Alanis Morissette Says She Dropped Out Of A Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Performance Because Of Sexism From The Production Team

November 8, 2022 / Posted by:

Alanis Morrisette was supposed to perform with Olivia Rodrigo this past Saturday evening at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. But Alanis ended up skipping the whole thing even though she participated in rehearsals. Now, Alanis says that the reason she skipped the event is because of some good old-fashioned sexism from the production team. Damn, you do not want to piss off an Alanis Morissette type; she will write an iconic revenge album about you and make you reassess your life choices.

The ceremony, which will air on HBO Max later this month, featured the inductions of Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon. So lots of artists got their props this weekend, and Alanis was supposed to be a part of the celebration but bowed out. Alanis was going to perform Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain with Olivia Rodrigo, but come showtime, Olivia did it by herself. Whatever happened during rehearsals pissed Alanis off, and she later took to her Instagram Stories to explain why she quit:

“There are some misinformed rumblings about my not performing at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony this past weekend. Firstly, I have to say how much I adore Carly Simon and Olivia Rodrigo and Dolly Parton and Janet Jackson and Pat Benatar and Sheryl Crow and Pink and Brandi Carlile and Sara Bareilles — and all the amazing people and artists who were there,” she wrote, name-checking most of the female artists who were honored or performed on the show.

However, Morissette continued, “I have spent decades in an industry that is rife with an overarching anti-woman sentiment and have tolerated a lot of condescension and disrespectfulness, reduction, dismissiveness, contract-breaching, unsupportiveness, exploitation and psychological violence (and more) throughout my career. I tolerated it because nothing would stop me from connecting with those who I cared about and resonated with. I live to serve and connect with people and so over the years I sucked it up on more occasions than I can count in order to do so. It’s hard not to be affected in any industry around the world, but Hollywood has been notorious for its disrespect of the feminine in all of us.”

In conclusion, the singer-songwriter added, “Thankfully, I am at a point in my life where there is no need for me to spend time in an environment that reduces women. I have had countless incredible experiences with production teams with all genders throughout my life. So many, and so fun. There is nothing better than a team of diverse people coming together with one mission. I’ll continue to show up in those environments with bells on. :)”

Morissette tagged her statement with one last topical reminder: “Voting time! I love you.”

Here’s her Story:

Variety says that while Alanis claims some sexist shit took place at the rehearsals, other sources (hi, producers!) claim that Alanis was having trouble with the song:

There are differing accounts behind the scenes of just what went wrong during the rehearsal, though, as multiple sources are contending, for their part, that Morissette “struggled with the song” during a run-through, leading to the discord and ultimate walkout.

Sources close to Morissette dispute that assessment, saying that Morissette and Rodrigo were in the normal, initial stages of working out the tune together with the house band on Friday.

If Alanis did get to perform You’re So Vain with Olivia, it wouldn’t have been the first time they dueted. They performed together earlier this year during the L.A. stop of Olivia’s tour:

The production team is just lucky that Dolly Parton wasn’t at Alanis’ rehearsals and witnessed the alleged sexism that went down. Because we know that Pure Angel Dolly would rebuke such insolence, and the production team would immediately be raptured down to Hell once God’s favorite angel passed her judgment upon them.

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