Did Alanis Morissette write her own songs?

She wrote the songs on her own again, and co-produced the album with Tim Thorney and pop music producer John Shanks.
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Who did Alanis Morissette write her songs about?

After nearly two decades of speculation, actor Dave Coulier — aka goofy "Uncle Joey" from "Full House" — is finally confirming that Alanis Morisette's hit breakup song "You Oughta Know" is indeed about him.
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Did Alanis Morissette write You Oughta Know about Ryan Reynolds?

Her 1995 song “You Oughta Know” was inspired by the bitterness inspired by her former lover's new flame and became the breakthrough hit that made Morissette a perpetual bestseller. Her latest album, “Flavors of Entanglement,” was largely inspired by her rocky breakup with actor Ryan Reynolds.
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Why did Alanis Morissette Write You Oughta Know?

This song is an angry message from a scorned ex-girlfriend directed at her former lover. Morissette has said it is about a specific person, but that person has not contacted her, and probably doesn't know it's about him.
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Why did Ryan Reynolds split with Alanis?

Shortly after the breakup, she told Women's Health that she was “angry” at herself “for staying in relationships way too long.” Later, she hinted that the high-profile nature of the union took a major toll. Morissette told the L.A. Times, I think it's the straw that breaks the camel's back.
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Why was Alanis Morissette so angry?

"I thought I would be retaliated against or physically hit or vilified. Anger has been a really big deal for women: how can we express it without feeling that, as the physically weaker sex, we won't get killed. The alpha-woman was burned at the stake and had her head chopped off in days of old."
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What song is about Ryan Reynolds Alanis?

In 2008, she released her album "Flavors of Entanglement," about the demise of her relationship with Reynolds (per the Orange County Register). The album implies that she perhaps did not see the end coming. PopSugar reported that the song "Torch" is about her grief regarding the breakup.
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What years were Alanis Morissette and Ryan Reynolds together?

Ryan began dating the "You Oughta Know" singer in 2002, and they became something of a match made in Canada. They got engaged in 2004 but parted ways three years later, and Alanis used their split as inspiration for her Flavors of Entanglement album in 2008. The (very touching) song "Torch" was written about Ryan.
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Was Ryan Reynolds married to Alanis?

Reynolds began dating singer Alanis Morissette in 2002, and they announced their engagement in June 2004. In February 2007, representatives for the pair announced they had mutually decided to end their engagement.
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Why is Jagged Little Pill?

A likely influence on the song was Morissette's experience of being robbed at gunpoint in the street while recording Jagged Little Pill, an event that caused her to start suffering from panic attacks and anxiety.
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How old was Alanis Morissette in Jagged Little Pill came out?

When “Jagged Little Pill” was issued, Morissette was still a young woman trying to find her way in the world. Between intense media scrutiny and just trying to navigate through the music industry, the then-21-year-old Morissette often felt overwhelmed and isolated.
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Did Alanis Morissette write a song about Taylor Hawkins?

On Taylor Hawkins - song by Alanis Morissette | Spotify.
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Did Alanis write Jagged Little Pill?

Jagged Little Pill departed from Morissette's previous releases – Alanis and Now Is the Time – that predominantly featured dance-pop. Most of the lyrics were written by Morissette and Glen Ballard. The album opens with "All I Really Want".
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What religion is Alanis Morissette?

Lens. A lot has changed for Alanis Morissette in the past two decades. Raised Catholic in Ottawa, she spent much of her youth believing she couldn't sing. When she began her music career as a teenager, it was as a dance-pop artist — and, briefly, Vanilla Ice's opening act.
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Who did Ryan date after Alanis?

Ryan went on to marry Scarlett Johanssen, and later Blake Lively, with whom he shares three children. Alanis married Mario “Souleye” Treadway and also has three kids. As I would have suspected, their breakup was a jagged little pill to swallow (sorry), but it was not ugly.
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What is Alanis Morissette ethnicity?

Her father is of French and Irish descent, whereas her mother has Hungarian and Jewish ancestry. Her parents were teachers in a military school and due to their work often had to move. Between the ages of three and six she lived with her parents in Lahr (Black Forest), Germany.
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Was Alanis Morissette abuse?

Morissette also revealed in that interview with The Sunday Times that she had experienced "sexual abuse, exploitation, financial undermining" throughout her life since the age of 3. In the movie, The Post reported, the Canadian musician said she had not made allegations publicly before to protect her family.
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Does Alanis Morissette have a medical condition?

Alanis Morissette has revealed that she battled postpartum depression for two years, with the condition worsening after each birth of her three children.
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What is Alanis Morissette's trauma?

The star openly criticizes the film, saying it doesn't tell the story she wanted to tell. In a new documentary on which she collaborated, Alanis Morissette says multiple men engaged in sex with her when she was a 15-year-old pop star in Canada, below the age of consent.
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Did Ryan Reynold and Sandra Bullock date?

Sandra Bullock and Reynolds dated in 2011.

2011 was quite the year for Reynolds in the love department. Once his divorce from ScarJo was finalized, he went through a fair amount of flings before connecting with Blake Lively. The most high-profile of which was Sandra Bullock, according to E! Online.
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