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GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inspirations: Colbie Caillat
GRAMMY WINNER REVEALS FIVE GRAMMY HALLOF FAME RECORDINGS THAT HAVE SHAPED THE SOUND OF HER OWN MUSIC
(To commemorate the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame's 40thAnniversary in 2013, GRAMMY.com has launched GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inspirations.The ongoing series will feature conversations with various individuals who willidentify GRAMMY Hall Of Fame recordings that have influenced them and helpedshape their careers.)
A quintessential California girl, pop singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat'smusic is as sunny and laid-back as her Maliburoots. Hits such as her GRAMMY-winning collaborations with Jason Mraz("Lucky") and Taylor Swift ("Breathe") evoke the '70s-eracountry-pop of Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles, and with good reason: Caillat isthe daughter of GRAMMY-winning producer Ken Caillat (Fleetwood Mac's Rumours). Southern California rock was the soundtrack of her childhood.
Caillat draws from thismusical well when she writes. A love of harmonies and a knack for economicalbut relatable lyrics are two elements of Caillat's songwriting one can trace tothe classic rock and folk-pop of her youth. But she also professes a deep lovefor reggae and the music of Bob Marley.
"If I could onlylisten to one artist for the rest of my life it would be Bob Marley," shesays. "All of his music is just so positive and so happy. It's something Ilove listening to, it takes my worries away and my stress away. He sends amessage out to the world that promotes peace; that's what I love abouthim."
Here's a look at fiveGRAMMY Hall Of Fame recordings that have inspired Caillat and her upcoming newalbum:
Blue
Joni Mitchell
Reprise (1971)
Album
Inducted 1999
"My mom and sisterloved all of the Joni Mitchell albums. When I hear Blue it reminds me of driving to highschool in the morning. They'd always have that record on. My sister and I stilllisten to it to this day. It just brings back those memories. Joni's voice andthe lyrics to the songs — as a songwriter I've learned so much from hearing herand the songs that she creates."
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
Warner Bros. (1970)
Album
Inducted 2002
"Joni Mitchell andJames Taylor both write such beautiful melodies, and their lyrics are soin-depth and honest and relatable to everyone. When you see how clever they arein their writing, it makes me want to try to write like them.
"My sister and Iwere raised on classic rock. We grew up in Southern California and just thatkind of music — the Joni Mitchell-Fleetwood Mac-James Taylor-CrosbyStills & Nash — it reminds me of Southern California, beach days andhanging out with family. And I love all of those songs."
Graceland
PaulSimon
Warner Bros. (1986)
Album
Inducted 2012
"I love thisrecord! I put it on to this day for workouts. I'm recording my record at abeach house in Maliburight now, and every morning I take these jogs on the beach and work out in thesand and it makes me want to have dance parties while I'm working out. It'sreally fun music and it's actually inspiring my record right now. I want myrecord to have that kind of feel. Paul Simon went to Africafor that record and it has all of these different vocals and instruments on itthat take you there. And so that inspired me for this record to have a soundlike he does on Graceland."
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Warner Bros. (1977)
Album
Inducted 2003
"My dad worked on [Rumours],so I grew up listening to that record. Every song on it reminds me of mychildhood and the house I was born in on that hill in Malibu. We would listen to it every day. Laterthey had to remix songs, and I remember my dad in the house on his console,remixing everything.
"I feel like I'mconnected to that record in a big way. Fleetwood Mac [are] the first band Iever saw live; it was at the Hollywood Bowl. Lindsey [Buckingham's] guitarplaying and Stevie [Nicks'] raspy vocals, all of them as songwriters, andhearing my dad telling stories about recording that record up in Sausalito,[Calif.,] and reading my dad's book about it — it's a bigconnection."
Tapestry
Carole King
Ode (1971)
Album
Inducted 1998
"Carole King isanother one of my mom's favorites. We have all of her records. I love how sheis as a songwriter. I actually just got to meet her a couple weeks ago and Igot to sing 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' in front of her at a tribute concert.It was one of the coolest experiences because, along with Joni Mitchell, JamesTaylor and Fleetwood Mac, hearing Carole helped shape what kind of songs Iwanted to write. Her vocals are just so honest and when she hits those high notes,it just gives you chills."
(Colbie Caillat won herfirst GRAMMY in 2009 for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for"Lucky" with Jason Mraz. She co-wrote the GRAMMY-nominated track"Breathe" with Taylor Swift, which was featured on Swift's Album Of TheYear winner Fearless.Caillat garnered a 56th GRAMMY nomination with Gavin DeGraw for Best SongWritten For Visual Media for "We Both Know" featured on thesoundtrack to the 2013 film SafeHaven.)
(Lisa Zhito is aNashville-based freelancer covering travel, arts and entertainment.)
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