Nancy Wilson Quotes

The first willing concert I went to was Aerosmith when I was like 14.

We just get up there and play rock-and-roll music, man. Everybody sweats and has a good time.

I do some solo, acoustic stuff, but I also like plugging in my electric guitar and playing loud with a band.

We've played everywhere since I started The Licks. We've played arenas, clubs, school cafeterias and bowling alleys. It doesn't matter where the venue is; we're gonna bring you the rock!

Glasgow Barrowlands is the greatest concert venue in the world.

When I was a reporter in Bristol, which I was between the years 1954 and 1960, the newspaper would get tickets for whoever showed up to play a gig at the big hall down the road, so I saw some wonderful people. The Everly Brothers, for example.

You get to bring your own sound system when you play an arena, all the lights and visual stuff, which I think is really cool. There's something about those old arenas, where it feels larger than life.

Turn on, tune up, rock out.

Spitfire asked me if I had a problem talking about Van Halen or Extreme. I really don't. There are people who are just going to want to know what it was like to play with Eddie.

I trained for the drums for about two weeks, and then rocking out in front of an entire crowd was sort of like a dream come true. And now, Guitar Hero, I can't do that anymore. It's nothing like doing it on stage. I kinda wish I had a fake band, and we could go on tour.

The Black Keys is just a band that wants to get on stage and rock it.

I never go back and listen to the recorded document. The thrill comes when the balance can be attained. Everyone in the room can have a shared, communal rock experience.

My dream has been to have my rock band behind me, play live, and entertain.

My history is really playing live - not writing or recording.

I mean, the sound of an amplified guitar in a room full of people was so hypnotic and addictive to me, that I could cross any kind of border to get on there.

My favorite rocker is Go because it is heavy and chaotic.

I started out as a guitarist in the early '80s.

They played Boston. They played at the Boston Tea Party and through an amazing chain of events I got to hang out with them backstage even though I was underage.

I love the intimate, single spotlight, troubadour-y quiet, delicate moments. But I also love Springsteen and screaming and shouting.

The first concert I saw was Cheryl Wheeler.

I love going to concerts, so that whole environment is something that intrigues me anyway.

The transformation that happens when a young artist goes on the road - you put the acoustic guitar down and start to play the electric a little louder - it gets a little bit ragged.

I got into rock music at thirteen, listening to Van Halen, learned how to play the electric guitar.

My first concert was Pantera.

I really wanted to make a record that would feel fun to play live.