I think it's child abuse to have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth and fame and power at the cost of well-being. In the case of a child, it's at the cost of someone's natural development. It's already hard enough to develop.

What influenced me was Tori Amos, who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music, and Sinead O'Connor. Those two in particular were really moving for me, and very inspiring, before I wrote 'Jagged Little Pill.'

What I wouldn't give to find a soul mate, someone else to catch this drift.

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't work for me.

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay the same.

When I pray, I'm just talking to what some people might call our higher selves: God, myself, my intuition, my heart. Whatever that is, that's where I go.

I highly recommend getting older! There's less tendency to people-please.