Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridgeis an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. Her self-titled debut album Melissa Etheridge was released in 1988 and became an underground hit. The album peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200, and its lead single, "Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female. In 1993, Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single "Ain't It Heavy" from her third album, Never Enough. Later that year, she...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth29 May 1961
CityLeavenworth, KS
CountryUnited States of America
Melissa Etheridge quotes about
Your own personal health is your own personal choice, all the way down the line.
Be strong, believe in who you are; be strong, believe in what you feel.
Instead of taking five or six of the prescriptions, I decided to go a natural route and smoke marijuana.
Gay people are born everyday. You will never legislate that away.
Don't let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. Be unique. Be what you feel.
We are getting older, and we are getting wiser, and we are getting freer. And when you get the wisdom and the truth, then you get the freedom and you get power, and then look out. Look out.
Once I overcame breast cancer, I wasn't afraid of anything anymore.
I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by it's own greatest strength - it's diversity.
Believe in yourself and what you feel. Your power will come from that.
We have a choice every day between fear and love.
Life is full of wonder, love is never wrong....
I had a lot of self-loathing, .. I've been self-sustained since I was 11. I've always been the one making the money, and to be flat on my back and .. so vulnerable and then be completely loved. To have my wife be there, 110% supportive. To have my children say, 'It's OK, Mom.' To have the people that I work for say, 'It's OK.' To have my fans go, 'It's all right.' It's like, what was I afraid of? I'm going to get healthy now, and I'm not going to carry that baggage anymore.
What people don't get is that hair is such a big part of our identity.
I adopted a healthier diet. I take at least a tablespoon of apple-cider vinegar a day. It's an old wives' tale, but it really is one of the best things you can put in your mouth.