United Kingdom, March 5 -- Brandi Carlile had a "chaotic and intense" childhood.

The 43-year-old singer was the product of young parents who were always at the centre of a "controversy" and explained that she had moved homes a total of 14 times before she moved out on her own to pursue her career.

Speaking on the 'Table Manners' podcast, she told hosts Jessie and Lennie Ware: "We moved 14 times in from the time I as four until I moved out of my parents' house when I was 17.

"There were always different reasons. My parents are amazing people, they're fun. They're with us still, they're together. They're unpredictable, they're like eternal teenagers. They were really young when they had us kids, and I'm the oldest of three kids. And it j...