Ann Wilson

I trained myself by doing other people's songs in clubs way back when. And so I have no pride about doing covers. I love it. And being a song interpreter, to me, is just as important as, you know, putting your own thing out there. It's all about the soul - where the soul comes from. ”

Romantic love is just one aspect of love. ”

No way, because there's love relationships, there's sex relationships and then there's the band. ”

Just being out in the world, you see so many things, and every day, you experience so many concepts and different people and their coolness and weirdness. It's a feast of ideas. ”

I got married, which opened me up to a whole new way of feeling about life, which in turn reflected on the way I do my art, you know. ”

When you become famous, people can have a powerful yet illusory idea of who you are. You want to live your life, but still, you don't want to let anyone down. I know Ed Vedder, Kurt Cobain, Jerry Cantrell, all those guys felt it. They're smart, real, and all of a sudden, they're put on a pedestal. ”

I don't think we will use the 80s glossy sound again. ”

I don't think we'll ever use the same sound techniques. ”

Bands are always told, 'Nobody wants to hear your new stuff - just stick with the meat and potatoes - that's what people come for.' That's only half-true. I know if I went to see U2, I would be thrilled if they did 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,' but I'm equally as thrilled to hear their new stuff. ”

I really feel that a concert is a place where you can bring up topics, and you can actually discuss them and feel them and have a great time. ”