Quotes by Melissa Etheridge

“Dont let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. Be unique. Be what you feel.”

“Love is never wrong.”

“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.”

“I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by its own greatest strength--its diversity.”

“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.”

“Im so close to Heaven, this Hell cannot be mine.”

“I definitely feel were moving forward, ... Theres a lot more understanding...theres less fear and were working on there being less hatred.”

“I had a lot of self-loathing, ... Ive been self-sustained since I was 11. Ive always been the one making the money, and to be flat on my back and ... so vulnerable and then be completely loved. To have my wife be there, 110% supportive. To have my children say, Its OK, Mom. To have the people that I work for say, Its OK. To have my fans go, Its all right. Its like, what was I afraid of? Im going to get healthy now, and Im not going to carry that baggage anymore.”

“I dont even go there,”

“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.”

“Mothers tell your children Be quick, you must be strong. Life is full of wonder and love is never wrong. Remember how they taught you; how much of it was fear. Refuse to hand it down: The legacy stops here.”

Bruce has always been so nice to me, which is crazy, because hes one of my heroes. Ill never forget being at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony the year Bruce and Paul McCartney were inducted. We were at the bar, and Bruce was talking to Paul, and he turned to me and said, I cant believe Im talking to Paul McCartney! I thought, I cant believe Im talking to Bruce Springsteen, whos talking to Paul McCartney!

Im so cool that the kids come to my bedroom and go, Mom! Turn the music down!

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.

I think being a parent is knowing how to love. Sometimes love is discipline, sometimes its humor, sometimes its listening.

Love is never wrong.

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

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

There is no fear when you choose love. The more you choose love, the more love is in your life. It gets easier and easier.

I definitely feel were moving forward. Theres a lot more understanding... theres less fear and were working on there being less hatred.