Alanis Morissette Opens Up on the Hidden Cost of Fame | Super Soul Sparks

So, Jagged Little Pill came out.

Yes.

And it just turned you into a phenomenon.

Yes, we were playing 100-seater clubs.

And then we were playing stadiums.

So it went from zero to 650 in 3.5 seconds.

Wow.

And what does that do to your personal

psyche? What happens?

I'd had a model version of it in Canada.

I had a couple of records out in Canada that quote-unquote did well by Canadian standards.

So I'd had my teeth cut a tiny bit in terms of prep.

But my head spun around 360.

And I just remember having been the person who loved to sit and watch people.

I remember I would just sit at outdoor malls and just watch people all day and imagine their lives.

And then I immediately became the watch-ed.

And that was really disconcerting.

So I remember looking down a lot.

I remember I didn't laugh for about two years.

A lot of self-protection.

People would break into my hotel room while I was doing a show and leave notes and take things.

And so there was a lot of invading of boundaries.

And all I remember was setting boundaries backstage all the time.

Did

you think you knew who you were at the time?