Jewel’s Journey from Yodeling in Bars to Homelessness to 30M Albums Sold
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Singer-songwriter Jewel shares her incredible life story, from yodeling in bars as a kid to becoming homeless as a teenager and shortly thereafter becoming one of the most sought-after musicians in the world. She tells Guy about the mental exercises and Stoic philosophy she relied on as she climbed out of homelessness; why she declined a $1 million signing bonus; her "business plan" for her career and happiness; the conversation with Bob Dylan that may have saved her career; and why she's still making music but choosing not to publish it.
Links from the Show
01. Discovery show about Jewel's family's Alaska homestead
02. Writers who inspired Jewel: Anais Nin, Flannery O'Connor, Anton Chekhov, Charles Bukowski, Immanuel Kant, Plato, Socrates
03. Her debut album, Pieces of You
04. "Who Will Save Your Soul" video
05. "You Were Meant for Me" video
06. 25th-anniversary edition of Spirit, Jewel's sophomore album
07. Innerworld, Jewel's online platform connecting people to mental health counseling anonymously
