Melissa Etheridge Quotes

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Melissa Etheridge

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 29, 1961

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.

Melissa Etheridge

Life happens, and I write about it wherever I am.

Melissa Etheridge

All men, and women, and everything in between are created equal.

Melissa Etheridge

I kind of thought when I was 30 that you're as good as your going to get. And that's not true.

Melissa Etheridge

I always tell people I'm grateful for my cancer diagnosis because it was the greatest gift because it completely changed my life. I was able to stop and let my whole life and world just crash over me like a wave. And I stood there and went, 'Wow.' And for the first time, I stopped everything. I had to.

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.

Melissa Etheridge

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

Melissa Etheridge

I've been a rock star since you were very young. But I've never encountered anything as powerful as cancer.

Melissa Etheridge

My friends have always told me that rock stardom was wasted on me.

Melissa Etheridge

Our great Constitution challenges us to grow constantly.

Melissa Etheridge

I am a songwriter. I do get to put my personal experiences in song.

Melissa Etheridge

I have found that I'm just political just by being who I am.

Melissa Etheridge

There's been so many different types of musicals, and it's a funny genre because there's a fine line between clever and stupid. It really takes a genius to know how to do it.

Melissa Etheridge

I think it has done us more harm believing in the huge differences between left and right, Democrat and Republican.

Melissa Etheridge

I write songs for people who drive in cars. I really do.

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My kids and I love to listen to Bill Cosby.

Melissa Etheridge

We all want to judge; it's an intrinsic part of our society and human nature. I'm not surprised that talent shows are hits, but I'm glad some of them aren't so brutal.

Melissa Etheridge

I believed in Obama for social issues. I believe he brought our nation together and healed our racial divide. Martin Luther King's dream came true when he was elected. That's huge.

Melissa Etheridge

In country music, there are certain female artists, like Gretchen Wilson, where you're going to find lesbians because they're responding to that more aggressive side.

Melissa Etheridge

Your own personal health is your own personal choice, all the way down the line.

Melissa Etheridge