I think being raised spending so much time outdoors was really important - while you're in it, you might not know, but now I think of the things I was thankful for. Jewel importantoutdoorraise Change image and share on social
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. Jewel frustratelotlyric Change image and share on social
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. Jewel asleepbegincar Change image and share on social
I would always encourage people of any age not to be so quick to follow other people's truths but to search and follow your own moral code and live by your own integrity, and mostly just be brave. Jewel agebravecode Change image and share on social
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,' Jewel bookhavelabel Change image and share on social
I never found much comfort in overly organized religion of any sort. Jewel comfortfindorganize Change image and share on social
I've had mentors who were kind of the troubadour singer-songwriters, like Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Neil Young, and that's just what I've always liked - people who would talk real honestly about their lives and their circumstance. Jewel bobcircumstancedylan share on social
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. Jewel 90sartistbenefit share on social
I find you get out of people what you put into them. Jewel findpeopleput Change image and share on social
