Yes, there was once a time when Brad Pitt needed help with auditions.

Rock legend Melissa Etheridge says she taught the now A-lister how to fly fish for his A River Runs Through It audition and RadarOnline.com has obtained the exclusive audio of Melissa’s story.

“I taught Brad Pitt how to fly fish....he had this audition, that’s back when they auditioned Brad Pitt,” Melissa laughed on her new radio show.