US rock icon ‘embarrassed’ to be an American thanks to Donald Trump’s presidency
She didn't hold back.
Heart singer Nancy Wilson has revealed that it is ‘more embarrassing’ to be an American now amid Donald Trump’s second presidency.
The musician, 71, has been in the spotlight for decades, finding her passion for music as a teenager before joining her sister, Ann Wilson, in the rock band.
They have never been afraid to make her feelings known about politics and the state of the world in that time, and famously released Crazy On You in 1975 in response to the Vietnam War.
In a new interview, she explained that the track, as well as their wider discography, is even more relevant today following Trump’s second term in office.
‘We were kind of embarrassed at that time to call ourselves American because of the dirty politics of the Vietnam War,’ she recently told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
‘To be as subtle as possible, it’s more embarrassing now.’
Donald Trump began his second term in office in January (Picture: Getty)Touching on their 1977 song, Barracuda – which she described as a track about ‘a real sleazeball with a satin jacket’ – the guitarist declared that it ‘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.’
‘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,’ Nancy added.
‘I hope I am alive to see that next revolution.’
Nancy’s comments come as she is set to head back out on the road with her older sister, Ann, and their Heart bandmates – months after they were forced to postpone their tour.
Last summer, the musicians, who first found fame in the 70s, announced that they would be pushing back a string of performances after Ann was diagnosed with cancer, and took time to undergo treatment.
‘Dear friends, I recently underwent an operation to remove something that, as it turns out, was cancerous,’ she said in a statement shared on Instagram in July.
‘The operation was successful & I’m feeling great but my doctors are now advising me to undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy & I’ve decided to do it.
Heart recently got back on the road after Ann Wilson’s health issues (Picture: WireImage)‘To the ticket buyers, I really do wish we could do these gigs. Please know that I absolutely plan to be back on stage in 2025. My team is getting those details sorted & we’ll let you know the plan as soon as we can.
‘Thank you for all the support. This is merely a pause. I’ve much more to sing.’
She concluded: ‘Respectfully, this is the last public statement I’d like to make on the matter.’
After taking time away, the rockers got back on the road to continue their tour across the US.
Their next gig comes on March 26 in Milwaukee, with stops lined up in Charleston, Ottawa, Toronto, Boston, New York, St Louis and Jacksonville, before ending their run of dates in Allentown on August 27.
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