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I grew up in a very masculine environment. So I was around a lot of men, my brothers and their friends. There was just a lot of guys around.
Alanis Morissette
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Alanis Morissette
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 1
Actor
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Film Producer
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Ottawa (Ontario)
Alanis Nadine Morissette
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That I would be loved even when I numb myself. That I would be good even when I am overwhelmed. That I would be loved even when I was fuming. That I would be good even if I was clingy.
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In one breath, I can say that we are God, but in another I have to say that we aren't deities.
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Why are you so petrified of silence, here can you handle this? Did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadlines or when you think you're gonna die? Or did you long for the next distraction.
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I'm about 90 percent vegan. I think veganism is really well suited for training, at least for me anyway.
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I started making music because I could.
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I would not have discredited every one of their compliments. It was your approval I wanted, your congratulations.
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Once I know who I'm not, then I'll know who I am.
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We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.
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Then I realized that secrecy is actually to the detriment of my own peace of mind and self, and that I could still sustain my belief in privacy and be authentic and transparent at the same time. It was a pretty revelatory moment, and there's been a liberating force that's come from it.
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Oh these little rejections how they add up quickly, one small sideways look and I feel so ungood. Somewhere along the way I think I gave you the power to make me feel the way I thought only my father could.
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The people that were invested in me staying the same way after a decade will most likely by default have to be disappointed.
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I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them sometimes in about 20 minutes.
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The joke that you laid in the bed that was me.
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What influenced me was Tori Amos, who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music, and Sinead O'Connor. Those two in particular were really moving for me, and very inspiring, before I wrote 'Jagged Little Pill.'
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My message to anyone who's afraid that they can't write music when they're happy is 'Just trust the passion.' The passion can write a lot of things.
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The more vulnerable and the more confused the song is, the equal and opposite effect is how I feel after having written it.
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I love the universality of music and how it can viscerally connect people from culture to culture, regardless of anything. It kind of levels everything out and connects us. That universal sound thing is a big deal to me.
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