Creativity Quote by Ann Wilson

Ann Wilson’s “I’m a little bit more unusual so I consider myself as the black sheep” is doing two jobs at once: it’s a self-description, and it’s a subtle critique of the room she’s been asked to fit into. The phrase “a little bit” softens the declaration, but the payoff is blunt. “Black sheep” isn’t just quirky; it’s the family’s problem child, the one everyone keeps half-loving and half-blaming. Wilson frames difference as identity, not accident, and in doing so claims agency over whatever labels the culture has already tried to pin on her.

The intent feels protective as much as proud. For women in rock - especially in the era when Wilson and Heart broke through - “unusual” often gets translated into “difficult,” “too much,” “not marketable,” or “not feminine in the approved way.” By choosing the metaphor herself, she preempts the judgment. You can’t exile her if she’s already walked to the edge and built a home there.

There’s also a musician’s subtext: creative people often need a myth of outsiderhood to justify the risks they take. “Black sheep” becomes a credential, a way to explain not just personality but artistic direction - why her voice, songwriting choices, and public presence don’t track with expectation. It’s less confession than brand: difference as a deliberate stance, worn with a wince and a grin.