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

Quote by Alanis Morissette

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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 love songs that are very autobiographical.

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

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 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'll keep evolving and put that into my songs.

I'll keep evolving and put that into my songs.

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.

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.

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 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...

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...

What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a...

What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a...

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

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 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 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 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...

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...

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 lot of my humor does come from anger. It's like, you're not gonna pull...

A lot of my humor does come from anger. It's like, you're not gonna pull...

I'm not really big on slapstick humor. I like gentle humor.

I'm not really big on slapstick humor. I like gentle humor.