Jewel Kilcher Quotes
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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.
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Without a band, I'm much more free to improvise.
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I've been performing on stage since I was six years old.
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I guess I'm a Gemini through and through, but I'm mercurial. I get bored doing the same things.
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I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to my home state, you always want your hometown to be the proudest of you.
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Once you are successful, there's a very seductive rhythm at work that keeps you wanting to outdo yourself. By the end of 'Spirit' I felt like I didn't want to get into that trap. It almost makes you cartoon-like.
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So what are we given? We're also given, my generation, the disillusionment of our parents.
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My fans get passionate about certain songs.
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Some of my favorite poets had a tremendous sense of whimsy, so it's a writing style I guess I admire.
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If I'm a phenomenon, it makes me feel like I have no purpose.
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On my own I generally have very messy hair, wear jeans and sneakers.
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I'm a happy mum. I didn't think it was in the cards for me, so I feel very blessed.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Amazingly, I've been sort of an anomaly in the music industry. I feel like I've been able to exist as kind of a throwback artist.
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I don't see the world unless I see it in ink.
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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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For now I'm just enjoying being a mom. I don't want to be more famous and more rich. I want to be a good mom.
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I moved out of home when I was 15.
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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.
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I grew up doing live tours and playing in bars, so it was what I love to do.