"I had quit the business, really. I just wasn't sure I wanted to come back to the machine," Jewel admits. "I took a year off and then two years passed and finally I knew there were things I wanted to say. I had a very clear vision and was not willing to compromise."

The resulting 14-track This Way, which streets Nov. 13, showcases a less self-conscious, less polished Jewel. Most of her vocals were recorded live with musicians she found off the beaten track, giving her fourth Atlantic album a more personal, less trend-conscious bent with a vivid diversity of styles, from the expected pop and rock to country, folk, and some surprisingly strident rock. This Way has Jewel sharing production duties for the first time with co-producer Dan Huff.

"My passion is in just doing something, not perfecting it when it's done," Jewel explains. "My records have always suffered because I hate singing to a wall, and I don't have patience -- or maybe the vanity -- to make them absolutely perfect. This time, I sang the vocals live with the band a few times and just picked the best. It allowed me to perform more as an artist than a scientist in the studio."

First single "Standing Still," written by Jewel and Rick Nowles, is disobeying its title with a fast start on Billboard's Adult Top-40 chart, where it is No. 13 in its third week. The bright, midtempo pop number addresses simple desires ("Do you want me like I want you?") with an underlying message about taking forward steps in life.

"I wanted the lyric to be smart but colorful and vibrant like a little movie in your head," Jewel says. "I like writing hooky songs that can be hits, but I like them to have a lyric that has another layer."

Ron Shapiro, executive VP/GM of the Atlantic Group, says, "Because of her songwriting genius, Jewel always has a couple of different levels going on in her music. She really had a number of agendas on this record: to represent her diversity, to really have a hand in the whole process, and to mix songs of the heart with statements about important issues going on in the world. The project represents the difference between the girl of 18 that made 'Pieces of You' and the 27-year-old woman that she is today. She has recommitted herself to the music and has written songs that take you on a journey."

Among the standouts are "Love Me Just Leave Me Alone," a classic rock-rooted, no-holds-barred jam that Jewel has performed live; the whimsical, bluesy "Everybody Needs Somebody Sometime"; the biting but luscious ballad "Break Me"; and the intimate, social commentary "Serve the Ego."

The new album follows a non-stop whirlwind ignited when "Who Will Save Your Soul," the debut single from "Pieces," caught fire in 1995. It was encored by 1998's "Spirit," which spawned the signature hit "Hands," and the 1999 platinum Christmas collection "Joy." All the while, Jewel toured exhaustively; wrote two books -- the million-selling poetry collection "A Night Without Armor" and short story/essay text "Chasing Down the Dawn"; co-starred in the film "Ride With the Devil"; and backed various causes and charities, including her own Higher Ground for Humanity. She also was nominated for three Grammy Awards, graced the cover of Time, and moved 20 million albums worldwide, according to Atlantic.

"I was really tired," Jewel says. "I just ran out of energy to go around and promote the way you need to. I barely had energy for shows. I was just sort of done." So she moved to a Texas ranch with boyfriend/rodeo champion Ty Murray for a much-needed break.

This time around, Jewel vows to pace herself in a way "that won't use me up again." Atlantic started its marketing campaign with a quick, two-week U.S. promotional tour, with appearances booked on the late-night TV shows, MTV's "TRL," the My VH1 Awards Dec. 2, and a series of live radio Christmas shows in December.

The international release of "This Way" will be staggered to space out Jewel's schedule. It won't hit racks in Europe and parts of Asia until February 2002. This year, in addition to the U.S., it will be issued in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Latin America.

At retail, the forecast is optimistic, in part because of rekindled airplay of Jewel's sensitive "Hands" in the wake of Sept. 11. "It was unexpected, of course, but that put her back in people's minds," says Eric Keil, a buyer for the South Plainfield, N.J.-based Compact Disc World chain. "I think the public is in the mood for the kind of music that she makes -- plus, the first single is getting such a good reception at radio. That bodes well."

Jewel also gives this work her personal stamp of approval. "It was important that this record feel less premeditated," she says. "I needed to have fun, be sensual, be raucous, and feel sassy. I'm a fairly mercurial person, and I'm glad I got that across on this record."

Still, it's Whitney Houston's 1991 Super Bowl version of Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner that has been the nation's best-selling single for weeks. But just about anyone who attempts to tackle the famous song will tell you it isn't easy.

Jeffrey Osborne has sung the national anthem between 45 and 50 times at L.A. Lakers' games and has opened the Lakers' home season for 21 years, including Tuesday's game against Portland.

"To me, it's not one of the greatest melodies ever written, so it tends to be kind of on the boring side. That's why singers try to do so much with it. But it's best if you try to stay as legitimate as you can," he says. Celebs taking a stab at the song through the years have had their star-spangled flubs.

Roseanne Barr in 1990 was vilified for her now-historic off-key rendition at a San Diego Padres-Cincinnati Reds game, following it up with a crotch grab aimed at a booing audience.

More recently, Macy Gray made news in her hometown of Canton, Ohio, when she attempted the song this summer at the National Football League's Hall of Fame game and forgot the words. "I blew it," she said.

Jewel sang a sweet rendition to kick off the World Series Saturday in Arizona, but she explains that it's not as easy as it looks. The song covers a wide range, and the stadium presents sound problems.

"It is hard because you can't hear yourself," she says. "I don't care how many times you've done it, your heart is still pounding. It's so loud, and you've got two baseball teams staring at you. No matter what, you feel a little bit out of your body. It's surreal. You're halfway through, and you're suddenly not sure what words you've been singing. It's a trippy experience."

"It's a very awkward, difficult song," says opera star Denyce Graves, who sang the national anthem at World Series Game 4. She was also asked to sing its rival, God Bless America, which she says is "more melodic, more singable," at Game 5.

Singing in a stadium can mean a delay of as much as a measure and a half, says Graves. "You remember Row, Row, Row Your Boat and singing it in a round? It's like that. You have to focus on your own voice and keep going." Jewel uses an ear monitor to hear her own voice, but last Saturday it was so loud that all she could hear was the crowd. Plus, the song itself covers an octave and a half, which requires most singers to switch registers. "Whitney Houston can belt it and hit those high notes. I sing it quieter and sweeter. You have to do it according to what your voice can handle."

Vanessa Williams, who sang God Bless America at Tuesday's Lakers game, says singing at a sporting event right now is "very fulfilling. It's inspiring. People listen and sing along."

The key, she says, is not to try improving on the original. "You scratch your head and say, 'How am I going to make mine different?' " Don't bother. "Get back to the essence of the song. It's about the country and how we're supposed to feel about our country."

Jewel Is Live: This is definitely my favorite record. I've never been very comfortable making records. I got to co-produce this record and finally by my fourth record, I've learned enough about the process and have been able to control it more. The end result is a record that is a lot more 'raw' than my past records.

Question: Hi JEWEL your music is very nice.My favorite is "STANDING STILL".What is your favorite songs or song you like to sing to.

Jewel Is Live: On my own record, my favorite song "The New Wild West"

Question: In your book "a night without amor" what were yoyur influences? And how long did you work on it?

Jewel Is Live: That book has a collection of poetry from my age of 14 to when I published it at the age of 24. I've just always really enjoyed writing poetry. I wrote poetry before I wrote songs or played the guitar. It's my first love. I put in a lot of early poetry so people could see my growth as a writer so they could see how I emerged as a writer and not just see my more sophisticated writing.

Question: I heard your new album online. A couple of the songs sound like they could be played on Country radio. I know you joked about it in the past, but would you ever consider doing a crossover album, maybe some of your favorites with some you wrote yourself?

Jewel Is Live: I've always had a real strong country influence. This was something people commented on on my first record with the song "Don't". I guess it will always be a part of me in the end. I might do one or two country songs but I'm not really concentrating on crossingover.

Question: I have heard all of "This Way" and wanted to tell you I love it! My favorite song is "Till We Run Out of Road". I heard that you and your boyfriend TY wrote this song together. How did this come about and how was the experience of working together?

Jewel Is Live: I wrote this song with Ty on New Year's Eve and I just wanted to show him what it was like to write songs. He's a 'bull rider' so we wrote it about him being on the rodeo trail. We mention a man named Louie Field who is an all around champion cowboy. When we were writing it, Ty wanted to be sure it didn't sound like a cliche rodeo song. So if you listen to it, it also sounds like it could be about me being on the rode or anyone who works hard.

Question: Jewel, you are a singer/songwriter, actress, author and humanitarian. Which role do you like best?

Jewel Is Live: I really love switching! I like to switch because creativity is like a trustee in charge of the creativity. Like the way farmers rotate crops. I like to rotate jobs creatively. When I take a break from music it gives me time to work on other jobs and then come back and write more music. I don't tend to act in my free time, I tend to write songs and poetry. That's really my preference.

Question: Hello Jewel, I want to say thank you first off on behalf of all the eda's for the nashville event. It was incredible. Are you planning on going on tour to promote "This Way" and if so, when?

Jewel Is Live: I'm glad you enjoyed Nashville, I enjoyed it as well!!! I will be going on tour, probably in the States around March or so. And then I'll be going on to the rest of the world.

Question: You have put out two books and have had three albums, almost all of that material was written by you, where do you find your inspiration for it all?

Jewel Is Live: I've written way more than 3 albums and 2 books. I find it frustrating that I'm not able to put records out more frequently. I think it would be fun to put a record out every 6 months. I just like writing a lot and tend to do it all the time. I sort of pick through songs. I tend to write a lot and my records and books are taken out of catalogs.

Question: Hello Jewel! I think that your music is fantastic! I was wondering......will you ever write another book about yourself of you great poetry. Your a great person. LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =)

Jewel Is Live: I guess everything in a strange way is about myself! My records are either about me or about how I see the world so I guess I'll continue to do the same.Some songs are fiction but in a way they are about me.

Question: First of all, I just would like to say you are a talented and gifted musician. I wanted to know how a struggling artist can break-through. What do you think is the best way possible to have new and orginal music heard?

Jewel Is Live: If you perform it yourself, get out and play it! I really think by being the best you can be and refining your greatness is the best thing you can do. It gets other to take notice. If you really stand out in your community, people really take notice. It really worked for me. I started out in San Diego that way. Do it because you love it!!!

Question: Jewel, did you ever feel pressured to drop your own style of music and go mainstream, and if yes what prevented you from giving up what your message?

Jewel Is Live: My first record was created in an environment that was blissfully ignorant. I never thought I would be competing on a top level of music where I was able to make a record that I didn't feel obligated to meet radio standards. Of course, following the success of "Pieces of You" I was introduced to competition. I went through periods where I compared myself to what else was popular, whether that was Nirvana or Britney Spears. I've definately looked in amazement that there was room for me in radio. I feel in the long run it pays off. One of the gifts of the success of "Piece of You" was it taught me to value the gift of sincerity. Once I went through that process I was able to 'put glasses' on with the way the industry works and do what I wanted to do. I went to Nashville and did the record that I wanted to do.

Question: This Way got a good review in Rolling Stone this week. Do you read the reviews or care what the critics say about your work?

Jewel Is Live: I really don't read reviews anymore. My record label president called me yesterday and read me the review and said he was so excited, he wanted to go home and read it over and over! I of course was thrilled but I'm also cautious to accept praise or negative criticism on either side.

Question: The song "Pieces of You" had a very strong politcal message, much of your work seems to, can we expect the same from this new album?

Jewel Is Live: There is definately songs with strong political sounds on this record. "Jesus Loves You", "The New Wild West" and several lyrics scattered throughout some of the love songs on the record. It's a topic that I'll always find interesting!

Question: What is your holiday wish?

Jewel Is Live: I haven't really thought about it yet! I hope to spend the holiday with my family.

Question: I write music, but i still feel awkward about singing my songs in front of people. Did you ever have this problem and if so how did u over come this fear?

Jewel Is Live: You're always nervous when you haven't been doing something very long in front of people. It helps to perform in front of other people. I used to get the hiccups in front of people on stage. I also went through a stage where I would do anything short of picking my nose on stage! My dad would also have to bribe me to move on stage. It took a while, but now I'm very comfortable on stage. In time, you find you're very excellent. Just don't be afraid to be bold! People also find mistakes very charming-they're very forgiving! When I forget lyrics, people feel like you're human and they're very forgiving.

Question: Thank you very much for continuing in your career. You have a uniquely lovely voice and I've enjoyed listening to it for years. I understand that you have been in a movie. Do you expect to continue with a career making films? Any thoughts on musicals?

Jewel Is Live: I'm staying away from musicals for now. I did audition for "Moulin Rouge" though! I plan to do another movie this summer but I don't really have a script in mind. It's hard to find a really smart script. Hopefully I'll find a script by the time I'm ready to do a film, it's definitely something I want to do.

Question: you are a great singer and he hopes you have great success with your new cd. Who are your favorite artists?

Jewel Is Live: Alicia Keys, I really like her. I like David Gray also. Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen are great too.

Question: Jewel so many women love your look! Do you have any secrets that you could share with them?

Jewel Is Live: My boyfriend always laughs at the fact that I have become a fashion icon... I'm a bit of a smorgasbord! I tend to combine all of the wrong things! I guess I'm like any girl, I don't take it too seriously..do whatever pleases you. n junior high I wore silk pill box hats which made me very unpopular. It's best to do your own thing.

Question: When you write a new song, who are you most likely to play it for first?

Jewel Is Live: It's been my boyfriend of the last 4 years. He has a great ear and is able to be a good sounding board. He's able to hear songs that are unfinished and see where I'm headed with it. He's a real good sounding board.

Comment: Jewel it was so great to have you here, and certainly a huge thrill for me and the rest of your fans here at AOL. Do you have any closing comments?

Jewel Is Live: It's always a pleasure! I love being in touch with people on the internet. I like being in direct contact. I think one of the reasons I've been able to have a career that lasted 4 albums is because my fan base is great to me. It's always a great comfort to me that people will understand what I'm doing. It's hard to have these songs played on pop stations so please call your local radio stations and request these songs. "Who Will Save Your Soul" got played on the radio because my fans called their stations! Especially in Australia! Call your radio stations in Australia! Goodbye and I look forward to seeing you all again!

KING: She is just in from Australia. It is a great pleasure to welcome Jewel to LARRY KING LIVE. She is the singer-songwriter and author. A new album coming next month called "This Way." But the song she is going to sing tonight is "Hands." That is from your last album, right?

JEWEL, SINGER: Correct.

KING: How did this all come about?

JEWEL: A radio station in New York actually did a version where they put President Bush speaking over it and people calling in when they had seen the towers fall, and it just sort of became an anthem, I guess in New York.

KING: Where were you on September 11?

JEWEL: Camping. I didn't know it happened until 12th.

KING: No kidding?

JEWEL: Yes.

KING: Where did you learn it?

JEWEL: I learned it driving out, we saw a ranch with its flag at half-staff, and we started driving through these mountain country cities and saw all the flags out.

KING: Thanks for coming, Jewel.

JEWEL: Thank you.

KING: We would like to dedicate this song to Jenny Ann Mefeo (ph). She was burned over 90 percent of her body in the attack on the World Trade Center. She clung to life for 41 days at New York's Weill Cornell Burn Unit. That is the medical facility this program took you into last month. Yesterday Jenny Ann Mefeo lost her courageous battle for survival. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and her friends. Here is Jewel.

(JEWEL SINGS "HANDS")

Cameron: Jewel is one musician who knows how to make sacrifices for her art. Before the record contracts, before the fame and the money came along, she lived in the back of a VW van and survived, she says, on peanut butter and carrot sticks. Doesn't seem to have done her any harm *Jewel laughs*, I must say. These days, if she wanted, it could, of course, be a lifestyle of Leer jets, luxury hotels and caviar. But no. Jewel doesn't go for that. But, she has gone for this and she joins me now. Thanks for coming, Jewel.

Jewel: Hello.

Cameron: What do you mean? Why not Leer jets and rock and roll excess? What's wrong with that kind of lifestyle?

Jewel: You know, I'm liking it more and more. *laughs* Ahh...I dunno. It's nice to try and keep things as real as possible because all this is so fleeting really in time.

Cameron: And by real...how...how do you go about keeping it real?

Jewel: *puts on sarcastic voice* "Well, I eat carrots and peanut butter every day to remind me of..." No, I don't. Ahh...one of the most important things, I think, for me, is just...is music, trying to make sure that it's always about creativity and about doing music that's authentic to you, not just doing it to manipulatively find a hit. Umm...it's doing music that's authentic to who you are.

Cameron: And, are you a part of the circuit? Are you a part of the, sort of, rock and roll community, if you like, or do you stay clear of all that?

Jewel: Well, I guess I am, just by the nature of my job and my sales, but...uhhh...I tend to stay pretty clear. I live on a ranch in Texas and I'm pretty much a homebody.

Cameron: Now, this ranch thing. You're wearing a hum-dinger of a belt! It looks like Mike Tyson's heavyweight belt!

Jewel: Can you see it there. Ta-daaaa! *flashes it at the camera*

Cameron: Yeah, I don't know whether you can see it there. There it is, there it is. What is this belt all about?

Jewel: This is my...my boyfriend's a professional cowboy.

Cameron: A professional cowboy?

Jewel: He's the world record holder for the Rove Stock (?) events: bull-riding and bare back riding and saddle bronx (?). So, it's one of his buckles.

Cameron: And, do you get out there and watch it?

Jewel: Yeah. I've retired the last two years actually before I did this new record and the only place you'd see me sing was the national anthem at a rodeo.

Cameron: Have you been surprised at your success?

Jewel: Yeah. I had really...especially my first record. You now, it was a folk record that came out at the height of Nirvana and Soundgarden. It sold 12 million copies, and I was very surprised that something so simple and sincere could do good in a culture that was so over the top. Ahh...so, I've perpetually surprised. I went to the MTV Movie Awards and found myself just going, "What? How do I exist amongst this?", you know? It seems...it's amazing. It's flattering.

Cameron: Yeah, yeah. Now, there's been sort of an image makeover. We're gonna...we're gonna have a look at a video clip.

Jewel: Really?

Cameron: Your latest! Well, I think it's you...well, let's have a look at the latest Jewel video. It's coming up.

*First verse of Standing Still plays. The rest of the song plays in the background for the remainder of the interview*

Cameron: Yeah...umm...looking at you there too, of course...although, we just missed it. But, were you wearing that belt. There's some big buckle.

Jewel: I was.

Cameron: You were?

Jewel: Yes.

Cameron: Yeah. Is it difficult for some artists to retain control of who they are when they reach your level? Or, do stylists, do producers take over?

Jewel: Depends on the artist. It really can be a controlled medium. One thing I did on this record was co-produce it, just because it was really important that the record be like me and my sensibilities. Though, really, it goes against the grain. Today's market really is a producer's medium as far as records. Usually the artist is the vision of the producer's sounds and ideas. But, it's...nobody forces you to. I've always been able to do what I've wanted. Nobody's ever told me to do anything different.

Cameron: Because...because often, you do see this with artists...that they...from what they became, they become this...a much more manufactured product...a much more stylized one.

Jewel: I think people want to be liked more than they want to be the artists sometimes. Not everyone...

Cameron: Now, speaking of artists, and speaking of women artists...the Britney Spears', the Christina Aguileras and so forth. What do you make of that crop of artists?

Jewel: You know, music's always ebbs and flows. It's always the...you know...it just always switches over. It goes from the anger of Nirvana to the hope of me and Sarah McLaughlan, to the I-don't-wanna-be-thinking-deep-anymore-let's-go-into-bubble-gum-pop. And then, it switches around again. So, I just really see it as part of the entertainment...

Cameron: Do you enjoy bubble-gum pop yourself?

Jewel: I don't listen to it.

Cameron: You don't?

Jewel: But, it's hard work. I mean, those girls work very very hard at what they do.

Cameron: What do you listen to?

Jewel: What do I listen to? Ahh...gosh...I like The Replacements a lot...I like Springsteen a lot...ahh...Pink Floyd...I don't know...Ella Fitzgerald, Cole Porter.

Cameron: So, quite retro...not, not, sort of, contemporary?

Jewel: Umm...I liked David Gray a lot. I thought he was very good. I think Alicia Keys is good.

Cameron: Do you find with the lifestyle, with the money and everything that's started to happen with fame, that it's difficult kind of keeping touch of your constituency, where you came from? How do you do it?

Jewel: Not at all. I don't feel like I change at all. Your experience changes. You learn a lot and you grow a lot and all that. But, you know, it depends on the people you surround yourself with. And the people I surround myself with don't afford me any brattiness or leeway...so...

Cameron: ...which includes your family, doesn't it? Your family's very involved in...

Jewel: Yes, it includes my family, my boyfriend. Plus, I think the way I was raised in Alaska. I was just taught to value certain things. And, that just..that never changes about you. It's just how you're trained sort of at a young age.

Cameron: Grew up in Alaska and live in Texas. That's a quantum leap...in lots of ways.

Jewel: They're both the biggest states!

Cameron: September 11th...and...where were you when the attacks happened in New York and Washington?

Jewel: I was camping actually. I didn't know what happened until about a day late, a day and a half late.

Cameron: It's had a profound effect obviously on all of America and the world too, of course, but America particularly. What about music and the output as a result of that? Do you think it'll be affected?

Jewel: I don't know about the rest of the world. I haven't been around too much yet since it happened. But, in the States...music I think was already heading towards more content-oriented music. But, I think this really pushed that. And, I don't think people want to be depressed in music. I don't think people want really serious singer/song-writer stuff. I think they want stuff that at least is thought-provoking and perhaps even inspiring.

Cameron: So, there's room for music with meaning, still?

Jewel: I think there's always been room. I mean, someone like Dido or David Gray were able to make it in a market which was really taken over by people like Britney Spears and N'Sync.

Cameron: Yeah, yeah. What about yourself? Where do you see yourself directing your music?

Jewel: Ahh...I don't know. This record I recorded live and it's a very ecclectic record...it's sort of a raw and provocative record. I'll just keep taking it as it comes and doing it as I see fit. I don't really know where it'll take me.

Cameron: Yeah, yeah. And, you're here , of course, to promote that record.

Jewel: Yeah.

Cameron: You've just blown in from Australia. Tomorrow, you're off to...?

Jewel: Tokyo.

Cameron: Off to Tokyo. And then?

Jewel: Back to Sydney. And then to the States.

Cameron: Just for a complete whirlwind. Does that mean there'll be a concert tour happening as a result as well?

Jewel: Yep. I'll be back through here. I...ahh...probably next year.

Cameron: You sure about that? You're not going to hold out on us on this one?

Jewel: Oh no! This has been a great market for me. New Zealand has always been a great place to be and a great place to visit.

Cameron: Well, alright...look, we're going to leave with just a hint of your music here now, if we can.

Jewel: Sounds good.

Cameron: Thanks for joining us now, Jewel.

Jewel: Thank you.

Jewel: Thank you.

Darren: Now Jewel, you are an incredible lady! You have your own foundation. Tell me about that.

Jewel: My mom and I started an organisation called Higher Ground for Humanity, and it's something we wanted to do before I got signed. And, it took only four years of being in the business to get enough money to do it. We don't spent any money soliciting funds. We do it all ourselves, all of my own touring income goes into it. And the main project we've started is the ClearWater Project. We've put in clean water facilities in over 12 countries over just the last two years from Africa, to...we're looking at ones in Tibet right now and all over the world.

Darren: And, you were a spokesperson for Al Gore's campaign.

Jewel: Mmmhmmm *nods*

Darren: So, I'm dying to ask the question: What do you think of George Bush and the way he's handling the situation right now?

Jewel: I feel like he's handling things really well. It definitely isn't a time for, you know, differences. I think it's a time for the nation to come together and I feel like the nation's done a good job at that...and...uhh...he speaks very well. I'm always cautious...you know...I'm always cautious when you get a leader saying we must give up civil liberties and I'm always wanting to know which ones exactly? *laughs* But, we haven't got any details. It's a strange time.

Darren: Now, you had to give up quite a lot to achieve you dream: living in the back of a VW van and that sort of thing...and you were adopted by an Indian tribe.

Jewel: Ahh...yeah. Well, I mean, just the Indian way: it wasn't legal or anything. When I was a young child...when I was about 13 or 14, yeah.

Darren: And...uhh...the Indians...did they teach you something? Because that spirit you have in your music and your poetry...it obviously...a lot of it has come from the Indians. What did they teach you?

Jewel: Oh, I don't know if it came just from the Indians. I think it's something that's intrinsic in me and all people. Ahh...it's a lovely faith...the Indian faith is lovely...and it's nice because it's sort of a mysterious and undefined thing. But...ahh...I lost touch actually with them years ago.

Darren: On something quite the opposite, I noticed your belt there. And I know your boyfriend is a rodeo...fan. You are too?

Jewel: Umm...I'm a fan of him. *laughs* Umm...yeah...my dad was a cowboy, I was raised on a ranch...so...uhh...I've been going to a bit more now that I've been with Ty, yeah.

Darren: And, aside from all of the poetry, you yodel, I believe.

Jewel: Yeah. *nods* I do yodel.

Darren: Can I convince you to...?

Jewel: I knew that was coming!

Darren: Yeah, you did, didn't you?

Jewel: You want me to yodel?

Darren: Just a little yodel?

Jewel: Ooo-kay. *clears throat* You wanna learn to yodel? How about I pass it up on you?

Darren: No. Couldn't. Not possible! *shakes head*

Jewel: Umm...*clears throat and yodels* whispers That's just short *crinkles up nose*

Darren: Now, you also learned opera.

Jewel: Yeah.

Darren: And, your music in your new album. Tell me about that.

Jewel: It's a very ecclectic record. It's the first one that I co-produced and...umm...it's my favorite record because I was able to have the most sort of influence on it. I felt I'd learnt enough about the studio to make it a record that sounds like me. It's a much more ecclectic...uhh...record, much more raw...uhh...that I think my second record.

Darren: Ahh...you're going to sing us a song...ahh...Break Me? Do you wanna tell me about the song?

Jewel: Sure. This isn't the single, it's just...uhh...I was trying to pick a song that would sound good acoustic. It's just a love song. *laughs*

Darren: Well, here it is. This is Jewel with her love song from her new album This Way, which is out in early November.

*Plays Break Me*

Thanks to Petrina!