Jewel
Jewel
Singer-songwriter who has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards and was first celebrated for her single "Who Will Save Your Soul."
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth23 May 1974
CountryUnited States of America
demand
We must demand more not from each other, but more from ourselves
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In case you failed to notice, in case you failed to see, this is my heart, bleeding before you, this is me down on my knees.
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I'm fairly specific about what I like to wear and looks are important to me, just like they are to everybody.
ends greatest hope life music work
I hope that my life ends up being my greatest work of art, not just my music.
home
I moved out of home when I was 15.
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What's great about music is it takes so many kinds of people, including me. Everybody is in a different place.
kinder
There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself; you know, have fun, take chances. Those bounds.
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I sort of came out at the dawn of the Internet in the mid-90s and I think it helped break my career. I think I was one of the first artists to really benefit from the grassroots swell that can happen online. I don't know if I would have broken out without it.
asleep car fall homeless since
I've been writing lullabies since the beginning. I kind of did it for myself to help myself fall asleep when I really worried, like when I was homeless and I'd fall asleep in my car.
american-musician since
I've been performing on stage since I was six years old.
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The writers I respect the most had an undying commitment to a vision.
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Once you are successful, there's a very seductive rhythm at work that keeps you wanting to outdo yourself. By the end of 'Spirit' I felt like I didn't want to get into that trap. It almost makes you cartoon-like.
american-musician
The show is different every night, because I never write a setlist.
I was raised really poor and so was my husband.