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Halsey thanks Alanis Morissette for helping her write ‘the best f–k you’ songs

Halsey credits Alanis Morissette as the inspiration behind her “best f–k you” songs.

While performing at the Hollywood Bowl for the “We Can Survive” concert in Los Angeles Saturday night, the singer thanked the headliner for influencing her songwriting over the years.

“[She taught me] my whole life how to write the best ‘f–k you’ songs of all time,” Halsey, who uses she/they pronouns, explained.

“I think without her ‘f–k you’ songs, I probably would not have written what was the biggest song of my career so far.”

Halsey, 28, then began singing their 2018 hit “Without Me,” telling the crowd, “It’s very Alanis-esque.”

The track – which features lyrics like “You know I’m the one who put you up there /
Name in the sky / Does it ever get lonely?” – was released following Halsey’s highly publicized breakup from G-Eazy.

The “Him & I” collaborators dated for over a year before calling it quits in 2018 amid rumors that the “No Limit” rapper, 33, was unfaithful.

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A photo of Halsey at the “We Can Survive” concert in Los Angeles
Halsey thanked Alanis Morissette for inspiring her to write “the best f-k you songs” during Saturday’s “We Can Survive” concert in Los Angeles.Getty Images
A photo of Halsey at the “We Can Survive” concert in Los Angeles
Halsey thanked Alanis Morissette for inspiring her to write “the best f-k you songs” during Saturday’s “We Can Survive” concert in Los Angeles.Getty Images
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Since then, Halsey has written a number of other catchy “f–k you” tracks, including “You Should Be Sad,” “Nightmare” and “Killing Boys.”

The songstress tapped Morissette, 48, for “Alanis’ Interlude” – a song representing sexual and professional empowerment – for her 2020 album, “Manic.”

The two performed it live together Saturday night during Morissette’s headlining set, which also included hits like “Ironic,” “You Oughta Know,” “Hand in My Pocket,” “You Learn” and “Thank U.”

A photo of Halsey and G-Eazy
The “Bad At Love” singer dated G-Eazy for over a year before calling it quits in 2018. Getty Images

The ninth annual “We Can Survive” concert, hosted by Audacy in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), was put on to celebrate the power of music bringing people together to strengthen mental health and raise awareness for suicide prevention. The evening also featured performances by Weezer, One Republic, Garbage and Tate McRae.

“The lineup was so cool, it’s at the Hollywood Bowl and for a great cause,” Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo told Page Six backstage before the show, of his why his band wanted to get on board with the event. “We couldn’t say no.”

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A photo of Halsey and Alanis Morissette performing at the “We Can Survive” concert
During the show at the Hollywood Bowl, Halsey and Morissette performed “Alanis’ Interlude” together.@ uninvited/Youtube
A photo of Halsey and Alanis Morissette performing at the “We Can Survive” concert
During the show at the Hollywood Bowl, Halsey and Morissette performed “Alanis’ Interlude” together.@ uninvited/Youtube
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During the show at the Hollywood Bowl, Halsey and Morissette performed “Alanis’ Interlude” together.@ uninvited/Youtube
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Garbage singer Shirley Manson also weighed in, telling us, “We’ve written a lot of songs about this kind of topic … we talk about stuff that people don’t normally really wanna touch.”

She continued, “I think it’s one of the reasons why we’ve enjoyed such a long career. I think that’s made a really deep connection with a fan base and a culture, in a funny way. And it’s a privilege, to be honest, to speak for those who haven’t got the kind of platform that we’ve got.”

Halsey and Alev Aydin
Halsey welcomed their son with Alev Aydin in 2021. FilmMagic

For her part, Halsey has been extremely vocal about her own mental health struggles over the years, both in interviews and on social media.

Just last month, the “Bad At Love” singer confessed to feeling a “deep sadness,” telling their Instagram followers that they often wonder whether they chose the “wrong” life.

“I find that often there is a deep sadness inside me that no amount of worldly pleasure can touch, a loneliness, an emptiness,” Halsey, who shares 1-year-old son Ender with director Alev Aydin, admitted at the time.

“I wonder often if I chose the wrong life for myself. And the weight of it is suffocating. I’m sorry that melancholy has penetrated my art in a way that hasn’t served a greater purpose other than my own self loathing.”