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
No, I didn't worry. But it was worth it.
At the end of the whole thing when it was over, I came home to a bouquet that said 'in sickness and in health,' and she means it, ... And the love and support of someone like that is worth all the money in the world.
We were just talking about how hard it is to come here and get all dressed up and know that there is someone sitting in their attic hoping they are not going to die. I called my manager today and I said what can I do. I hate this feeling of wanting to do something.
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.
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.
This is the only naked man that will ever be in my bedroom.
Cancer's like the ultimate excuse. Who's gonna say, 'Oh, no, you have to show up for this one?' 'Hey, I got cancer. I can't be there.' It's the ultimate eraser.
I have that gene mutation too and it’s not something I would believe in for myself. I wouldn’t call it the brave choice. I actually think it’s the most fearful choice you can make when confronting anything with cancer. My belief is that cancer comes from inside you and so much of it has to do with the environment of your body. It’s the stress that will turn that gene on or not.
I'm for gay marriage, because I'm for gay divorce.
I have found that I'm just political just by being who I am.
I kind of thought when I was 30 that you're as good as your going to get. And that's not true.