Melissa Etheridge

“I don't think anyone masters parenthood.”

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

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

“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.”

“Video is a funny thing. It's one thing to be an artist, singer-songwriter, and use words and create pictures in people's minds. And then be asked to do video for it, to actually give a certa...”

“It was tough being a single mom. It was tough being in a divorce with children. Very, very hard.”

“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.”

“What people don't get is that hair is such a big part of our identity.”

“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.”

“I can look at cancer as a disease that picks me out and 'why me,' or I can look at it through love and say, 'This is a wake-up call. This is my body telling me: 'Hey, you're out of balance h...”