Ann Wilson Quotes

When you form a band, you form a real relationship that's like a marriage. It's an emotional connection, especially when you're young... because you don't know what's out there.

We have a certain bond that we don't have with anyone else on the planet. You just have that bond, that journey when you are in a band together.

Marty and I are playing with the same intensity. That's the beautiful thing, man, we're actually better now than ever, probably more intense now than ever, tighter now than ever.

I love playing with Jeff. That's something I never really say in the press, but he's my favorite bass player. I've played right next to him for 10 years.

Music became an obsession, and eventually we felt more comfortable with each other then we did with anyone else. The three of us were like one person.

A band is like a marriage - you don't know why it works, but when it does, everything feels right.

The band's a really close-knit family. We've got fantastically good friendships and relationships that have developed after all these years.

When you're in a band, it's kind of a big thing to be friends as well.

People always want to romanticize relationships within bands. Most of these relationships are based on music first.

In the end, yes, I'm the singer of Old Dominion, but we're a band of great singers and great musicians, and we just respect each other so much.

My band and I are even closer. They've grown with me over four years, so we're closer and closer and closer.

I feel so lucky to have been in a group where it was a real band. This wasn't a singer and guitar player and some other guys.

I just think that with music, it's kind of like life, and so the people you work with, you generally develop a relationship. You don't have to try to explain things. You just know. It's like you're in the band together and striving for the same goal.

The wonderful thing about rock music is even if you hate the other person, sometimes you need him more, you know. In other words if he's the guy that made that sound, he's the guy that made that sound, and without that guy making that sound, you don't have a band, you know.

We used to really feel like the band was our family.

Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It's like a highly specialized army unit, or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart.

I never considered myself a songwriter, but now since I've been working with Nick Lowe, I am contributing to an extent. But I'm the guitarist and he's not, so we compliment each other in a way.

We became friends as we became a band. Our friendship evolved as the band evolved. It had its ups and downs, but it was mostly ups for the four of us. We got along well almost all of the time. Hey! We liked each other and we still do.

The first time we performed as a duo, we had already been playing together in various situations.

The guys in my band are good friends on and off the stage. The band members that I have now is probably the best band that I have ever had.

I say if you can find somebody you can make music with, that's a special thing, so you should try to keep it going.

I tell everybody, if you've got a band that works, it's a miracle. It's never going to be perfect, but if it works on some level, hold on to it with both hands and don't ever let it go.

Will I do another tour with Paul? Well, that's quite do-able. When we get together, with his guitar, it's a delight to both of our ears. A little bubble comes over us, and it seems effortless. We blend.

The longevity of a band is really contingent on loving the people that you're making music with and being able to get along in the long run. It's just like being married, except you're married to more than one person!

We were friends for a year before we started playing music together. We both think it's pretty important. Tyler's my friend before he's a guy in my band, and when we talk to each other about things, it comes from a friend standpoint, not just a business standpoint.