ALANIS MORISSETTE - MORISSETTE: 'CHILDREN IN SHOWBIZ ARE OVERWORKED'

MORISSETTE: 'CHILDREN IN SHOWBIZ ARE OVERWORKED'

ALANIS MORISSETTE plans to forbid her kids from following her into show business - because she believes young entertainers are "abused" when they're pushed to perform.
The Ironic hitmaker was just 10 when she released her debut album, which she funded with money she made acting in kids' show You Can't Do That on Television.
But Morissette, who is not yet a mother, insists youngsters who have busy schedules in the limelight are experiencing abuse - and she'd rather provide her kid with a carefree childhood.
She tells High Times magazine, "I think a child in the entertainment industry is a form of child abuse. For kids who have to overstay their stay, beyond the fun aspects of their career, it's a version of abuse, absolutely. If my kids want to do it, there might be school activities that I would support them participating in, but in terms of becoming a workaholic at that age I will be disallowing.
"They can do whatever they want; I wouldn't want to thwart any of their delicate, essential qualities that they need to express. But it doesn't mean they need to be expressed in a context where they have to work so arduously for so many hours."