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
Empty and cold, but it keep me alive. I gave it my soul, so that I could survive.
I'm so close to Heaven, this Hell cannot be mine.
The songs are inspired by my experiences. Sometimes they are more than my real-life and, conversely, my life is more than just my songs.
You are digging for the answers until your fingers bleed, to satisfy the hunger, to satiate the need.... And as you pray in your darkness for wings to set you free, you are bound to your silent legacy.
My kids and I love to listen to Bill Cosby.
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 not one for big public displays of affection, anyway. Straight, gay, whatever.
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.
The sign says do not enter, no trespassing allowed. With visions of redemption I walk against the crowd.
I could have been you, you could have been me. One small change that shapes your destiny.
The night is black, as black as night.
Don't let people who live in fear and hate govern how you live.
I'm so cool that the kids come to my bedroom and go, 'Mom! Turn the music down!'