{"id":3131,"date":"2025-03-25T15:30:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T16:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=3131"},"modified":"2025-03-27T18:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:30:09","slug":"us-rock-icon-embarrassed-to-be-an-american-thanks-to-donald-trumps-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/us-rock-icon-embarrassed-to-be-an-american-thanks-to-donald-trumps-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"US rock icon \u2018embarrassed\u2019 to be an American thanks to Donald Trump\u2019s presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22790960 lazyload\" alt=\"Nancy Wilson arrives at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_143054576-264d.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Nancy Wilson has shared her embarrassment at being an American &#8216;now&#8217; (Picture: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Heart singer Nancy Wilson has revealed that it is \u2018more embarrassing\u2019 to be an American now amid <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s second presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The musician, 71, has been in the spotlight for decades, finding her passion for music as a teenager before <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/02\/iconic-70s-band-cancels-entire-2024-tour-singer-undergoes-cancer-treatment-21149239\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joining her sister, Ann Wilson, in the rock band<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In a new interview, she explained that the track, as well as their wider discography, is even more relevant today <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/24\/legendary-comedian-claims-fled-us-ireland-trump-has-her-22780858\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">following Trump\u2019s second term in office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We were kind of embarrassed at that time to call ourselves American because of the dirty politics of the Vietnam War,\u2019 she recently told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/03\/18\/hearts-nancy-wilson-on-hanging-with-chappell-roan-anns-health-more\/82267300007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018To be as subtle as possible, it&#8217;s more embarrassing now.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22790308 lazyload\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 21, 2025. Boeing Co. won a contract to design and build the US&#039;s next-generation fighter jet, beating out rival Lockheed Martin Corp. for the multibillion dollar contract, according to people familiar with the situation. Photographer: Yuri Gripas\/Abaca\/Bloomberg via Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_245111722-6e29.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Donald Trump began his second term in office in January (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Touching on their 1977 song, Barracuda \u2013 which she described as a track about \u2018a real sleazeball with a satin jacket\u2019 \u2013 the guitarist declared that it \u2018is even more relevant in the salacious billionaire culture with<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/05\/04\/donald-trump-defends-his-grab-em-by-the-p-remark-amid-rape-case-18726444\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> the grab-them-by-the-p***y mentality<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018These songs will be there long after we are gone.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think for women in the culture the pendulum will come back again, and there&#8217;ll be another renaissance in the arts to push back against the oppression of the cranky old rich white guys,\u2019 Nancy added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I hope I am alive to see that next revolution.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crazy On You\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EZ7inhwScSQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Nancy\u2019s comments come as she is set to head back out on the road with <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/03\/28\/1970s-rock-icon-73-shocks-fans-ageless-looks-ahead-uk-tour-20545182\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her older sister, Ann<\/a>, and their Heart bandmates \u2013 months after they were forced to postpone their tour.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Dear friends, I recently underwent an operation to remove something that, as it turns out, was cancerous,\u2019 she said in a statement shared on Instagram in July.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The operation was successful &amp; I\u2019m feeling great but my doctors are now advising me to undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy &amp; I\u2019ve decided to do it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22791526 lazyload\" alt=\"2024 New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Festival\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2150637207.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Heart recently got back on the road after Ann Wilson&#8217;s health issues (Picture: WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018To 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 &amp; we\u2019ll let you know the plan as soon as we can.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Thank you for all the support. This is merely a pause. I\u2019ve much more to sing.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She concluded: \u2018Respectfully, this is the last public statement I\u2019d like to make on the matter.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>After taking time away, the rockers got back on the road to continue their tour across the US.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page &#8211; we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nancy Wilson has shared her embarrassment at being an American &#8216;now&#8217; (Picture: AP) Heart singer Nancy Wilson has revealed that it is \u2018more embarrassing\u2019 to be an American now amid Donald Trump\u2019s 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. 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