Fame is hollow. It amplifies what is there. If there is any self-doubt, or hatred, or lack of ability to connect with people, fame will magnify it.

She said of the album "people could go 'Boo hiss hiss this girl's like another Tiffany or whatever. Morissette opened for The Rolling Stones for a few dates of their A Bigger Bang Tour in the autumn of 2005. Morissette's popularity style of music and appearance particularly that of her hair led her to become known as the Debbie Gibson of Canada; comparisons to Tiffany were also common.

Morissette began her career in Canada and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums Alanis and Now Is the Time under MCA Records Canada. Morissette took up producing duties for her subsequent albums which include Under Rug Swept So-Called Chaos and Flavors of Entanglement.