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When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I just throw it out.

Alanis Morissette

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Alanis Morissette
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 1
Actor
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Film Actor
Film Producer
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Recording Artist
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Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Stage Actor
Ottawa (Ontario)
Alanis Nadine Morissette
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