Why Heart’s Nancy Wilson Says It’s “More Embarrassing” to Be an American Now Than During Vietnam War
Nancy Wilson, guitarist and singer for the rock band Heart, is sharing why she thinks it’s “more embarrassing” to be an American now than during the Vietnam War.
During an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel earlier this month, Wilson got candid about the current stormy political climate under the Trump administration, noting that the messages behind several of the band’s ’70s songs still ring true today.
As an example, she said the lyrics in Heart’s 1975 song “Crazy on You,” which was lead vocalist Ann Wilson’s critical response to the Vietnam War, are actually more relevant now. “We were kind of embarrassed at that time to call ourselves American because of the dirty politics of the Vietnam War,” she admitted. “To be as subtle as possible, it’s more embarrassing now.”
Wilson added that their 1977 track “Barracuda” is “even more relevant in the salacious billionaire culture with the grab-them-by-the-(expletive) mentality,...
During an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel earlier this month, Wilson got candid about the current stormy political climate under the Trump administration, noting that the messages behind several of the band’s ’70s songs still ring true today.
As an example, she said the lyrics in Heart’s 1975 song “Crazy on You,” which was lead vocalist Ann Wilson’s critical response to the Vietnam War, are actually more relevant now. “We were kind of embarrassed at that time to call ourselves American because of the dirty politics of the Vietnam War,” she admitted. “To be as subtle as possible, it’s more embarrassing now.”
Wilson added that their 1977 track “Barracuda” is “even more relevant in the salacious billionaire culture with the grab-them-by-the-(expletive) mentality,...
- 3/27/2025
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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