I have this theory - that if we're told we're bad, then that's the only ideal we'll ever have.
My whole goal is to keep my spirit intact. If that doesn't happen, none of this is worth it.
She was ranked #45 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
Jewel sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXXII in 1998.
She used to date Steve Poltz of the band The Rugburns. He appeared in her video You Were Meant for Me. She sang backup on his album One Left Shoe.
She has published an autobiography in 2000, titled "Chasing Down the Dawn".
Her albums have sold worldwide over 25 million copies.
She grew up in an 800-acre farm in Homer, Alaska.
Her father, Atz, is of German origin. Her mother, Lenedra Carroll, is American.
Her boyfriend/life partner is rodeo cowboy Ty Murrey. She once broke a collarbone and a rib when she was thrown off a horse on Ty's ranch.
She knows how to yodel. Yodeling is a form of folk singing, developed in the Swiss Alps as a method of communicating across great distances in the mountains.
She reportedly dated actor Sean Penn, who directed the video for "You Were Meant For Me". Jewel herself insists that they are "just friends".
She learned to play guitar at the age of 16.
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