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
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Records have never really been my strong suit. I've always been a much better live act. I didn't understand the language of the studio. You sing differently in a studio. The language, the craft - it's just a whole different deal. I avoided the problem on my first record by doing a live album.
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My second record I used a producer, which was frustrating in a way, because I think a lot of the punky spirit and provocative nature of the lyrics didn't come across - the music was pretty.
car looks records
I was turning 20 during my first record. Those decade birthdays always kind of cause me, it seems, to reflect, look back, and then look forward. I just was closing this period of my life where I was living in a car and scrambling my whole life to then signing a six-record deal with Atlantic.
book records labels
I've always had a love for poetry and when I got signed to a record label I thought, 'How odd that I'm doing a record before a book of poetry,'
american-musician everybody great including music takes
What's great about music is it takes so many kinds of people, including me. Everybody is in a different place.
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The show is different every night, because I never write a setlist.
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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.
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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.
american-musician respect writers
The writers I respect the most had an undying commitment to a vision.
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There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself; you know, have fun, take chances. Those bounds.
grounded trying
I was really intimidated. I was really timid. And so a lot of what Ang did with me was trying to get me grounded and I think that's why he had me do tai chi, just trying to get me settled.
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I would love to write more children's books. There is such a high standard out there for children's books; there are really amazing writers. It is a fantastic creative outlet and such an amazing teaching tool. The thing I love about kids, too, is it is so imaginative and poetic.
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My character had to be really earthy, really grounded, feminine and strong and confident,