Alanis Morissette Talks 'Timelessness' Of Her Music As She Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of 'Jagged Little Pill'

Alanis Morissette is currently celebrating the 20th anniversary of her third studio album, “Jagged Little Pill.” The iconic singer of hits, such as “You Oughta Know,” “You Learn” and “Ironic,” recently talked about her music these days and what kinds of artists she considers the best. Alanis also believe that her own songs has a “timeless” element to them.

After Morissette performed at the 2015 ELLE Women in Music Celebration held in Los Angeles, she shared to E Online what she thinks of music at the present time as opposed to music two decades ago. "I think there's a zeitgeist fame wildness that's going on right now that was really different 20 years ago," she shared. "But I think in terms of the artists that are exciting to me are the ones not chasing fame; they're chasing their own expression and fame is a lovely...aspect of it.” She added that her music, “You Oughta Know,” was not immediately attractive to radio stations and she was told that the industry already have Tori Amos and Sinead O’Connor.

Since then, 20 years have passed and her songs are still relevant. Morissette herself told Entertainment Weekly that her songs, especially those in the album “Jagged Little Pill,” have a sense of timelessness. As such, for her part, she is still comfortable performing the same songs with gusto. She shared that she is grateful that can she could actually perform these songs because of their timeless quality. If these songs are not relevant anymore and she would not be “actually stand by these lyrics still,” she said she would probably no longer want to perform them.

This is not the first time that Morissette talked about her music and how relevant it is to many generations. She once said she had trouble handling her fame. In an interview with British newspaper, The Sun, she shared that being constantly surrounded by fans or the paparazzi as a result of her fame made it difficult for her to simply breathe. She added that going somewhere can be difficult, with people jumping on her car.

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