Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and author. She has received four Grammy Award nominations and, as of 2021, has sold over 30 million albums worldwide
Your new album is called Freewheelin’ Woman. Is that an intentional nod to The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, from 1963? Dylan was one of your early mentors.
It’s a line out of one of the songs on my album, and I felt like it summed up where I am. I’ve been fortunate, as a woman, to move about the world and my life with some autonomy—getting to make my own decisions and do things on my own terms. I felt like the title was really appropriate. It wasn’t until after I titled it that someone mentioned Bob Dylan, which is perfectly fitting and welcome.
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24 years ago
@bobdylan asked me to open for him. I was an unknown whose first record was considered a failure. He believed in me, and told me to keep going. He gave me the fuel I needed at just the right time, to keep fighting for Pieces Of You.
source: https://twitter.com/jeweljk/status/1251527908126011393
