In time, however, Ms. Sobule's unflinching commitment to an open existence led her to base her career away from the demands of entertainment conglomerates. Famously, she was forced to film the music video for "I Kissed A Girl" opposite the male model Fabio, rather than focusing the video on the true female love interest. Ms. Sobule became one of the first artists to widely adopt a crowdfunding model for release, raising tens of thousands of dollars directly from her fans to release a new album without any external interference.
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