Looks like "Dear Abby" has some competition. Questions concerning life and relationships can now be directed toward Alanis Morissette. Beginning on Jan. 16, the Jagged Little Pill pioneer will lend a hand to help manage the angst and confusion among readers of The Guardian's weekend magazine, filling in for staple '80s actress Molly Ringwald.
The 41-year-old "You Oughta Know" singer recently discussed creating podcasts, the process of working on a new book and the particular craft of writing music. "I was getting bored with just one form," she told The Guardian. "Songs are my favorite, let's be honest. But there's a limitation: it's just three or four minutes. In a podcast, or in a column, there's an intimacy and vulnerability on my part and the questioner's part. We're going for it, and there's no hiding."
As stated in the "Ironic" singer's Facebook bio, Morissette has spent years contributing to various "forums and outlets" along with delivering keynotes, managing workshops and penning her impending transformation and healing centered book, which spans topics from psychology and spirituality to feminism and relationships to eating disorders.
"Parents, brothers, even extended family members, that was the role I took on, because I suppose I had this combination of intuition and empathy," she explained of being a personal therapist for her loved ones.
The "You Oughta Know" singer had quite a 2015, with the 20th anniversary and reissue of her iconic 1995 album Jagged Little Pill, to performing the American Music Awards alongside "Cool for the Summer" singer Demi Lovato.
Questions for the artist's column can be submitted by emailing ask.alanis@theguardian.com. Don't let this be the good advice you just didn't take in 2016. Whether you're falling head over feet in love, experiencing rain on your wedding day or trying to remind your ex-lover of the mess he left when he went away, Morissette is there to listen.
