Bruce has always been so nice to me, which is crazy, because he's one of my heroes. I'll never forget being at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony the year Bruce and Paul McCartney were inducted. We were at the bar, and Bruce was talking to Paul, and he turned to me and said, 'I can't believe I'm talking to Paul McCartney!' I thought, 'I can't believe I'm talking to Bruce Springsteen, who's talking to Paul McCartney!

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2004–present: Lucky cancer diagnosis Academy Awards and Fearless Love
Etheridge began 2004 with the release of her eighth album Lucky on February 10. Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29 1961) is an American rock singer-songwriter and activist. Lucky performed similarly to Skin selling fewer than 500000 copies peaking on the Billboard charts at #15 and spending 13 weeks on the charts.

Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29 1961) is an American rock singer-songwriter and activist. She has also been an iconic gay and lesbian activist since her public coming out in January 1993.