Natalie Prass Quotes

I was lucky enough to get to perform on stage in front of 20 million people on TV, and 150 thousand in concerts. For 15 minutes I got to be a rock star, the 15 minutes is great! It turns into Spinal Tap after 20 minutes.

I wanted to stop while we were still getting big hits. The only thing I miss is the actual performing.

I have an addictive personality, so when I like something, I really want it all.

You're an addiction...my obsession.

The trouble with addiction is that you can park the car but you can never switch off the engine or stop yourself from hearing the revs.

I wrote like a junkie. I had to have my daily fix.

I'm an addict for underwear.

Addiction is a really hard thing to kick.

Playing a concert for 2 hours is pie. I would do that every minute of every day if I could. I love to perform. It's the 22 hours before the next show that kills you.

I still do lots of gigs where I'm the support act and people are chatting through my set, but I've got better at grabbing attention. I mean, my parents would play on bills with people like Judas Priest and get booed all the way through. But they stuck it out, got tough.

Gollum is entirely based on the notion of addiction. The way that the ring pervades him, makes him craving, lustful, depletes him physically, psychologically and mentally.

A collection makes its own demands. Many artists have been collectors. I think of it rather as an illness. I felt it was using up too much energy.

I live in Nashville, and I love to sing. When I'm on stage, I feel like a performer for sure. I know people are looking at me and taking pictures and singing along, and that part's wonderful, but I do live in Nashville. I live the most boring life away from what you see me on camera doing.

I just kept touring and touring until it became second nature to go onstage, perform, and sing.

I make records so I can go on tour. There's nothing else. I love to go out and play for people.

When I am not playing, I suffer.

I hate touring. But being onstage is one of the absolute best things I know in my life. And it is so good, it makes up for all the bad.

Most people have had that feeling of like, being obsessed with someone, and losing self control a bit, and that hopefully humanises addiction a bit.

Obviously, Iron Maiden is on a way bigger scale to British Lion, but as a musician playing live, it's just the adrenaline rush of playing in front of an audience that gives you that rush.

Yeah, I could get an internet page and maybe get a thousand downloads of new songs but it's a lot of work. I'm 57 now, I really feel like I've got the T-shirt. I just like performing. It's instant. I go off, I do the show, it's over. I like that.

There's no such thing as addiction, there's only things that you enjoy doing more than life.

Addiction is when you can't get enough of what you don't want any more.

When you can stop you don't want to, and when you want to stop, you can't.

An addict is an addict. If they're not acting out in one area, it tends to come out in another. I think there was a time when I considered myself a work addict, but that's no longer accurate.

I drink for the thirst to come.