Ann Wilson Quotes

It's hard enough to sit at a table and talk to most people as it is. But we can go to some town, and there's 300 people we've never met before, and by the third song, we're connecting with everyone in that room.

Playing clubs is the ultimate - you see the faces; you hear the 'clicking' glasses - I love all that atmosphere and seeing people's mouths singing the words to the songs.

When I'm singing I feel like I'm talking to someone. I'm in conversation when I perform - either with myself or with whomever is listening.

The stage is the best experience in the world. It's a great compliment to be able to share the music, because people can hear my album but they don't get to make the connection in the same way as when it's one-to-one.

I saw this DJ playing music and saying things to the kids. They would answer him back, and I say, 'That's a great idea.'

I love playing shows. That's the time I have to really share what I am about.

I speak onstage to try to establish some method of communication. The songs are supposed to be a way of communicating. But speech and drinks and sometimes chocolates are also a way of communicating.

Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they played so well.

I think the live show is a different kind of catharsis. It's an event. It's supposed to be entertaining. To keep myself entertained, I like to play a rock n' roll show. I still kind of feel like I'm a rock n' roll musician anyway.

Most people are at a concert because they want to be inspired, entertained, moved; we musicians have the mission to be bringers of joy, of ecstasy.

Actors, we like stories, we like storytelling, we love being a part of the story, and if you give us a story that's interesting then we'll want to do it.

I've always enjoyed playing live onstage.

Playing live was always definitely a lot more fun. You picture it: working alone in the studio eight or 10 hours a day with nobody else there, being frustrated and driven crazy by all of the things that you have to deal with, vs. thousands of people screaming and singing along with you playing.

I love playing live now more than ever. I enjoy it, I think it keeps you young.

Music is a dialogue.

For an actress there is no greater gift than having a camera in front of you, listening to the most beautiful music in the world and just being looked at!

Out there in the spotlight you're a million miles away and every ounce of energy you try to give away as the sweat pours out your body like the music that you play.

I always think of the live show first, where the song is gonna go in the show. That's why they aren't sad songs. When I play, I want to make people happy, not sad. It's such a pleasure for me to do what I do, and I want other people to feel some form of that pleasure, too.

I love going on tour and playing music for people.

I love the fact that I can go out there on stage with a guitar and sing a song that means something to somebody.

When I'm singing a song, I picture somebody in particular. A lot of it is to a guy.

I don't just post a video and then get offline. After uploading, I love to respond to comments, tweets, and messages about the video.

When I go to a concert, I can't help but feel happy and everything else just goes away. I hope everyone feels that way at my concerts.

Every performer wants to sing live. That's what I live for.

I would rather do a play because it's instantaneous. You go on the stage, and you know whether it's happening or not. Somebody asked me 'What is acting?' And I said, 'Acting is listening.' And if you ain't listening, nobody's listening.