"[Alanis Morissette's] Jagged Little Pill when I'm feeling, like, I don't know what to say or like, who am I? For some reason that album, just like, every part of what makes a human being a human being, it feels like it's encapsulated in that record. There's so much anger and spite and jealousy but also so much joy and hope, all like intertwined into each other in such a beautiful way."
"I did Glastonbury with Robert Smith of The Cure. After that, I've been diving deeper into The Cure's discography, as well as some of their contemporaries like New Order and Joy Division."
"There's something so special about rock music made by women. There's a different emotional quality to it. The pain and rage and vulnerability that a woman can express through a rock song is an entirely different category. Growing up I was so inspired by that."
Olivia Rodrigo performed at Glastonbury with Robert Smith of The Cure and has since been exploring The Cure's discography and contemporaries such as New Order and Joy Division. Rodrigo identifies Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill as a go-to album for reconnecting with herself, saying the record encapsulates what makes a human being. She describes the album's mix of anger, spite, jealousy, joy, and hope as intertwined in a beautiful way. Rodrigo highlights a distinctive emotional quality in rock music made by women, noting a unique combination of pain, rage, and vulnerability that inspired her growing up.
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