1995
Amy Poehler says Jagged Little Pill came out in 1995.
“1995, you know, that was when it wa when the record came out, 95.”
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Alanis Morissette
20 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1995
Amy Poehler says Alanis Morissette wanted 'You Oughta Know' to be the first single from Jagged Little Pill while many others did not.
“where you wanted. You oughta know to be the first single, and a lot of people didn't.”
1998
Kelly Kroyer says Alanis Morissette's song 'Uninvited' was her favorite in high school and helped her through difficult times.
“Uninvited was really my favorite song at the time, and it was just it. It helped me through a lot of stuff.”
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Kelly Kroyer says she saw Alanis Morissette perform at Ravinia, an outdoor venue north of Chicago, about 15 years before the taping.
“I did about 15 years ago when she came into town in Ravinia and I got tickets last minute.”
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Amy Poehler describes Alanis Morissette as a mother of three who feels like a real person as well as a famous singer.
“She is the mother of three. She is like she feels like a person in the world, as well as this big, famous, talented singer.”
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Alanis Morissette says she has seen every episode of Three's Company 19 times.
“Every episode I've seen 19 times, and when I first moved to LA.”
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Alanis Morissette says actor John Ritter later approached her at a Starbucks in a movie theater, and they had coffee together.
“And then, uh, years later, I was at Starbucks at a movie theater and he walked right up to me and he goes, Alanis, and I was like, Oh my God.”
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Alanis Morissette says she sent a cassette of her songs to family friend Lindsay Morgan, who then had a track ready for her to sing.
“I was always writing songs, uh, and I sent a tape, a cassette tape, to a friend of a family, our of our family. His name's Lindsay Morgan.”
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Alanis Morissette says she and her team started a record label when she was ten or eleven because nobody was signing children.
“I thought, Well, I still wanna share this music, so we started a record label when I was ten or eleven.”
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Amy Poehler says Alanis Morissette made Jagged Little Pill with Glen Ballard after releasing two earlier records, though she corrects her age on the spot.
“And you have this moment, uh, where you decide to make this record with Glen Ballard, and you're twenty one.”
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Alanis Morissette says she usually writes about 25 songs for an album and picks about twelve.
“I'll usually write about 25 songs for a record and then pick twelve-ish.”
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Alanis Morissette says the wellness movement was well intended but leaves out the so-called shadow parts of a person, which is why she prefers the idea of wholeness.
“no, wellness. I think the wellness movement was well intended, uh, but that leaves out all the other parts”
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Alanis Morissette cites Peter Levine as describing meditation-induced anxiety, which she says can affect people in the middle of trauma.
“Peter Levine calls it, um, something like anxiety, or, uh, meditation induced anxiety.”
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Alanis Morissette says she auditioned many drummers and Taylor Hawkins immediately became a close friend and bandmate.
“and I auditioned tons of people, and he came in and he was just instant soul brother.”
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Alanis Morissette says she became invested in Christmas after her son was born on Christmas morning, which led her to finish a holiday album.
“I never cared about Christmas, and then my son was born Christmas morning, and now I really care.”
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Amy Poehler names Brandi Carlile as a collaborator on Alanis Morissette's holiday album.
“And so you have a really great collaborator, Brandy Carlisle.”
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Amy Poehler notes that Steve Martin plays banjo on Alanis Morissette's Christmas album.
“and in your Christmas album, you have Steve Martin playing banjo.”
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Alanis Morissette says she met Annie Lennox at the Brit Awards and hoped to bond, but Lennox greeted her politely and walked off.
“Oh, this is my moment. We're at the Brit Awards.”
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Alanis Morissette says she ran marathons for charity because she needed that motivation to train.
“I did it for charity, cause there was no way I was gonna be able to train without doing it for charity.”
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Amy Poehler notes that Alanis Morissette is a twin, and Alanis describes a telepathic bond with her twin brother Wade.
“A lot of people don't know you're a twin. What's the twinniest thing about you?”
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