Melissa etheridge

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.

I've worked since I was 11 years old, playing music and following the dream, and shaking and moving and doing it. And then, you have cancer and it was like 'Ooooohh.' It was like a big eraser. It was...

Love is never wrong.

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.

Don't let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. Be unique. Be what you feel.

Christmas comes during a season when the Earth is in its darkest time. It's a holiday for the family and for everyone.

Our society, where we are right now, our minds are junkyards. We watch TV and sit on the computer all day and barely have an original thought.

On the road, as a 'rock star,' there's superficial attention and adulation is thrown at you for a couple of hours - then you're alone in your room and it's lonely.

I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by it's own greatest strength - it's diversity.