“It moved energy to sing these songs.

I saw that my songs were helping.

They were validating, comforting and empathizing with people.

Alanis Morissette smiling

While this nickname referenced her dominance in the alt-rock genre, another nickname was perhaps not as kind.

According toUPI, a 1995 cover of Rolling Stone loudly called Morissette an “Angry White Female.”

“As complex as humans may be, I think anger is one that I’ll take.

Alanis Morissette smiling

People get afraid of anger because of the destruction, the acting out of anger.

Anger on its own is amazing.