Melissa Etheridge Quotes
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It's different for every song. But for 'Say Something,' I think it was Chad who had an idea on guitar, and I had an idea on piano for different songs, and we just married them together. We bounce things off each other constantly and kind of massage all these ideas into a three and a half minute pop song.
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We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.
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Islam is antiauthoritarian, sex-positive monotheism.
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With my son, I tried not to be so judgmental and tried not to push him so hard. I didn't want him to feel that everything or that our love for him will be based on how much he has achieved.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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Some people are cool with the fact that their bodies bear witness to this great thing they produced, their children, and I understand that. But on a personal level, it makes me feel better that my breasts are not down to my knees when I'm undressed in front of my husband.
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I never ever Google myself. That way madness lies.
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I do not believe in populism. I am not a supporter of radical decisions. Practice has shown that usually these are harmful.
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My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.
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In terms of my career, I am glad about the steps and moves that I have made. Because I would not want to blame anyone else but myself if anything goes wrong.
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The beautiful thing about theater is every night is an opportunity to incorporate what you discovered the night before.
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The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.
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I've had a few semi-toxic relationships, but it's not what I look for when I'm seeing someone.
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I was raised thinking that the world would end in 1975 - that Armageddon would come when I was 18 years old.
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Exhaustion and exasperation are frequently the handmaidens of legislative decision.
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I'm not a tech-savvy parent. I communicate with my children via the old-media format called yelling.
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You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.
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If I'm playing cards for pennies, I want to win.
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I'm married to an American, and although we live in Europe, I think of myself as an honorary American.
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Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.
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Coming from my bedroom in San Antonio to this big world and going from singing covers off my laptop to making music in this nice studio, making professional-sounding music - it's just weird.
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The blessing of being able to write music and let music speak for itself is you let the melodies and let the lyrics and the groove talk to people instead of me talking to people.
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I'm so cool that the kids come to my bedroom and go, 'Mom! Turn the music down!'
