Jill Sobulesinger who triumphed with the gay song song ‘I Kissed a Girl’ And that he received numerous awards for his ingenious and moving compositions, he has died this Thursday in a fire at his home at age 66. His publicist, David Elkin, has confirmed his death and for the moment how the fire originated in his home of Woodbury, Minnesota.
“Jill Sobule was a force of nature and a human rights defender, whose music is rooted in our culture,” said John Porter, his representative, in a statement. “I had a lot of fun working with her. Today I lost a client and a friend. I hope her music, her memory and her legacy last and inspire others,” he added.
During his more than three decades of record career, Sobule launched 12 albums that addressed such complex issues as the death penalty, anorexia, reproduction and issues LGBTQ+. Your first album, ‘Things Here Are Different’was launched in 1990. Five years later, he received great attention for his successful simple ones, ‘Supermode’, from the movie ‘Clueless’, and ‘I Kissed to Girl’, which, despite being prohibited in several South radio stations, reached Billboard Top 20.
He also starred in an autobiographical musical that initially premiered at the Wild Project in New York In 2022 and includes songs and stories about his life.
Sobule was known for taking the reins of his career raising funds to be able to record his albums. In 2008, after two important record companies fired her and two independent stamps broke down under her command, collected tens of thousands of dollars from her fans to be able to record a new album.
-“The old paradigm, where others were always expected to do things, you had your manager and your agent,” he said then. “You waited for the great recorder to give you money to do things and tell you what to do. This is great. I want to do everything like that.”
Born in Denver, Coloradoon January 16, 1959, he described herself as a shy girl who preferred to observe to participate.
Sobule gave dozens of concerts a year and has described their live performances as vulnerable experiences. He said that he often does not have a list of songs and improvises. Has acted with figures such as Neil Young, Billy Bragg y Cyndi Laupery Neil Diamond.
“In a good way, I feel as if I were still a rookie,” he told The Associated Press in 2023 in an interview about his musical. “There is much more to do and I haven’t given my best.”
