Who is Nancy Wilson, who said being an American is ‘embarrassing’ now? The Heart guitarist didn’t want Donald Trump using their song ‘Barracuda’ on the 2020 campaign trail either …
Nancy Wilson joined her sister Ann Wilson’s band in 1974, and Heart went on to have several huge hits in the 70s and 80s – she later married Jerry Maguire director Cameron Crowe
Nancy Wilson of the iconic 70s rock band Heart is being blasted by some corners of the internet for saying she thinks it’s “more embarrassing than ever” to be an American.
The 71-year-old singer discussed the topic during her interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel earlier this month. “We were kind of embarrassed at that time to call ourselves American because of the dirty politics of the Vietnam war,” she told the publication on the subject of their 1975 song “Crazy on You”. “To be as subtle as possible, it’s more embarrassing now,” she added.
Others jumped to the musician’s defence, with one netizen writing, “She’s not talking about wealth. She’s talking about democracy, credibility, accountability and justice. Those are what were bought and sold.”
Here’s what we know about Nancy Wilson amid her controversial statements.
Nancy Wilson is a rock musician
Wilson is part of the rock band Heart, which was formed by her sister Ann Wilson and other members of a Seattle band in the late 1960s, per Britannica. Nancy reportedly joined the clan in 1974, joining her sister on vocals and playing keyboards, the mandolin and the guitar.