Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story (47 page)

My dad and me.
(© Joe Hardwick)

A Kilcher family reunion, including a few Murrays, 2008.
(© Joe Hardwick)

My beautiful son, Kase.
(© West Kennerly)

Performing at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 2013.
(© Chris Owyoung)

I tell my son, Kase, that my first job is to be his mom, and my second job is to be a singer.
(© Chris Owyoung)

My first job is my favorite.

Recording a song that I wrote called “My Father’s Daughter” with Dolly Parton in Nashville. Kase was impressed.
(© Philip Macias)

Lee and Kase making a new friend, on the ranch in Texas.

With Kase and my old friend Lee, who has become part of our family.

acknowledgments

I’d like to thank my editor, Sarah Hochman, for her patience and unflagging help while I learned the ropes of long-form writing. Thank you to Virginia Davis, Lee Greene, Alan Bershaw, West Kennerly, and Eric Greenspan for your support over the years. Thank you to everyone at Blue Rider Press and Penguin Random House who had a hand in publishing this book. I thank all those who have helped me on my path, and also those who stood in my way. I know my strength and worth through you all. I thank my son for inspiring me to be the kind of woman I want him to
know.

credits

Grateful acknowledgment is made to reprint the following material:

“1000 Miles Away”: © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Absence of Fear”: Written by Jewel. © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Angel Standing By”: © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Becoming”: Written by Lester Mendez and Jewel Kilcher. © 2003 EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Apollinaire Music, & Publisher(s) Unknown. All rights on behalf of EMI Blackwood Music Inc. & Apollinaire Music administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC., 424 Church Street, Suite 1200, Nashville, TN 37219. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

“Break Me”: Written by Jewel. © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Deep Water”: Written by Jewel. © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Down So Long”: Written by Jewel. © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“The Family Tree”: Written by Lisa Carver and Jewel. © 2015 Id Hit That (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission. International copyright secured.

“Foolish Games”: © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Goodbye Alice in Wonderland”: © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“I Have a Dream”: © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Innocence Maintained”: Written by Jewel. © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“I’m Sensitive”: Written By Jewel. © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)”: Written by Jewel. © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Life Uncommon”: Written by Jewel. © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Little Sister”: Written by Jewel. © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Mercy”: Written by Jewel Kilcher. © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“My Father’s Daughter”: Words and music by Lisa Carver and Jewel Kilcher. © 2009 Stage Three Songs (ASCAP)/Carvee Tunes (ASCAP). All rights administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

“Near You Always”: Written by Jewel. © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“No Good in Goodbye”: © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“No More Heartaches”: Written by Jewel. © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Painter”: © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.

“Pieces of You”: © Wiggly Tooth Music (ASCAP) administered by Downtown Music Publishing LLC.