“I can’t help but have a soft spot in my heart for Jewel. She helped get me a job. After an interview at eMusic, editor J. Edward Keyes mentioned that he needed to go review a show of hers in Long Island. I mentioned that I loved her work, and after the show I spent the long ride home back to Brooklyn trying to convince him of her relative worth. He wasn’t convinced, but I think he realized he could — at the very least — tolerate having me around eight hours a day in an office. As long as I kept my mouth shut about Jewel. I can’t blame him. Most people don’t want to hear about what makes Jewel great — especially people who take music ’seriously.’ She fancies herself a poet. Her music is resolutely lightweight so as to allow more room for said poetry. And her dyed-in-the-wool fans? Let’s just say that they don’t often go by ‘J. Edward’ or ‘Todd L.,’ and leave it at that.” [link]