Woke megastar musician, 71, says Trump administration is extra embarrassing than Vietnam War
Nancy Wilson, the guitarist for the band Heart, has slammed the Trump administration and admitted that she is now more embarrassed to be an American than during the Vietnam War.
Wilson, 71, reflected on the band’s hit tracks in a recent interview, citing Heart’s song, Crazy on You, which was a critique of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
‘We were kind of embarrassed at that time to call ourselves American because of the dirty politics of the Vietnam War,’ Wilson told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
‘To be as subtle as possible, it’s more embarrassing now,’ she added.
Her comments caused a flurry of backlash on social media, with one post on X reading, ‘I am embarrassed that Nancy Wilson is an American.’
‘Then she can leave too! No matter what side you are on, you should always love America,’ another commented.
However, some stuck up for the megastar’s woke politics, with one tweet reading, ‘Nancy Wilson is right. If you spend any time reading international papers or talking to people overseas, the US is a joke right now.’
Heart rose to fame in the 1970s with hits Barracuda, Crazy on You, What About Love, and Alone.
Nancy Wilson, 71, a guitarist in the band Heart, recently revealed in an interview that she’s more embarrassed to be an American now than she was during the Vietnam War
Wilson took swipes at Trump during her recent interview, referencing his offensive comments on a hot mic in 2005 and insinuating that she was embarrassed he was her president
Nancy (left) and Ann (right) have been members of the rock band, Heart, which rose to fame in the 1970s
Crazy on You, released in 1975, detailed the cruelty of the Vietnam War with lyrics like, ‘If we still have time, we might still get by. Every time I think about it, I wanna cry. With bombs and the Devil, and the kids keep comin.’
Barracuda, which hit the airwaves two years later, also hinted at political themes. Wilson said the song was about ‘a real sleazeball with a satin jacket’ who ‘wanted to make more money out of the sexy chicks in Heart.’
She told the Sentinel that the song is, ‘even more relevant in the salacious billionaire culture.’
In another apparent swipe at Trump, Wilson slammed billionaires who have a ‘grab-them-by-the-(expletive) mentality,’ referencing the president’s past remarks on a hot mic in 2005 while talking to Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush.
‘These songs will be there long after we are gone,’ she added.
Wilson did express some optimism for America in her interview, admitting that she hopes she’s alive for the next revolution.
‘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,’ she said.
Wilson revealed that she was inspired by the new generation of female rock stars, including Chappell Roan and the members of Boygenius.
The Wilson sisters have a history of political activism, speaking out against the Vietnam War and denying conservatives permission to use their songs on the campaign trail
Heart is known for their hits including Alone, Barracuda, and Crazy on You. Nancy played guitar in the band and is pictured here at the Oakland Coliseum Stadium on July 4, 1981
She said that when she and her sister, Ann, a guitarist in the band, rose to fame, they didn’t have female role models to look to.
‘These girls have us and Sheryl Crow and others who influence them and encourage them,’ Wilson said.
Sheryl Crow also recently came under fire for an ‘elitist’ activist gesture when she shared a video giving away her Tesla earlier this year.
‘My parents always said… you are who you hang out with. There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla,’ she captioned the video.
Wilson’s most recent explosive interview is not the first time the megastar has slammed conservative politicians.
Wilson said she didn’t have female rock stars to look to in the 70s and wanted to be a positive role model for the women breaking out in the music industry today
Wilson advocated for her followers to vote in the presidential election on social media last summer
When John McCain was campaigning for president in 2008, his running mate Sarah Palin used Barracuda as her theme song.
The Heart sisters quickly issued a statement declaring that their views in ‘NO WAY’ coincided with Palin’s stances.
‘While Heart did not and would not authorize the use of their song at the RNC, there’s irony in Republican strategists’ choice to make use of it there,’ the band stated, the Las Vegas Sun reported at the time.
Then again in a 2018 interview with The Hill, Ann said that ‘anyone but Trump,’ could use Barracuda as a campaign theme song.
