Quote by Alanis Morissette
Its not just the Grammys that Ive pulled out of. I also pulled out

Its not just the Grammys that Ive 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. – Alanis Morissette

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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. – Alanis Morissette

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What influenced me was Tori Amos, who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music, and Sinead OConnor. Those two in particular were really moving for me, and very inspiring, before I wrote Jagged Little Pill. – Alanis 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. – Alanis Morissette

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