I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.
Alanis MorissetteRead
I'll be writing songs till I die. There's just no question.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a lifelong commitment to creativity and songwriting.
Alanis Morissette emphasizes her deep passion for writing songs, presenting it as an integral part of her identity that she intends to pursue throughout her life. This dedication to artistry suggests that for her, songwriting is not just a career but a vital expression of her existence and a source of fulfillment.
In practice
During a panel discussion about the importance of pursuing your passions, one might quote this to illustrate dedication.
I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.
Music helps you find the truths you must bring into the rest of your life.
My own approach has always been to push intense emotions down and attempt to deal with them later. When I was younger, I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in my life.
To me the biggest irony of this lifetime that I'm living is that for someone who thrives in the public eye in the creative ways that I do, I actually don't enjoy being in the public eye.
My greatest achievement is being able to write records that are real snapshots of what's going on in my life. I won't repeat myself for the sake of commerce, or to please other people.
When someone says that I'm angry it's actually a compliment. I have not always been direct with my anger in my relationships, which is part of why I'd write about it in my songs because I had such fear around expressing anger as a woman.
I have touched with a sense of art some people-they felt the love and the life. Can you offer me anything to compare to that joy for an artist?
I will take the sun in my mouth and leap into the ripe air Alive with closed eyes to dash against darkness
I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have by reading novels.
I find above all that the expression, atonal music, is most unfortunate β it is on a par with calling flying the art of not falling, or swimming the art of not drowning.
My theory on genre is that while there are people out there who believe that genre tells people what to read, actually I believe that genre exists as a marketing tool to tell you what to avoid.
In television, the 60-minute series, 'The Wire' and 'Mad Men' and so on, the writer is the primary creative artist.
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