Ultimate Classic Rock about Kicking and Dreaming: […] Ann reveals that she’s been sober now for nearly three years. Realizing that she had a problem with alcohol, Ann hit her own personal “rock bottom” and decided that it was time to quit in late 2009. In the book, she writes that “there was only one way this situation would turn out if I continued and that meant not being alive.” […] She says that it had “the effect of kind of lifting a tarp off of me, creatively. I was having so much trouble writing songs and just coming up with ideas when I was still drinking. Once I stopped, and have been going through this whole process of recovery and everything, it’s just as if the tarp has come off and I’m just more aware.” “It’s all about mindfulness and being aware that the very reason why you drink is to protect yourself from all of these things that hurt and in the meantime, you protect yourself from everything good too. So it really has helped a lot. Especially with songs [from the new album] like ‘Dear Old America’ and ‘Mashallah.’” More from this interview
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I am hoping to learn so much about the family…and the parties! But honestly loolkinf forward to it all and some rare photos!!
Sounds like an opportunity to put another coin in the jukebox.Let’s scroll to Foreigner’s “I Want To Know What Love Is” Are you there? Once,from the pit of my soul I sang this to the someone special and now follow instructions to the best of my abilities.I encourage you to do the same. “He wept”.Now,I am reminded of that moment.
Ms Ann your voice is so very butiful I love heart. The songs are great the way you sing the song alone is as good now as it was when it first came out thanks for your wonderful songs you have God given talent with a wonderful voice like you have
Interesting!