Jewel Turns Down ‘Women In Rock’ Offer

Jewel tells Steppin’ Out magazine that she turned down an offer to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone’s Women in Rock issue. “They asked me to be on the cover, but to me it didn’t seem like a women in rock issue,” she said. “Nothing against Shakira and Britney Spears but… That’s why I turned it down. I would have looked silly if I was on the cover!” She added, “It takes talent to do what those girls do. You can’t knock that… The cover just doesn’t have the integrity to be called a ‘Women in Rock’ issue. When Chrissie Hynde looks at that cover, does she laugh? Probably!”