Sheila Nicholls. (Q & A).(Brief Article)(Interview)

SHE'S LIVED OUT OF HER VAN (like Jewel), launched her own record label (like Ani), produced chick-centric concerts (like Sarah), and worked with Glen Ballard (like Alanis). But make no mistake: British-born Sheila Nicholls is all her own woman. "Comparisons are generally constructed to help the consumer ... is it altern-agro-chick-folk-trip-dub-hop-rock?" she laughs.

"We all share the influences and constructs of the same first-world culture and the experience of being women within it but to put definitions and boundaries on my identity or style feels dangerous, as I want to be able to move in any direction at all times when I feel lilce it. I try to ignore …