Singer Nancy Wilson of the 70s rock band Heart is taking heat after claiming in an interview she is “embarrassed” to be an American.
The 71-year-old former rock star made her comment in an interview with the Milwaukee Sentinel this month and is now being struck with a backlash for her perceived hatred for her country.
Wilson equated the political climate today to that of the 1970s, saying, “We were kind of embarrassed at that time to call ourselves American because of the dirty politics of the Vietnam War.”
File/HEART 1982 with Nancy Wilson (Chris Walter/WireImage/Getty)
The Barracuda singer went on to say, “To be as subtle as possible, it’s more embarrassing now.”
Her proclamation did not sit well with many would be fans.
One fan struck back on social media and said it is “embarrassing to be a Heart fan now.”
It's embarrassing to be a Heart fan now.
— Dinz (@dsdinsmore) March 24, 2025
Others agreed:
Says the millionaire who made TONS of dough playing music. I just can't with these people right now.
— Karen Davis (@yea_karen53) March 24, 2025
Nancy has enough money where she is free to pick another country and go there. Maybe she can get a flat next to Rosie O'Donnell.
— Senator Beauregard Claghorn (@SenBeauClaghorn) March 25, 2025
Funny, seems to me it's more embarrassing to have most of the EU turning into some migrant wasteland where Islam rules and European culture gets thrown into the dustbin of history.
— The Revenge of Irving Fisher (@jdftgadsden) March 24, 2025
Don’t you laugh when celebrities think we care about their political or social views.
— Jay Joslyn (@metaljozz) March 24, 2025
She seems to be okay with taking our money. Leave if you don't like it here.
— JuleeBeth (@JoleeBeth) March 24, 2025
She can always leave.
— Jonathan Blackstone (@Hen263zz) March 25, 2025
Wilson also told the paper she thinks women have temporarily lost the momentum in American culture today, and insisted, “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.”
The “Crazy on You” singer did not explain why she feels that way since all the top cultural stars today are mostly women. For instance, as of March 22, women have taken six out of the top ten albums in the U.S.A. today.
Wilson and her sister, Ann, are now back on the road after canceling a tour as Ann went through chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer. Ann has told fans she is much better, and the pair are playing in Manitoba, Canada, this week.
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