Alanis Morissette Quotes, Music Quotes

I started making music because I could.

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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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I have been running so sweaty my whole life Urgent for a finish line And I have been missing the rapture this whole time Of being forever incomplete

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When someone has a very urgent response, I think it just means that it's triggering something in them that they may not necessarily want to think or talk about - which I see as a positive thing.

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I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just as a person.

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When I'm in pain and grief and despair, my throat is clenched and my heart hurts.

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Long hair is a security blanket for me. I cut it short a few years ago and I really never want to do that again. When I do cut it, I cut it myself.

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I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.

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The more vulnerable and the more confused the song is, the equal and opposite effect is how I feel after having written it.

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I think the Bible is hugely patriarchal. There are so many sexist comments and homophobic comments and comments that are not in keeping with nurturing and loving the human spirit.

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I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.

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There's a continuity between what I care about in any form: I care about it in my music, in article-writing, in how I dress, in how I live, in my relationships, in how I navigate paparazzi, how I decorate my home. There's such a continuity between everything that I don't really care what form it shows up in.

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When I'm really, really angry, if I'm privileged enough to be next to someone who can hold my anger, I'll definitely take them up on holding the bucket.

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I find as an artist if I'm not expressed relatively consistently, I get really depressed.

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I'm doing it because I choose it. And if it's not working, I can make a change.

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My message to anyone who's afraid that they can't write music when they're happy is 'Just trust the passion.' The passion can write a lot of things.

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Music will always be a part of my life. I love music and I don't care how many units I sell.

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I rejected the God that was portrayed as masculine and judgmental and cruel at times. The concept of us bring not worthy to receive him is something I used to say every Sunday in church, and eventually I just couldn't say it with any conviction.

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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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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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