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

Quote by Alanis Morissette

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At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being...

At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being...

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

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...

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

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

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.

I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.

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 -...

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I...

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I...

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.

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be...

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be...

And every time I scratch my nails down someone elses back, I hope you feel...

And every time I scratch my nails down someone elses back, I hope you feel...

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...

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...

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 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...

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.

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...

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...