Alanis Morissette

I make up new lyrics to well-known lullabies. Mostly because I don't actually know a lot of the lyrics. ”

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. ”

Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it. ”

I still indulge in a glass of wine or chocolate - treats are mandatory. Without deviating from the day-to-day healthy diet once in a while, it wouldn't be sustainable for me, and that's what I wanted: an approach to eating to last my entire life. ”

Variety is important when it comes to exercise. I don't do anything that bores me to tears. ”

I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where there are no rules. ”

Canada has a passive-aggressive culture, with a lot of sarcasm and righteousness. That went with my weird messianic complex. The ego is a fascinating monster. I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet. ”

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

We're taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they're of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration. ”

A lot of preconceived notions that I had about fame and status and money and joy and pain, and all of these things that I thought I knew, I didn't. ”