Melissa Etheridge

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地区: United States of America 美国

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Melissa Etheridge是获得过数次格莱美奖的知名创作歌手，她也是公开的同性恋者，并经常参与同性恋者反歧视活动。

正如同其它许多的女性摇滚客一样,Melissa Etheridge(梅丽莎·艾特里奇)事业的开始，朴实的魅力与打自心底般私密的歌曲不断地和她的乐迷们产生联系互动,把摇滚乐的真实情感与扎实力道,带动90年代女性摇滚风潮。

生于堪萨斯州Leavenworth市中西部的一个小镇，8岁就开始把玩吉他，不到11岁就开始音乐创作。13岁时，早熟的她就已经面对观众表演了。在Berklee音乐学校待了一段简短的时间，21岁时便只身前往洛杉矶。一次长岛俱乐部的演出后，被签入了Island唱片公司。

自从1988年发行首张专辑至今，Melissa Etheridge(梅丽莎·艾特里奇)已经在全世界卖出了超过两千五百万张唱片,囊括两座葛莱美音乐奖。99年专辑「Breakdown」主题回归到人们生命里最终极的命题：爱与失落、良知与困惑、畏惧、希望，以及在矛盾中追求平衡点。首支单曲&Angels Would Fall&中对灵魂的渴望与追寻,直入Billboard成人抒情榜TOP 10；&Truth Of The Heart&当中对红尘的了悟，Melissa Etheridge并没有背叛那些因她的真诚而追随着她的乐迷。

by Greg Prato

Melissa Etheridge became one of the most popular recording artists of the 90s due to her mixture of confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, Janis Joplin/Rod Stewart-esque vocals. But the road to stardom was not all smooth sailing for Etheridge as she debated behind the scenes whether or not to disclose to the public that she was gay early on in her career. Born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, KS, Etheridge first picked up the guitar at the age of eight and began penning her own songs shortly thereafter. Playing in local bands throughout her teens, Etheridge then attended the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. The up-and-coming singer/songwriter and guitarist dropped out after a year before making her way to Los Angeles in the early 80s to give a shot at a career in music. Etheridges music at this point was slightly more bluesy than her subsequently renowned folk-pop style, as a demo of original compositions caught the attention of Bill Leopold, who signed on as Etheridges manager. Soon after, steady gigs began coming her way, including a five-night-a-week residency at the Executive Suite in Long Beach, which led to a bidding war between such major record labels as A&M, Capitol, EMI, and Warner Bros., but it was Island Records that Etheridge decided to go with.

Etheridges first recorded work appeared on the forgotten soundtrack to the Nick Nolte prison movie Weeds before her self-titled debut was issued in 1988. The album quickly drew comparisons to such heavyweights as Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp, as it spawned the hit single Bring Me Some Water and earned gold certification. In the wake of the albums success, Etheridge performed at the Grammy Awards the following year and contributed vocals to Don Henleys The End of the Innocence. Etheridge managed to avoid the dreaded sophomore slump with 1989s Brave and Crazy, which followed the same musical formula as its predecessor and proved to be another gold-certified success. It would be nearly three years before Etheridges next studio album appeared, however, and 1992 signaled the arrival of Never Enough, an album that proved to be more musically varied.

But it was Etheridges fourth release that would prove to be her massive commercial breakthrough. Tired of rumors and questions regarding her sexuality, Etheridge decided to put the speculation to rest once and for all, titling the album Yes I Am. Ex-Police producer Hugh Padgham guided the album, which spawned two major MTV/radio hits with Im the Only One and Come to My Window (the latter of which featured a video with movie actress Juliette Lewis); the album would sell a staggering six million copies in the U.S. during a single-year period and earned a 1995 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocalist. But subsequent releases failed to match the success of Yes I Am, including 1995s Your Little Secret, 1999s Breakdown, and 2001s Skin, the latter of which dealt with her separation from Julie Cypher. (Cypher had birthed the couples two children via artificial insemination; CSN&Ys David Crosby was the father.)

2002 saw the release of Etheridges autobiography, The Truth Is: My Life in Love and Music, and 2004s Lucky was her celebration of a new romance. Later that same year Etheridge revealed that shed been diagnosed with breast cancer. But early detection allowed for recovery, and she gave strength to many of those stricken by the disease with a powerful performance of Janis Joplins Piece of My Heart at the 47th Annual Grammys, held in February 2005. That September Etheridge released Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled, a compilation of career highlights and new material. It featured a cover of Tom Pettys Refugee as well as Piece of My Heart and a new song dedicated to breast cancer survivors. In 2007 Etheridge released her first studio album of new material in three years, The Awakening, on Island.

Melissa Etheridge　梅丽莎·艾特里奇

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Melissa Etheridge 梅丽莎·艾特里奇

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Melissa Etheridge　梅丽莎·艾特里奇