Here are some interesting facts I got off the web:
Facts:
- Alanis was born in Ottawa, Canada but went to Germany for 3 years during kindergarten.
- Her favorite food is Steamed Spinach.
- At 9 years old, Alanis starred on the Nickelodeon T.V. show called "You Can't Do That On Television".
- She dated Dave Coulier from the show Full House (they met at a hockey game while she was singing the national anthem). Alanis said " I was 19 and wasn't prepared to be a mother."...
- Alanis likes to listen to Tori Amos (she cried the first time she heard "Little Earthquakes"), Radiohead [there would be no "Jagged Little Pill" without Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees", Beatles (John Lennon), Annie Lennox, etc. .
- She attended Glebe Collegiate high school (Ottawa). Alanis was a straight-A student. A recording of Alanis singing Canada's national anthem was played every morning in her high school.
- At the age of 11, Alanis played an orphan in a production of "Annie" in Ottawa.
- Alanis modelled for Dalmy (a clothing store) with her twin brother when they were kids. They were known as the "Dalmy Twins".
- Alanis was born in Ottawa in Riverside Hospital.
- Alanis lives in Brentwood in a "very woody house".
- Alanis had a painting party at her house and let all of her friends paint her walls.
- Alanis knows how to play monopoly.
- After shows during her Can't Not Tour she would drink bailey's on ice.
- Alanis doesn't drink beer.
- "Alanis" means a vacant plot of land.
- Alan (Alanis' father) knew he would marry Georgia (mother) in school. He appartently said to her, " I'm going to marry you one day."
- Mike Peluso (hockey player)claimed to have went out with Alanis, but Alanis' friends don't remember Alanis saying anything about him.
- Alanis was accepted to the University of Toronto, the University of Ottawa and Carleton but decided to pursue a singing career, and moved to Toronto.
- Alanis worked on a tv show called "Music Works" for a brief time.
- Alanis studied ballet at seven and by the age of 10, she gave up her dolls and games, spending all her time and money creating her own single. She said at the time, "I want to prove to people that just because you're young, it doesn't mean you can't do as much as adults can." Alanis released her first single, "Please Stay With Me", at 11.
- Alanis kissed her first boy at 14. She said the kiss was "horrible" and broke up with the poor guy a week later!
- On moving to America from Canada, Alanis says, "When I was getting my immigration, under American laws I was considered an 'alien with a special talent.' Er, thanks." And when she arrived in the US, Alanis was introduced to her new country by being robbed at gunpoint! Then, during one of her US gigs, Alanis' dressing room was robbed. The thief took off with $8,000 worth of equipment. But the true loss was a series of tapes sporting unfinished songs by the star herself.
- Madonna signed Alanis to Maverick and praised her for being "straightforward". Seh said that, "she remimded me of me when I started out". Alanis is quick to return the favour. "I respect Madonna," she says. "I respect her strength and resilience in a crazy business."
- How long does an award-winning album take to write? Alanis estimated 15 to 45 minutes as the time to compose the majority of songs on "Jagged Little Pill". and hit tunes like "Head Over Feet" only took about half an hour to create!
- From gig to gig, Alanis has been known to hold her stomach while singing on stage. In an interview she revealed that it's her way of "showing the small amount of uncomfortableness I feel with being that naked."
- Alanis' look may be out of this world but you won't find the glam girl in front of the mirror. "I'm not about my external appearance," she says. "What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are."
- Among the thousands of fan letter she gets in her mailbox, Alanis once found an enthusiastic letter from one of her biggest fans, "Clueless" gal herself, Alicia Silverstone -- begging for tickets to her concert.
- "I don't watch TV, I don't listen to radio, I don't go online, I don't read the newspaper," she says. So what's Alanis' fave pastime? Would you believe...painting guys' fingernails! She began by doing the guys in her band and has moved on.
-Alanis has a recurring dream -- "I get on an elevator, and as it gets higher and higher there's less and less oxygen and the air gets prickly and the elevator's rocking back and forth and then it opens at the top and there's a huge, crazy earthquake." Mighty bizarre!
- Alanis' height is 5'4".
- After graduating from high school Alanis moved to Toronto. She stayed there for less than a year. Then she moved to Los Angeles, Ca. The day before the Grammy Awards Alanis moved out of her apartment and placed her belongings in storage.
- Alanis was robbed at gunpoint a few days after moving to Los Angeles, but claims that the experience is part of what makes her love the city so much. She says the "darkness" of the city and its "underlying sense of danger" is what drew her there.
- Alanis was raised Catholic and attended church every Sunday. She drew her inspiration to write the song "Forgiven" from her experiences with the church. Although she no longer considers herself a Catholic, she claims to be very interested in the "spiritual aspect of life".
- The members of the Artificial Joy Club were Alanis' roomates when she lived in Toronto
- Chad Morissette, Alanis' older brother by 2 years, lives in his hometown of Ottawa. He is a business man and has always been the "brain" of the Morissette family. He married in 1996.
- Alanis and Wade have a special connection like all twins do. For example, when Wade was out of town, Georgia Morissette [mom] was very worried about him, but Alanis sensed that he was just fine.
- When Alanis became "famous", her accountant began showing her some of the multi-millionaire houses, but Alanis' fast-forwarded until she got to some "cute, cottagey little places".
- Wade is older than Alanis since he was born 12 minutes prior to Alanis.
Alanis Time Line:
- November 1956 - Georgia Morissette fleds Hungary at the tender age of 10
- Summer 1967 - Georgia and Alan Morissette are married in Ottawa
- 1971 - Chad Morissette is born
- 1974 Born June 1st in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
- 1981 Started taking ballet and jazz dancing classes at the age of 7
- 1983 Began writing songs at the age of 9
- 1985 Starred on the kids' tv show "You Can't Do That On Television"
- 1986 Recorded and released her first single, "Fate Stay With Me"
- 1987 Recruited by Stephan Klovan to star in Ottawa's Tulip Festival
- 1988 Worked with Leslie Howe on writing and recording while Klovan booked numerous live events, specialising in singing the national anthem at sporting events
- 1989 "Walk Away" video filmed in Paris leading immediately to recording contract with MCA Canada
- 1991 Released her first album "Alanis"
- 1992 Released follow-up album "Now Is The Time". Played cameo in movie "Just One Of The Girls"
- 1993 Moved to Toronto. Introduced to agent Scott Welch by MCA publisher John Alexander
- 1994 After numerous unsuccessful writing partnerships, moved to Los Angeles to work with veteran producer Glen Ballard
- 1995 Released her third and most successful album (debut album for Maverick Records) "Jagged Little Pill" and began extensive world touring in May
- 1996 In March, Alanis won four Grammy Awards: Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song, Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and Album of the Year. Took a brief break from touring. World tour to continue until December. In October 1996 Jagged Little Pill became the best selling debut album of all time
- 1998 In February, Alanis' Jagged Little Pill, Live won a Grammy for Best Video, Long Form
Alanis' Family:
FATHER:
- Alan Morissette
- French-Canadian
- Worked as a high school principal
MOTHER:
- Georgia Morissette
- Hungarian-born
Alanis' parents met on a playground as children. Her father reportedly walked up to her mother and told her "I'm going to marry you".
OLDER BROTHER:
- Chad Morissette
TWIN BROTHER:
- Wade Morissete
- One of Alanis' unreleased songs, No Pressure Over Cappuccino, is written about Wade and it's also dedicated to him. Alanis mentions his name in almost every concert she does. "He rocks", Alanis says about her twin brother.
- Alanis says: "He Rocks."
Alanis' brothers sing back-ups on her first album, "Alanis".
The Band:
Name:Alanis Nadine Morissette
Nicknames: "Miss Thing"
Instrument: Lead Vocalist, Guitar, Harmonica
Status: Lead Vocalist and still going strong!
Previous Gigs: New York Fries band when she was 14 years old, has been writing songs since she was 9 years old.
Biography: Alanis is from Ottawa Canada and lived in Germany for 3 years. She was born on June 1, 1974. Her father, Alan, is a military instructor, and her mother, Georgia, is a teacher. She has a twin brother who currently resides in Vancouver named Wade. Her older brother is a successful businessman in Ottawa. She released 2 albums prior to Jagged Little Pill which has sold over 30 million copies world wide, called "Alanis" and "Now is the Time". She worked with Leslie Howe, who currently is part of the "Artificial Joy Club". She is under Madonna's label, Maverick. She enjoys working with Maverick because they give her a lot of freedom. Madonna and Alanis have been reported to have exchanged love tips. During Alanis' world tour her opening acts included Our Lady Peace, Frente, Radiohead, and K's Choice. She started her music career when she heard a friend playing at a club. She was too young to go inside, so she had to listen from outside the building. Her first gig was when a man named Stephan Klovan asked her and her brother to perform at an Ottawa festival. Since then she played at shopping malls and had other gigs which payed $25 Canadian. She later starred in a TV show called "You Can't Do That on Television" and saved up the money she earned to produce her first single on a 7" called "Fate Stay With Me", with a B-side of "Find the Right Man". Alanis plays a white Taylor guitar. Nick Lashley gave her free lessons. Alanis currently lives near the Ghetty Museum in California in a small wooden house. Her walls are painted by her friends when she had a painting party one night and let everyone paint her walls!
Name: Oliver Taylor Hawkins
Nicknames: "Tay"
Instrument: Drums
Status: Ex-member of the Sexual Chocolate [Currently with the Foo Fighters]
Previous Gigs: Sass Jordan's back up band
Biography: Taylor Hawkins was born in Laguna Beach, California. He also plays the guitar and the piano. He was born in 1972.
Name: Jesse Tobias
Instrument:Guitar [Electric]
Status: Ex-member of the Sexual Chocolate
Previous Gigs:Guitarist of Mother Tongue
Biography: Jesse Tobias was born in Austin Texas. His most valuable posession is his light blue vintage, Jaguar Fender guitar. He once auditioned for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but was later fired. The Red Hot Chili Peppers recommended Jesse Tobias to Alanis Morissette.
Name: Nicholas Lashley
Nicknames: "Nikky"
Instrument: Guitar [acoustic]
Status: Member of the Sexual Chocolate
Previous Gigs: Sass Jordan's back up band
Biography: Nick Lashley was born in England in 1964. He is the only married member of the band. He also has a son.
Name:Christopher Chaney
Instrument:Bass Guitar
Status:Member of the Sexual Chocolate
Biography: Chris Chaney is the bassist of the Sexual Chocolate.
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