Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule Sobule performing at The Somerville Theater near Boston, Mass. on June 18, 2013. Background information Born January 16, 1965 Denver, Colorado United States Genres Folk rock, indie rock, rock Occupation(s) Songwriter, musician Instruments Vocals, guitar Years active 1986–present Labels MCA, Atlantic, Beyond, Artemis, Pinko Records Associated acts Emma Roberts Website jillsobule.com Jill Sobule is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless. Her folk-inflected compositions alternate between ironic, story-driven character studies and emotive ballads, a duality reminiscent of such 1970s American songwriters as Warren Zevon, Harry Nilsson, Loudon Wainwright III, Harry Chapin, and Randy Newman. Autobiographical elements, including Sobule's Jewish heritage and her adolescent battles with anorexia and depression, frequently occur in Sobule's writing. An appreciable percentage of her work is also dedicated to detailed accounts of both her own fictional female creations and such troubled but celebrated women as Joey Heatherton and Mary Kay Letourneau, whose stories are usually used to make ironic comments about fame and celebrity. In 2009 she released an album funded entirely by fan donations.