Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissetteis a Canadian-American alternative rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s, with two commercially successful dance-pop albums. Afterwards, she moved to Los Angeles, California, and in 1995, released Jagged Little Pill, a more rock-oriented album which sold more than 33 million units globally. Her following album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth1 June 1974
CityOttawa, Canada
CountryCanada
At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being perceived as angry, peaceful, and spiritual.
Infidelity is a deal breaker for me. I've broken up with people over it. You can't do monogamy 90 percent of the time.
I could get away with not taking care of myself as a bachelorette but as a mom I can't.
I'm saying what a lot of people would want to say but are too embarrassed.
Most of the songs are, in a roundabout way, actually addressed to myself, there's a certain aspect of the songs that's very confessional, very unadulterated...It was a very unfettered, spiritual experience.
My parents offered me the idea of ceilinglessness. There was no limit in terms of what was possible; no messages sent to me to say that I couldn't do anything.
I can't not write, if I don't then I get really depressed.
Once I know who I'm not, then I'll know who I am.
For four to six months at a time, I would barely eat. I lived on a diet of Melba toast, carrots, and black coffee.
I started playing piano when I was 6. And I knew that wanted to be involved in that form of expression, whether it was through music, or acting, or dancing, or painting, or writing.
Europe seems a little softer, but in America it's harsh. In L.A., where I live, it's all about perfectionism.
Beauty is now defined by your bones sticking out of your decolletage. For that to be the standard is really perilous for women.
Who I am inside determines how I feel about my body instead of the other way around
I was extremely moved by the plight of Tsunami victims and I was inspired to try to make a difference.