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elissa
Etheridge
IS THRILLED TO BE BACK ON THE ROAD!
INTERVIEW BY VIRGINIA STILL
MELISSA ETHERIDGE: ONE WAY OUT TOUR TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2022, 7:30 PM
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One of her most cherished memories, Melissa Etheridge says, was as an 8-year old in the living room of her home in Leavenworth, Kansas. Surrounded by family members, she fondly recalls jumping around to music and basking in the applause and accolades they showered on her. Afterwards, she remembered thinking, ‘this is for me.’ She would go on to learn guitar and write songs at a young age, and it was then that a dream of becoming a rock star began to take hold. These memories were stirred as Etheridge gave us an interview to connect with local fans in advance of her recently added March 22, 2022, performance at the Gallo Center. Though the singer-songwriter and Grammy Award-winner has been a major artist for more than two decades, with a large discography and numerous hits, she noted that she had never played Modesto. “I am very excited to be coming up there, and look forward to being in your beautiful venue,” Etheridge commented. She is touring in support of her new album, One Way Out, a collection of songs that did not make the first five albums she recorded between 1989 and 1994. Of the audience for the show, she said, “You are going to hear the hit songs and you are going to have your fist in the air and you will be hollering. I think you will walk away thinking, ‘Wow that rocked a little harder than I thought it would. I didn’t know she played the guitar like that and these are just the things that I have seen.’ You are going to have a really, really, good time.” 4
