October 25, 2014
Melissa Etheridge on Gay Marriage, Obama, Marijuana & Her New Album
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Music icon Melissa Etheridge sits down with Larry King on the Emmy nominated series "Larry King Now" to talk about the 'panic' in her industry, Obama's job performance, legalizing marijuana and her new self-released album. Plus her duet with Queen Latifah, "It was so much fun, any genre anything just come knock on my door I'll sing with you, I love playing in other people's sandboxes"
The Oscar winner talked about why 'coming out' in 2014 isn't always an easy decision, "It's still very ingrained into our society that men and women is correct." Melissa also discussed why the country has come around so fast on the issue of gay marriage and rates the president's slow action on gay marriage rights, "It can't be easy to be President, it can't be easy... but as a President I think he's doing ok... Politics is just about this side and that side and where you're going to land and you got to wait till public opinion gets up there."
As a cancer survivor, Melissa Etheridge explained how medical marijuana got her through it and why cannabis should be legal across the board, "I think it could help our society incredibly." She wrapped up her interview by answering social media questions from some of her biggest fans, including any parenting advice she has and if she wants to be a grandmother.
See the full interview below: