Alanis Morissette Reflects on 30 Years of 'Jagged Little Pill,' 'Intimacy' of Live Shows (Exclusive)

Award-winning singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette is offering an intimate, exclusive concert experience on May 29, headlining the Wells Fargo Autograph Card Exclusives concert at the 1,100-capacity venue White Oak Music Hall in Houston, Texas.

The upcoming concert is part of Wells Fargo's Autograph Card Exclusives series, which offers eligible cardholders access to special performances by major artists. This concert also comes one year after the 30th anniversary of Morissette's iconic album, Jagged Little Pill.

Regarding looking back on Jagged Little Pill 30 years later, Morissette shared, "It is fortuitous that most if not all of my songs are ones that I can still stand behind. I can sing them with conviction because the value system has not changed. The only one that could do with an update is 'Not the Doctor,' as I hadn't been married for 16 years yet. Now I know that we do, in fact, participate in each other's healing."

Morissette also reflected on the process of turning the album Jagged Little Pill into a Broadway show of the same name.

"Working with Diablo Cody and Diane Paulus and Sidi Larbi, [the] choreographer, was the perfect example of ideal collaboration-when one plus one can equal fifty," she said. "When it came time for the story to be told, I was really blown away at different characters imbuing the songs with a whole other quality of urgency and palpability for me personally because I've been singing it from my own personal lens. I would weep during workshops of the musical for how I would gain objectivity for the first time on these songs."

"We would be writing the story itself, Diablo Cody sharing that the characters were born from the songs themselves, and I would throw songs to them that would apply to each scene or character," Morissette added.

Morissette spoke about the complexities of going on tour compared to being involved in something like a Broadway show as well.

"It can be somewhat isolating to be on tour. I've been on tour on and off since I was 10 years old, so to be part of a theater experience is so communal. There's something about the singing and exalting and celebrating and hurting in the presence of others that is really powerful and makes for a potential collective healing by the very act of us focusing on the resilience in the story and the outcomes," the singer-songwriter explained.

Although Morissette doesn't feel that much has changed in terms of her process or approach throughout her career, she did share, "Writing songs is a channeling. I used to not be sure if something would come through. At this juncture in life, though, I know deeply that anytime I open to the process and am receptive in this way, something will come through that will surprise and impact me."

Regarding her upcoming concert, Morissette shared, "I am humbled by every audience I get to commune with, no matter what size the venue is. Expressing emotions of every kind and connecting interpersonally are two things that matter most to me and light me up; they are both especially present at my shows. I would say people who are coming can expect vulnerability and power and all the emotions."

She added, "I've always loved my shows in Texas, and I'm just very excited and grateful for the opportunity to reconnect with my friends who come to the shows there. There is an intimacy that becomes available at these kinds of shows."

Adding to that concept of intimacy, Morissette said, "There is a dialogue of sorts that happens between me and the audience. While it can feel like a monologue based on the stage/audience, there is a back and forth that is communicated beyond words."

In addition to the upcoming concert, Morissette has some other exciting projects in the works.

"Soft launched thedeeply, the home for my wholeness model, a place for resources, community, talks, events, articles and immersive opportunities focused on trauma and addiction recovery, artistic process, temperament, community and more. And a tour in Europe this summer," Morissette shared of her current and upcoming work.

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This story was originally published May 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM.