Melissa Etheridge Quotes

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

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• 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.

  

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  • Different
  • Stupid
  • Genius