Catching Up With: Alanis Morissette
On writing Havoc‘s first single, ”Guardian”
”Parenthood has found me very grateful for the process being as accelerated as it is. When I was 19, songs would come through in 20, 40 minutes, and I was a little freaked out — that’s a lot of energy to move through in a short amount of time.”
On being known as the queen of confessional songwriting”The reason I write these songs is so I don’t get depressed or get stuck. It’s catharsis. But I can sing ‘You Oughta Know’ night after night and that doesn’t mean there’s any healing happening. I have to actually connect with people. I think all artists are gorgeous cowards.”
On younger stars like Kelly Clarkson and Beyoncé paying tribute to her
”First I think, ‘Wow, sisterhood at last!’ The ’90s were a different era, and during Jagged Little Pill, I didn’t have a lot of women around high-fiving me. I had a lot of women wanting to scratch my eyes out. [Laughs]”
