Melissa Etheridge Still Has Politics on Her Mind

Just two days after performing at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Melissa Etheridge is still thinking about Obama.

According to People Magazine, at a concert in Los Angeles on Friday night, Etheridge was still high off of politics and said to the crowd, "When I was there, I felt a great sense of hope. I felt a great sense of, finally, us coming together because it was people of all kinds there. . . . I feel a huge change coming. I feel it," she said in the notorious Greek Theatre.

Etheridge poured her support for Barack Obama throughout the event, but she never once mentioned his name. Wearing an Obama pin on her guitar strap, she sang the song, "What Happens Tomorrow," and altered the lyrics to highlight the Democratic presidential nominee.

The crowd erupted in pure excitement as she sang, "I believe a black man can work hard and succeed. And we could be content to believe that he can be in charge of the free. And be the president."

Etheridge encouraged the audience to be an active participant in the democratic process. She said, "Call all your family to vote, it's the most important thing you can do this year."

Etheridge wraps up her Revival tour on Sept. 9 and was candid with the audience throughout the concert, talking about issues such as finding herself, and having breast cancer.

Cancer's something that will stop you right in your tracks. It stops you and life is just like a wave . . . right over you. All those things that seemed so important, all those things you stressed about all day long, they just disappear and you're left with yourself and your love of life," said Etheridge, who will be participating in the Stand Up for Cancer telethon.