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I'm sad, but I'm laughing.

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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When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to - in a very patriarchal entertainment industry, let alone planet - very much hell-bent on trying to prove to myself, if nothing else, that I could do it as a woman.
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My yearn for home is broadened Patriotism expanded By callings from beyond So I pack my things Nothing precious All things sacred
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Ageism works in both directions. As a teenager in the public eye, people would talk condescendingly to me. When you get older there's this feeling that you have to start carving up your face and body. Right now I'm in the middle ground - I think women in their thirties are taken seriously.
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You are a worksmith and who cares for his brothers, whos not seduced by illusions or fair weather friends.
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I hear you're losing weight again, Mary Jane. Do you ever wonder who you're losing it for?
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I live with some of my best friends from high school, very commune-like, in my house. It's my hippie way of life.
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Profanity is merely an expression of one's emotions
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I do feel blessed to be in the public eye so I can share what I believe. But I think it would be extremely disappointing if I were to count on it to provide happiness. I've come to realize that any time I do that, the fulfillment is short-lived at best.
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Being a sensitive empath is a beautiful thing as an artist, and it fosters a deep burning curiosity about why we do the things we do.
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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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It's not just the 'Grammys' that I've pulled out of. I also pulled out of the English awards as well. The reason that I wanted to pull out was because I believe very much that the music industry as a whole is mainly concerned with material success.
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First I was 'angry,' then 'spiritual.' Now I don't know what I am.
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My brother says that I was writing songs about fate while he was off playing soccer. Now I tell him he's 33 and being a professional while I'm playing soccer with my friends. Ha!
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All I can promise myself and everyone else is that this record is a snapshot of thisperiod in my life. It will be that by default.
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If I could sell 500 million records every time, it would be great. But I've also had the luxury experience of having it when I was a teenager, in a very kind of model version of it.
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It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't work for me.
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I think God is in us. I think we manifest God in every moment.
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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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Writing the record for me - every record is almost a surprise. When people ask me, what are the themes you want to grapple with on this one? I have no idea until the record's finished.
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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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