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.

Quote by Alanis Morissette

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

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

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as...

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as...

And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I...

And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I...

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will...

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will...

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the...

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the...

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them...

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them...

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into...

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into...

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY...

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY...

I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where...

I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where...

I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.

I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to -...

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to -...

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on.

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on.

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

Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money...

Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money...

At some point, I would like to write a book and other things, but I...

At some point, I would like to write a book and other things, but I...

I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as...

I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as...

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my...

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my...

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't...

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't...

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay...

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay...

I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their...

I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their...