Jill died in a tragic fire, the singer of “I Kissed to Girl” who had a historic fight with Katy Perry

In the music industry many are still stunned before the tragic Death of Jill Sobule. The American composer and singer I was 66 years oldhe was about to release a musical and died in a tragic fire at home In Woodbury, Minnesota.

Sobule launched 12 albums throughout his three decades career, and was recognized by his two hits, “Supermodel” and “I KISSED TO GIRL“, the song that became a hymn for the LGTB community in 1995, and the same because He faced Katy Perrywhen the young artist launched a subject with the same name in 2008, without giving him any credit.

The sad news was confirmed by his publicist, and also by the Department of Public Security of Woodbury. The report indicates that Firefighters went to 5:30 am to the property wrapped in flamesand inside they found the artist’s body.

The cause of the fire was not yet clarified, and according to the magazine PeopleDenver’s native singer stayed in that house while rehearsing for her unipersonal musical, “f*CK7thgrade”, which was going to be released next Friday at the local Swallow Hill Music of her hometown.

Sobule’s musical had been nominated for the “Drama Desk” award and premiered four times in three years. He sought to explore the struggles that overwhelm adolescence, and from the establishment confirmed that the same day a free presentation will be held in his honor.

In his 1995 homonym album he presented “I Kissed to Girl”, the story of a woman who kisses her friend. “The song arose when being a musician queer It was risky, but it became popular and reached the top 20 of Billboard“Sobule said at the time.

In a 2008 interview, the singer -songwriter said she did not feel “honored by the title”, and questioned Katy Perry for reusing the name of the song “I Kissed to Girl”, after The singer who recently traveled to space said “it had occurred to her in a dream.” In 2009 Sobule raised the tone of the discussion even more and told the environment The Rumpus that Perry was a “little shit fox.”

“The truth is that he wrote it with a team of professional writers and was hired by the same type that hired me in 1995, but I don’t want to sound bitter or petty, because that is not me,” he said at the time. And he finished: “Katy Perry, title thief; I’m not very sure if you have talent“

Apart from the confrontation, the truth is that Sobule’s folk-pop song The road to countless stars raided of pop, who talked openly about their sexuality in their compositions and found continuous success in the mainstream.

His following albums did not reach the same level of commercial success, but he had positive criticism for speaking openly about a variety of political and cultural issues, including the death penalty, anorexia, and the LGBTQ community, which earned him an audience of faithful fans.

“People call me ‘a single success artist’. And I tell them: ‘A moment, I am a two -hite artist!’ ”He told Humor tone to The New York Times In an interview in 2022, where he referred to “Supermodel”, a rebel rock song that was included in the romantic comedy soundtrack Clueless (No idea).

The reissue of the 30th anniversary of the homonym album of Sobule, which includes “I Kissed to Girl” and “Supermodel”, will be launched in a posthumous edition on June 6.