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.
JewelI guess Iām a Gemini through and through, but Iām mercurial. I get bored doing the same things.
JewelI didn't mean to be a songwriter; I just was writing for fun, you have all day to do it. I was homeless so that's all I had to do.
JewelFor 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.
Jewel