A guitarist and writer who turned a defiant single into a lasting statement.
For the full picture, start with 'Bitch' and then listen to something like 'Stop' from her later work. It's all the same person, just without the radio noise.
In 1997, 'Bitch' from the album 'Deconstruction' became her breakthrough hit, and she stood by it despite the backlash. That song's blunt refusal to be one thing, 'I'm a bitch, I'm a lover', still frames how people hear her. Later tracks like 'Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)' and 'We Never Met' show she kept writing straightforward guitar songs long after the spotlight moved on.
She started writing songs as a teenager in Oregon City, influenced by Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt. After local bands and a 1995 debut, 'Blurring the Edges', the 'Bitch' single defined her public moment. She's kept releasing albums, from 'See It Through My Eyes' in 2000 to 'Shine' in 2017, without chasing another chart hit.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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