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I started writting songs when I was really little because there were things I could say through songs that I couldn't verbalize any other way. Writting was something I had to do.

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Alanis Morissette
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 1
Actor
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Singer-Songwriter
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Ottawa (Ontario)
Alanis Nadine Morissette
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