Alanis Morissette

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be in the studio until 4 in the morning.

The thing I always default to is that I’ll always be here to write songs.

Down the road, I’ll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will probably be political events or spiritual things to comment on, and humor.

As a teen, I was both anorexic and bulimic.

Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money and the stakes are a lot higher.

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

The Blues contain so much joy and sadness at the same time.

As soon as it was understood that we could handle things in our own way, it was the thrill of my life to walk out on that stage with people just hemming the band in.

I’m glad I don’t have perfect pitch because it can drive you crazy.

The hippest thing you can do is not play at all. Just listen.

Is there a meaning to music? Yes. Can you state in so many words what the meaning is? No.

A Les Paul feels like a guitar and I play differently on that and I sound too much like someone else.

To keep a band together you simply need a gimmick. The gimmick I use is to pay them money.

Music’s been around a long time, and there’s going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it’s a big record, that’s the frosting on the cake, but music’s the main meal.

Jazz demands that you bring to it things that are valuable to you, that are personal to you.

Difference between sex and love? Well, you’re not always sure you’re in love. But when you’re having sex, there’s really no mistaking it.

I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know

Jazz music has become academic. Sometimes that doesn’t feel right to me.

I’m using the insides of sounds to move around in a very subtle way which, I think, ends up being inevitable.

I am a writer – that is what I am before being a performer or musician. I love waking up in the morning and then going to sleep that night with something that did not exist.

Risk is at the heart of Jazz. Every note we play is a risk.