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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I think family mealtime is really important. There's a lot of research that shows kids are going to do better in school and have more self-esteem if you can all sit down and eat together.
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I love shows about creating and cooking. Sometimes they're so extraordinary, you end up setting yourself to fail.
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If you write a hit song for Britney Spears, it's worth several million dollars. Just one song! And it might have taken you two hours to do it. It's like mining for gold. It takes a lot of skill and a lot of technique.
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If someone is willing to help you understand your own worth when you're vulnerable, that's a very touching thing. It makes you want to help other people.
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You have a different crowd every night, so you should do a different show to suit them. I tailor the show to their mood.
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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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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,
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I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to.
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When we're children we're told love is going to be great: Just fall in love, the rest will take care of itself - and then we fall in love and we realize, Okay, this is actually really, really hard work. This guy doesn't just tell me I'm great every day, you know?
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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.
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I hope that my life ends up being my greatest work of art, not just my music.
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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.