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connect people Deep Soul A former teen phenom, musician Joss Stone is an award-winning industry veteran and mother of two who still loves to just play W HEN SHE BURST ONTO the scene in 2003 with her debut album, e Soul Sessions, Joss Stone was a smash sensation with her soulful, generation-spanning style that defied her mere 16 years. In the decades since then, she's collected accolades and awards including two Brit Awards and one Grammy Award, released nine studio albums, and also launched an acting career. Stone took time during the European leg of her current Ellipsis Tour, which stops in San Diego on August 15 for a performance at e Epstein Family Amphitheater at UC San Diego, to share her thoughts on her career, managing work and family, and what she's looking forward to after her tour concludes (hint: she's a lot like us). Ranch & Coast: Your career began when you were so young. How has that shaped your music? How do you feel about where you are now both creatively and personally, versus when you began? Joss Stone: I don't know how starting young shaped my music, but I think my life has shaped my music. It doesn't matter how it happened, whether it was because I was young, or whether it was because I was born in Devon [England]. You don't know what has shaped your music because your ear gets pulled wherever the hell it wants to be pulled. Touring the world has opened up my ears to so many different styles. I think traveling really is a big factor. I think it's a wonderful, wonderful thing. Being creative in lots of different spaces is very eye-opening and heart opening. It opens up your brain and everything becomes more beautiful that way. When I began, I didn't really know what I was doing. I'm still learning every day, but when I began, I had the fear and the insecurity of not knowing my craft. at was very stressful, whereas now, I have more confidence and I do know my craft. I have so much to learn every single day, but at least I have confidence in my voice, my ability to move it, and BY DEANNA MURPHY | PHOTOGRAPHY BY TINA TURNBOW ranchandcoast.com 88 AUGUST 2024 RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE