Alanis Nadine Morissette was born in Ottawa, Canada, on June 1st 1974. Alanis' Greek name is a feminine version of her father's name, Alan. Her mother's name's Georgia and she has two brothers: Chad and Wade (Alanis' Twin). She learned to play the piano at age 6 and the guitar at age 21. In 1986 Alanis made a single called Fate Stay With Me (b-side: Find The Right Man)...See full bio »
2002Alanis Morissette: Feast on Scraps
(video documentary)
(writer: "Baba", "Right Through You", "21 Things I Want in a Lover", "Hand In My Pocket", "Purgatorying" part one, "Unprodigal Daughter", "Flinch", "All I Really Want", "Precious Illusions", "Sympathetic Character", "Purgatorying" part two, "So Unsexy", "Head Over Feet", "Purgatorying" part three, "You Oughta Know", "Hands Clean", "Uninvited", "Ironic", "You Learn", "That Particular Time", "Thank U" / performer: "Baba", "21 Things I Want in a Lover", "Hand In My Pocket", "Purgatorying" part one, "Unprodigal Daughter", "Flinch", "All I Really Want", "Precious Illusions", "Sympathetic Character", "Purgatorying" part two, "So Unsexy", "Head Over Feet", "Purgatorying" part three, "You Oughta Know", "Hands Clean", "Uninvited", "Ironic", "You Learn", "That Particular Time", "Thank U")
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Alanis Morissette: Navajo Nation - Arizona, USA
(2002)
(writer: "Heart of the House", "Uninvited" / music: "Baba", "That I Would Be Good", "No Pressure Over Cappuccino", "UR", "Your House", "I Was Hoping", "Ironic" / lyrics: "Baba", "That I Would Be Good", "No Pressure Over Cappuccino", "UR", "Your House", "I Was Hoping", "Ironic")
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Alanis Morissette
(1999)
(writer: "Still", "Uninvited" / music: "Hand in My Pocket", "You Learn", "Thank U", "Unsent", "You Oughta Know", "That I Would Be Good", "Head Over Feet" / lyrics: "Hand in My Pocket", "You Learn", "Thank U", "Unsent", "You Oughta Know", "That I Would Be Good", "Head Over Feet")
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Episode dated 16 November 1998
(1998)
(writer: "Thank U" / music: "That I Would Be Good" / lyrics: "That I Would Be Good" / performer: "Thank U", "That I Would Be Good", "Joining You")
1997Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill - Live
(video)
(writer: "Can't Not", "All I Really Want", "Right Through You", "Not the Doctor", "Hand In My Pocket", "Head Over Feet", "Mary Jane", "Forgiven", "Perfect", "You Oughta Know", "Wake Up", "Ironic", "You Learn", "Your House", "No Pressure Over Cappuccino" / performer: "Can't Not", "All I Really Want", "Right Through You", "Not the Doctor", "Hand In My Pocket", "Head Over Feet", "Mary Jane", "Forgiven", "Perfect", "You Oughta Know", "Wake Up", "Ironic", "You Learn", "Your House", "No Pressure Over Cappuccino")
So many times I've been just gripping the steering wheel and driving, and just have a piece of paper on where my horn is, and just writing sort of looking up and down. I've done that so much! It'll be worth the crash.
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Trivia:
8 March 1996 was named "Alanis Morissette Day" in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by the then mayor.
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