Jewel is one of the BEST female singer today. She is an everyday angel and sings from the heart. You should get her book of poetry, A Night Without Armor, because it is really good. Here is a sample of one of her poems:

Upon Moving Into My Van

Joy, Pure Joy, I am/ What I always wanted/ to grow up and be/ Things are becoming/ more of a dream with/ each waking day-/ The heavy brows of Daily Life/ are becoming encrusted/ with glitter and the shaking finger/ of consequence is/ beginning to giggle/ Grumpy old men/ have wings/ Burns sport Halos/ and everyday dullness/ has begun to breathe/ as I remember the/ incredible lightness/ of living/

Jewel grew up in Alaska and moved to Hawaii where she lived with her aunt.(I think.) She lived in San Diego and learned to play guitar and also got "dicovered" there. She has one album out right now,Pieces of You, and is hopefully going to put out another one by Christmas. LAST UPDATED: JULY 30 added more pics to all the gallerys and added a gallery. added jewel singing over the rainbow. MUST HEAR!