The Truth is...: My Life in Love and Music - Softcover

Etheridge, Melissa; Morton, Laura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375760261 ISBN 13: 9780375760266

Publisher: Random House USA Inc, 2002

Synopsis

Since she first burst onto the international music scene, Melissa Etheridge has released seven albums that have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, garnering not only public adoration for her uncompromising honesty but numerous critical awards, including two Grammys and the prestigious ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award. The Truth Is . . . is a highly charged autobiography--a bold and unflinching account of an extraordinary life that Melissa describes as only she can: from her Kansas roots, through her early love of music, to her brilliant rise to superstardom in a male-dominated rock world. Melissa openly discusses the massive impact of her publicly coming out, a revelation that only increased her popularity, making her a highly visible spokesperson for the gay and lesbian community. The Truth Is . . . shares Melissa Etheridge's fascinating story with unprecedented candor and insight.

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Review:

"Startling . . . a pull-no-punches autobiography." --People

"Melissa Etheridge bares her soul."--New York Post

"Intimate."--The Washington Post

"Inspiring, thought-provoking, and sometimes shocking."--Buzz Magazine

"Melissa Etheridge is holding nothing back right now."--USA Today

Synopsis:

In the eleven years since she burst onto the international music scene, Melissa Etheridge has released seven albums that have sold more than 25 million records worldwide, garnering not only public adoration for her uncompromising honesty but numerous critical awards, including two Grammys and the prestigious ASCAP Songwriter of the year award. Her personal journey has been captured over the years through her music, transforming her voice and musicianship into inspiring messages of love, consciousness, hope, longing, desire and pure passion. THE TRUTH IS...is an extremely rare, intimate, and highly charged autobiography - a bold and unflinching account of an extraordinary life, described as only Melissa can: from her Kansas roots through her early love of music to her brilliant rise to stardom in a male-dominated rock world. Melissa discusses the massive impact of her publicly coming out, a revelation that only increased her popularity, making her a highly visible spokesperson for the gay and lesbian community. THE TRUTH IS...shares Melissa Etheridge"s fascinating story - sometimes shocking, always inspiring - with unprecedented candour and insight.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0375760261
• ISBN 13: 9780375760266
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256