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Society, magazines, posters, music videos, investment bankers. A lot of times, in my past anyway, looking within wasn't overly encouraged. Pretty much everybody proclaimed that fame would give me power and fortune.

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Alanis Morissette
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 1
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Ottawa (Ontario)
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