Interviews

Melissa Etheridge Performed the Most Important Concert of Her Life at a Prison

‘I’M NOT BROKEN’

The music legend talks with Obsessed about why she wanted to perform at a prison and how her son’s death from an opioid addiction inspired her to push for change.

Kevin Fallon
Kevin Fallon 

Senior Editor, Obsessed

A photo of Melissa Etheridge performing and making a heart
Santiago Felipe/Getty Images for Paramount+
Kevin Fallon

Kevin Fallon

Senior Editor, Obsessed

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kevin.fallon@thedailybeast.com

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