Jewel: From Homelessness And Being Groomed To Multi-Platinum Artist
Jewel embodies the spirit of a determined woman. Her authentic, poetic musical talents are of course a key component of her essence, but her impact goes far beyond tunes played on radio waves. The pain she endured and the despair that could have held her back instead fueled her fire to live a better life.
Your home life is traumatic and unstable and the immediate world around you is unsafe, so you up and leave town, pull yourself up by your own bootstraps, and live in your car temporarily while hitchhiking around the country looking for direction. You’ve got your guitar and your voice supporting you as you busk and perform at coffee shops in sunny Southern California and then, out of the blue, you’re the small-town girl who gets discovered.