Out lesbian rocker Melissa Ferrick is well know for being frank about her sexuality, her struggles with eating disorders and panic attacks. She spoke to Lesbian Life in 2004. Melissa Ferrick (born 1970) is an American singer-songwriter.

She began taking classical violin lessons at the age of five, and then moved on to the piano. In elementary and junior high school, she learned the trumpet and bass. Altogether, she received 12 years of formal music training, including two years each at the Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music. Ferrick taught herself to play the acoustic guitar at Berklee, and
dropped out after two years to pursue her music career.

Melissa Ferrick is openly gay, and some of her lyrics deal with lesbian themes. Her album Everything I Need was named 1999 Album of the Year by the Gay and Lesbian American Music Association, and she has received positive reviews in the queer publication The Advocate. In interviews and articles she speaks openly not only about her sexuality, but also about her love life, and her personal life in general.

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