I can be a rock star with a television show and still have a self-esteem problem. So it’s nice to have your dad go, ‘Hey Melissa, I’m proud of you – you’re doing good.’ Melissa Etheridge Read Quote
People ask me, ‘Is being a parent the be-all, end-all?’ And I say, ‘Oh, it definitely is up to the person, and it is difficult, it can be very difficult, and it can be extremely healing.’ That’s what I have found, that the children are mirrors. Everyone is a mirror, but children especially because they’re day and night and all day long. Melissa Etheridge Read Quote
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. Melissa Etheridge Read Quote
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 the only thing in my life that had ever made me just stop. Melissa Etheridge Read Quote
Christmas comes during a season when the Earth is in its darkest time. It’s a holiday for the family and for everyone. Melissa Etheridge Read Quote
The subject and the reality of having children came at the height of my career. Melissa Etheridge Read Quote
