Once watching The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, Nancy Wilson knew she wanted to be on stage. And never losing that dream, she eventually found herself under the spotlight with her older sister Ann Wilson in the band Heart. Over the decades, the group produced several hit songs like “Magic Man” and “Crazy on You.” Watching the music industry and world change with each passing decade, the musician recently opened up about how embarrassed she is to be an American.
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While thrilled to show their love for America, Wilson shared her disdain for what the country turned into over the last few years. Speaking with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the guitarist noted how she felt during the Vietnam War. “We were kind of embarrassed at that time to call ourselves American because of the dirty politics of the Vietnam War.”
Although putting the disaster surrounding the Vietnam War behind her, Wilson insisted, “To be as subtle as possible, it’s more embarrassing [to be American] now.” With many upset over the current administration and the government change in Washington, the musician turned her attention to culture and how she noticed a rise in sexism.
Nancy Wilson Knows A Revolution Is Coming
Wilson even pointed to Heart’s hit song “Barracuda.””[Barracuda] is even more relevant in the salacious billionaire culture with the grab-them-by-the-p***y mentality. These songs will be there long after we are gone.”
Disappointed for now, Wilson knew that a shift would eventually happen and it needed only time. “I think for women in the culture the pendulum will come back again, and there’ll be another renaissance in the arts to push back against the oppression of the cranky old rich white guys. I hope I am alive to see that next revolution.”
Outside of Wilson’s thoughts on America, Heart launched their 2025 tour recently after needing to end their 2024 tour early to let Ann focus on her cancer treatment. Not only performing their hit songs for fans on the tour, Heart also offered a few covers that included the hit song from Led Zeppelin “Going to California.”
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