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I kind of thought when I was 30 that you're as good as your going to get. And that's not true.

Melissa Etheridge

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Melissa Etheridge
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: May 29
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Leavenworth
Kansas
Melissa Lou Etheridge
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