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
I think my real depressions started when I was about 16 and doing The Patty Duke Show. I would go to bed at about 10 oclock on a Friday night and not get up again until 6:30 Monday morning. – Patty Duke