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Jewel Sets the Record Straight
The otherwise musically-mononymous Jewel Kilcher’s story could be a lesson in real-life fairy tales: the rural Alaskan native who yodeled with her cowboy-musician dad, slept enchantedly under star-filled skies with her ranch animals, and was so free-spirited she once lived out of her car, taking photos to prove it, smiling, guitar in hand. By the time she was 20, she had signed a deal with Atlantic Records and in 1995, she released her multi-platinum debut Pieces of You. From there she rode off into a Grammy-nominated, stardom-laced sunset. But that’s hardly the whole story. “The big misconception, I think, in my career was that I was living in my car for my dream,” Jewel tells me. “That was not the case, I was living in my car because a boss wanted to have sex with me and when I wouldn’t,...
Jewel Looks Back at Pieces of You, Remaining Honest Within Her Music
This year, Jewel’s debut album, Pieces of You, turns 25. It seems like yesterday that the then-Alaska-based singer-songwriter was new on the scene and her earnest folky songs garnered strong radio play and allowed her to play massive venues. In a series of videos, the singer-songwriter takes us through that big anniversary and why that album was helped set her out on the path where she is today. Jewel also recounts her rise to becoming a breakout grassroots artist in the midst of the grunge era, reminiscing about her feature in SPIN’s 1996 print issue, and the values that have kept her grounded, happy while remaining honest within her music. You can watch the videos below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should ...
