Alanis Morissette Becomes U.S. Citizen

[Winky]

Thu Feb 17, 7:43 AM ET

LOS ANGELES - Canadian Alanis Morissette is now an American citizen.

The 30-year-old singer was among some 4,500 people who took the
citizenship oath during a ceremony last week at the Los Angeles
Convention Center.

"There was a turning point during the ceremony where I felt
connected to this country in a way that I didn't quite expect,"
she said. "America has been really great to me and I have felt
welcomed since the day I came here."

Morissette's songs include "Ironic" and "You Oughta Know."

 

[Leslie]

don't let the door hit you in the ass, you fuckin bitch.
wait...maybe just a little. Let me close it for you.

SLAM

 

[Inkara1]

Hey Alanis, you're a US Citizen now! Why the long face?

 

[MrBishop]

Maybe its because she spent all of last year slamming the country and the GVT of the country that she just moved to.


Ironic indeed!

 

[DFisherman]

Hey Alanis, you're a US Citizen now! Why the long face?

Genetics....

 

[Professur]

Haha. You took her. Now keep her. Dunno who's dumber.

 

[DFisherman]

Haha. You took her. Now keep her. Dunno who's dumber.

It's funny, actually, as I have a friend who is a (jazz) singer and an American that's taking her oath of Canadian citizenship next week. I guess there some sort of zero-sum tally being kept of cross-border entertainers.

Now there's a few more Canadian "artists" I wouldn't mind trading for some double-plus-good US entertainers.

Cheers,

- DFisherman

 

[BeardofPants]

Ironic indeed!

Guess she finall learnt what it actually means.

 

[Winky]

two words

tax

break

Escape from Canadian taxes that is.

Swimmin' pools
Movie Stars
Hills that is!

 

[AlladinSane]

I guess there some sort of zero-sum tally being kept of cross-border entertainers.

What Aboot Bryan Adams?

 

[abooja]

Whoop-de-fucking-do.

 

[rrfield]

What Aboot Bryan Adams?

Now now, the Canadian government has apologized for Bryan Adams on numerous occasions!

 

[greenfreak]

I don't understand the big deal, or the hostility. Why is she such a bad person for wanting to be a citizen of both countries?

 

[Leslie]

I don't like her on a more personality level. I don't give a crap where she hangs her hat.

 

[greenfreak]

C'mon you can do better than that. Details, lady. I want details!

 

[Leslie]

Standing backstage at some big tour dealie, one of the Lollapalooza type things.

Bands go by on their way onstage, most totally ignore who's around, some nod and/or say hi, business as usual, everyone just stays out of their way.

But when she comes near onstage, everyone's cleared off. Noone's good enough to stand on the same floor she's on.

All these years, I've never heard of her not being rude and imperious.

 

[greenfreak]

I'm so glad I asked, insider information!! I like hearing that celebrities are cool IRL but most of the time you hear that they're not. Someone got slighted somewhere. Then again, I can think they're an asshole and still like their music, or vice versa. Like Madonna. I dislike her, but I typicaly like her music.

 

[Leslie]

and now here's where I get sued

 

[Winky]

You are done for four sure fer sure...

 

[Gonz]

"There was a turning point during the ceremony where I felt connected to this country in a way that I didn't quite expect,"

My guess is, right after comparing tax rates.