Paula Cole Interviewed by Associated Press and Billboard Magazine, as Grammy Winner Navigates 'A More Authentic Career'

In an engaging and wide-ranging interview with Associated Press, Grammy winner Paula Cole shared her authentic self: a reflective and grateful artist, mother, daughter, teacher and performer -- embracing a newly rejuvenated career on her own terms, with integrity.

Associated Press: "All these years later, that Grammy is not her favorite accomplishment. That would be her daughter and her fans, who have funded her last two albums. Her story is a cautionary one for anyone who thinks that winning one of music's most coveted awards is the end of the struggle."

Cole's AP feature by Mark Kennedy included a video component and photo portraits, and has received massive pick-up, from USA Today to ABC News toNY Times to Washington Post to scores of other outlets. Read the full story, here!

Turning 50 in April 2018, Paula Cole is reflective and grateful, back on tour in support of her acclaimed double-CD 'Ballads', and celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album that put her on the map, 'This Fire'.

A grounded adult and a woman of substance, Grammy winner Cole is celebrating her re-emergence as a smart, funny, seasoned performer, a mother who took time off to do it right, a daughter who is honoring her father with this current collection, a teacher who is giving something back (as an active Professor at Berklee,) and much more, including running her own label - she's deep but doesn't take herself too seriously, and she's somehow survived the pop star/Lilith scene with solid footing. It's a breath of fresh air in a noisy world, and a reminder that family and community can create a far richer life than the relentless pursuit of celebrity.

Billboard Magazine's Andrew Unterberger interviewed Cole for a print edition feature on the Oral History of the 1988 Grammys. Read it here!

In an Entertainment Weekly interview, hit songwriter Justin Tranter said he'd love to write with Paula Cole: "I think it would be really amazing to bring Paula Cole in and see what happens. All those women of the '90s were these brilliant lyricists and melody writers in this classic but edgy way. I would love to see what would happen if Patty Griffin and Paula Cole would come along for a 2018 pop extravaganza." Read that interview here!

In interviews, it's clear that Cole's time away from the spotlight has served her well. She's got a sense of her bigger picture now, and can talk with authority, wit and perspective about the ever-evolving music business as easily as she can discuss feminism, gardening, healthy living, parenting, social activism or other such matters. She's a three-dimensional person who has finally found her North Star as she turns 50.

Whether she's singing her pop/rock smash 'Where Have All The Cowboys Gone' (from her Best New Artist Grammy-winning album 'This Fire',) or delivering a riveting jazz/folk cover of 'Ode to Billy Joe' (from 'Ballads',) her voice is instantly recognizable - soulful, emotional, comforting, timeless.

Her current U.S. tour features Cole on piano/vocals, Chris Bruce on guitar and Ross Gallagher on upright bass -- a stripped-down format that lets the audience in. Here's a new conversation with Cole, in advance of a sold-out concert in Maine.

Cole's impressive biography speaks for itself - read it here, and see all upcoming tour dates, including visits to Maine, Florida, Colorado, Utah, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and more here!

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