Alanis Morissette became one of music’s biggest stars with "Jagged Little Pill," but behind the blockbuster success was a frightening wave of hostility that she says included websites plotting her murder.Morissette, who skyrocketed to fame following the release of her 1995 album, opened up on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast about the hostility she faced at the time – including death threats and attacks from some of her fellow musicians."There was terror and resistance, but that's just normal," the singer recalled of the response she received from her lead single "You Oughta Know."SHANIA TWAIN CONFRONTS LONGSTANDING NARRATIVE THAT HER MUSIC PROMOTES MAN-HATINGAlanis Morissette revealed that websites were once created to discuss how to murder her after "Jagged Little Pill" made her an international star.(Eric Robert/Sygma)"But you know, at that point, project onto me all you want," Morissette said.
"Project that I'm the Antichrist.Project that I'm terrifying or ...
basically too much.My whole life I've just heard that I'm too much."But the backlash Morissette described went far beyond criticism of her music or personality.
As her fame intensified, she recalled the hostility escalating to a chilling level."...there was a lot of hate," she told host Alex Cooper."There were websites constructed to figure out how to murder me most elegantly."She added, "Well, there was a lot of hate, and it was very, very out there.
And a lot of people, a lot of artists whom I respected and lived for, were disparagingly speaking about me.Later, Sinead apologized, which was really classy.
But yeah, I mean, it was not a girl squad.There were no girl squads."GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HEREAlanis Morissette also recalled facing death threats and harsh criticism from fellow musicians, including Courtney Love and Sinéad O’Connor.
(Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)Morissette said the hostility was particularly painful when it came from fellow artists, incl...