Jewel Quotes

I tend to eat what I want, which probably isn't good.
Jewel

Good, Eat, Tend

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.
Jewel

Family, School, Important

I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to.
Jewel

Poetry, Hard, Kids

I want my whole life to be a great work of art, not just my art. And that means paying attention to my entire life and trying to make sure my whole life is balanced.
Jewel

Life, Work, Great

I was homeless and I was in San Diego and I started singing in a local coffee shop and people started coming to hear me sing.
Jewel

Coffee, Started, Hear

I was raised really poor and so was my husband.
Jewel

Husband, Poor, Raised

I was really inspired while I was pregnant and I wrote a whole album for my baby. I wanted to write a kids album that didn't annoy parents. I used The Beatles 'Rocky Raccoon' as sort of a starting place for my writing.
Jewel

Parents, Writing, Place

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.
Jewel

Life, Car, Forward

I'm fairly specific about what I like to wear and looks are important to me, just like they are to everybody.
Jewel

Important, Everybody, Looks

I'm not a partygoer.
Jewel

I'm not a wild and crazy person.
Jewel

Crazy, Person, Wild

I'm the classic absent-minded professor: I'm very focused on something, and meanwhile, I've left the refrigerator door open for hours.
Jewel

Door, Left, Open

I'm trying to be in the moment and really enjoy my pregnancy. I feel really lucky.
Jewel

Trying, Enjoy, Moment

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

Love, Poetry, Book

I've been performing on stage since I was six years old.
Jewel

Old, Since, Stage

If I'm a phenomenon, it makes me feel like I have no purpose.
Jewel

Makes, Purpose, Phenomenon

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.
Jewel

Two, Write, Song

It's like a garden: Whatever you water the most will do the best. At some point, you decide whether you'll water your career or your relationship more.
Jewel

Best, Career, Whatever

Most of us don't spend any time knowing ourselves. We just keep reacting.
Jewel

Time, Keep, Knowing

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

Music, Nature, Pretty

My whole goal is to keep my spirit intact. If that doesn't happen, none of this is worth it.
Jewel

Happen, Goal, Keep

On my own I generally have very messy hair, wear jeans and sneakers.
Jewel

Hair, Wear, Messy

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.
Jewel

Strong, Live, Different

So what are we given? We're also given, my generation, the disillusionment of our parents.
Jewel

Parents, Generation

Some of my favorite poets had a tremendous sense of whimsy, so it's a writing style I guess I admire.
Jewel

Writing, Sense, Style

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Nationality: American

Born: May 23, 1974

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