Alanis Morissette Quotes

• I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

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• I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their daily lives and put smiles on their faces, as opposed to what I see it being now, which is a way for me to actually communicate, and a way for me to tap into my subconscious.

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• I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as far as a career since I was nine years old.

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• I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them sometimes in about 20 minutes.

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• I could write six songs in one day with everything that’s going on.

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• I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my favorite way to do anything.

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• I love songs that are very autobiographical.

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• Down the road, I’ll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will probably be political events or spiritual things to comment on, and humor.

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• But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as a tool to serve my life purpose of inspiring and contributing, then it started to get fun again.

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• At some point, I would like to write a book and other things, but I work best when there is some sort of deadline in my own mind, but not when fifty people or fifty million people are breathing down the back of my neck.

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• At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I’m being perceived as angry, peaceful, and spiritual.

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• As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then I’ll fit whatever I’m trying to say around a melody.

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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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• 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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• And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be in the studio until 4 in the morning.

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• And I always laugh at that, because I think I’ve always been doing what I want to do since Day 1.0

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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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• We’ll love you just the way you are if you’re perfect.

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Alanis Morissette (38)

Birth:	1st June, 1974
Nationality:	American, Canadian
Profession:	Actress, Lyricist, Producer, Singer

About

Morissette was born June 1, 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She attended Glebe Collegiate Institute (Ottawa, Canada) for high school. Alanis recorded her first demo called "Fate Stay With Me" at Marigold Studios in Toronto, engineered by Rich Dodson of Canadian classic rock band, The Stampeders.
In 1991 MCA Records Canada released Morissette's debut album, Alanis, in Canada only. Morissette co-wrote every track on the album with its producer, Leslie Howe. By the time it was released, she had dropped her stage name and was credited simply as Alanis. In 1992, she released her second album, Now Is the Time, a ballad-driven record that featured less glitzy production than Alanis and contained more thoughtful lyrics. Morissette wrote the songs with the album's producer, Leslie Howe, and Serge Côté. In 1993 Morissette's publisher Leeds Levy at MCA Music Publishing introduced her to manager Scott Welch. Maverick Records released Jagged Little Pill internationally in 1995. The album was expected only to sell enough for Morissette to make a follow-up, but the situation changed quickly when KROQ-FM, an influential Los Angeles modern rock radio station, began playing "You Oughta Know", the album's first single. The song instantly garnered attention for its scathing, explicit lyrics, and a subsequent music video went into heavy rotation on MTV and MuchMusic.
After the success of "You Oughta Know", the album's other hit singles helped send Jagged Little Pill to the top of the charts. "All I Really Want" and "Hand In My Pocket" followed, but the fourth U.S. single, "Ironic", became Morissette's biggest hit.
Morissette has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. On November 20, 2011, Morissette appeared at the American Music Awards. Morissette is embarking on a European tour for the Summer of 2012, according to Alanis.com. In early May 2012, a new song called "Magical Child" appeared on a Starbucks compilation called Every Mother Counts.

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