Melissa Etheridge Quotes

To be completely stripped bare of any image power or my hair. To step onstage and get the response that I got blew any problems I had about self-image out the door.

There will always be someone else with a different view than you. I appreciate them and would never say that they are wrong. I hope that they would give me that courtesy also.

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.

Instead of taking five or six of the prescriptions, I decided to go a natural route and smoke marijuana.

I’ve sold my soul for freedom. It’s lonely but it’s sweet.