, native drew rave reviews for her passionate swirl of willowing soul and ‘70s flavored gold.
“The show was really big for me,” she explains, referring not to the exposure “American Idol” provided her, but rather the psychological impact of the larger-than-life reality surrounding the contestants. “Early on, I was really naïve about the process. You’re in this very protective bubble where you’re away from the media, you don’t look online if you don’t want to, and you just go out there and you do your best each week. It wasn’t until I got farther along that it started to become very emotional for me.”
The oldest of four siblings, her parents passed their love of music on to their children, and that love has blossomed in Brooke. “My upbringing is entirely the reason that I am the artist that I am today,” she says. “My parents are big music fans, and we grew up in a small house where music was always playing. We’d go on drives just to listen to a Carole King tape, or Fleetwood Mac or the Carpenters.
It’s the way Brooke White deals with that damage that makes her music so inviting, her personality so compelling, and her company so endearing. Even meeting her in a crowded restaurant amidst the bustle of a Los Angeles lunch hour, she makes a connection that feels so personal, you feel like you’ve known her your entire life.
High Hopes & Heartbreak, the first full-length release since she became an “American Idol” finalist in 2008. During the seventh season of “Idol,” the Phoenix, AZ, native drew rave reviews for her passionate swirl of willowing soul and ‘70s flavored gold.
“The show was really big for me,” she explains, referring not to the exposure “American Idol” provided her, but rather the psychological impact of the larger-than-life reality surrounding the contestants. “Early on, I was really naïve about the process. You’re in this very protective bubble where you’re away from the media, you don’t look online if you don’t want to, and you just go out there and you do your best each week. It wasn’t until I got farther along that it started to become very emotional for me.”
The oldest of four siblings, her parents passed their love of music on to their children, and that love has blossomed in Brooke. “My upbringing is entirely the reason that I am the artist that I am today,” she says. “My parents are big music fans, and we grew up in a small house where music was always playing. We’d go on drives just to listen to a Carole King tape, or Fleetwood Mac or the Carpenters.
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