The ‘Come to My Window’ singer honored Jon Bon Jovi at the MusiCares Person of the Year Gala
Melissa Etheridge wishes nothing but the best for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
“You’ve got to love love, you’ve got to love happiness, and if you have any trouble with that, you might need to look at yourself. I love seeing happy people. Way to go,” Etheridge told Fox News Digital at the MusiCares Person of the Year Gala on Friday.
The “Come to My Window” singer and Kansas City native is a self-described “massive” fan of the couple but has one condition for their relationship.
“Just as long as he doesn’t retire, then I might have a problem,” she joked, adding, “But it’s up to him, it’s up to him. We’ll go on.”
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Etheridge has frequently expressed her love for the Chiefs on social media. Last week, before their AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens, she posted a video of herself dressed in Chiefs attire from head to toe and admiring the team’s flag outside.
“I have informed my family I am emotionally unavailable for the next 7 hours,” she wrote before the game began. The Chiefs emerged victorious, securing their spot in Super Bowl LVIII.
The team will face off against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, with Swift expected to attend after a challenging, time zone-hopping international flight from Japan.
Etheridge attended the 33rd annual benefit gala MusiCares® Person of the Year, which honored Jon Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi is a Grammy Award winner, an 11-time nominee, a founding member of the American rock band Bon Jovi, and a longtime friend of Etheridge.
The 62-year-old performed Bon Jovi’s song “Blaze of Glory” and was thrilled to pay tribute to her friend.
“It’s an incredible song. It’s that rock song with a little Western twinge to it, which I love. [I’m] going to have a blast performing it tonight,” she said ahead of the show. “Jon’s an old friend of mine, and we’re having a good time.”
Fellow New Jersey-born superstar Bruce Springsteen was also present to honor Bon Jovi, and Etheridge shared that he’s responsible for her favorite memory with the honoree.
“Probably when Bruce Springsteen asked him and me to come up and sing ‘Hungry Heart’ with him in New Jersey. Can’t get any better than that,” Etheridge said.
“After four decades in the music business, Etheridge still finds new ways to be inspired by her friend. ‘He’s inspired me, he’s showed me how us rock stars, after a few decades, how to keep being relevant, how to keep making music, and staying in there, that’s what he’s shown me,’ she shared.”