Alanis Morissette debutedJagged Little Pill20 years ago and the singer wrote anessay on her blog commemorating the anniversary.
Female artists werent lucrative, apparently.
But that changed thankfully, she said in our oral history of the album.
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Its still patriarchal, but then it was really patriarchal.
I remember playing festivals around the world, and it was me and 27 guys.
And sometimes Bjork, who wouldnt look at me.
There was a cultural wave swelling, Morissette writes in her essay.
Read more about the making ofJagged Little PillinMorissettes essayandEWs oral history of the album.
