Heart guitarist and vocalist Nancy Wilson reflected on her career and related some of the band’s top songs to today’s political climate. Wilson, 71, spoke about the band’s 1975 hit “Crazy on You” in an interview with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and how the song was written in response to the Vietnam War and the drawing of parallels to the current administration. We were kind of embarrassed at that time to call ourselves American because of the dirty politics of the Vietnam War,” said Wilson in the interview. “To be as subtle as possible, it’s more embarrassing now. She also spoke about 1977’s “Barracuda,” which was explicitly written about a less than honorable industry figure.
Legendary Classic Rock Star Says She’s Embarrassed To Be An American Right Now
March 25, 2025