What were the early Inner Change shows like?
Jewel’s early performances were quite unlike her shows now. The later shows were so packed that she often had to walk across thetables to get up to the stage. Lacking the professional polish she’s now acquiring, she often rambled off stories and spent quite a large amount of time tuning her guitar (and flaring her nostrils) between songs. Her set lists were often improvised and filled primarily by requests. She inevitably forgot to bring a pick, and when someone from the audience offered her one, she’d complain that it was either too thick or too thin. When anyone would get up to leave (or go to the bathroom), she’d ask “Are you leaving?” and if so, have everyone in the audience say goodbye. She’d play long sets–often up to 3-4 hours, debuting songs she’d just written and stumbling through the lyrics or making them up as she went along. She also inevitably drank water from a large jug, while making jokes about someday receiving a corporate sponsorship from a water company. (She still
