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Canadian singer-songwriter Jade Bird first took the toothed pill as a child – yes, that Small irregular pill. She may have tasted bitter to him at the time, but since then, her admiration for Alanis Morissette and her groundbreaking album has only grown. Listen to Bird chat about Morissette's seminal 1995 album in this episode of The spark parade above or wherever you get your podcasts.
Although Bird's first introduction to Small irregular pill It was when she was a child, it wasn't until she began to embark on her own creative journey that the power of the record truly revealed itself. The more she listened, the more amazed she was by the album's energetic songwriting, feminist themes, and confessional lyrics.
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“She was someone who didn't stay quietly at night, you know what I mean? She was vindictive, ugly and very raw,” says Bird. “To me, that's why she was so inspiring. It was like, I don't have to write pretty songs, I don't have to be pretty when she sings; It can be guttural.”
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Host Adam Unze (The Opus) explores creativity in all its forms in The Spark Parade asking musicians, artists, comedians and other creators to share the cultural work that has most inspired them. Whether you come from the world of music, film, comedy, visual arts or literature, we all have something that sparks our own creative desires. In The Spark Paradeguests reveal the only work of art that ignites the fire of creation within them.
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