What Alanis Morissette has said about Fame

Morissette argues that fame has shifted from being a means to an end to being pursued as an end in itself, and that it amplifies existing pain and trauma.

“fame used to be a means to an end, Joni Mitchell or commentary on the Vietnam War. Like it was a means to an end. Now fame is the end”

Call Her Daddy: Alanis Morissette: Anger, Attachment, & Postpartum (Sep 9, 2026) · Listen from 27:12

Morissette says she faced severe hostility in the 1990s, including websites devoted to how to kill her.

“There were websites constructed to figure out how to murder me most elegantly”

Call Her Daddy: Alanis Morissette: Anger, Attachment, & Postpartum (Sep 9, 2026) · Listen from 29:44

Morissette says respected fellow artists disparaged her publicly and that Sinéad O'Connor later apologized.

“a lot of artists whom I respected and lived for were disparagingly speaking about me. Later, Sinead apologized, which was really classy”

Call Her Daddy: Alanis Morissette: Anger, Attachment, & Postpartum (Sep 9, 2026) · Listen from 30:03

Morissette says she examines only the criticisms that trigger her, using them as material for shadow work.

“I think Courtney Love was calling me fake, which is so funny. And she also apologized later and said very kind things”

Call Her Daddy: Alanis Morissette: Anger, Attachment, & Postpartum (Sep 9, 2026) · Listen from 30:43