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
Ive sold my soul for freedom. Its lonely but its sweet. – Melissa Etheridge
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. – Melissa Etheridge
Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality of our lives and realize that were not alone, that we have a right to be physically safe and emotionally safe in our own homes. – Patricia Ireland