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Once I know who I'm not, then I'll know who I am.

Alanis Morissette

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Alanis Morissette
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 1
Actor
Composer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Stage Actor
Ottawa (Ontario)
Alanis Nadine Morissette
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I firmly believe that the only reason why I'm on this planet, the only reason why I live, breathe, and exist is, that it's my duty to be as honest as possible in my art.
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When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I just throw it out.
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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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Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I don't really see a point to it.
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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 think quite spiritually of myself. I feel like I'm here to support the human evolution.
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What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a lot of articles that are going to be misrepresentative of what I'm about as a person and as a writer.
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I just feel compelled to continue to be transparent. It just really levels the playing field and eradicates the shame that I have, or that one might have, about being human. So I'm going to just keep going.
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There is consequence of our forgetting who we are. Forgetting that we're able to create our environment, from our health to economy to war. Something can be done about everything we perceive as bad, if we so choose. If we are aware of the concept of compassion.
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I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body differently than by inviting them to be an athlete, by revering one's body as an instrument rather than just an ornament.
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A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.
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I am a firm believer that one way to become enlightened is to be so relaxed, as relaxed as you possibly can be.
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I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay the same.
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And ultimately the people who produce my records, they know that they're here to serve the purpose of me expressing who I am at this period of time and augmenting that or pulling it forward and I love that process.
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I'll be writing songs till I die. There's just no question.
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I don't want to be your other half. I believe that one and one make two.
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I breastfeed and I'll be breastfeeding until my son is finished and he weans.
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I was extremely moved by the plight of Tsunami victims and I was inspired to try to make a difference.
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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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In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into a novelty song, is really charming.
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