Rock icon Nancy Wilson,the guitarist for the 80s band Heart, has stirred up controversy with recent remarks comparing modern-day America to the Vietnam War era.
In an interview earlier this month, Wilson reflected on Heart’s early years while discussing the band’s hit song “Crazy on You,” which was released in 1975, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
“We were kind of embarrassed at that time to call ourselves American because of the dirty politics of the Vietnam War,” Wilson began.
“To be as subtle as possible, it’s more embarrassing now,” she continued.
I hope Nancy Wilson leaves. What a disgusting pos. I used to love Heart, but I will never listen to them again. These fans did the right thing. They do not pay to see their political opinion. pic.twitter.com/4Kr1S7GZR2
— Matthew Nichol (@MatthewNichol5) March 25, 2025
Wilson also reflected on the band’s 1977 hit “Barracuda,” claiming it holds even greater significance today.
She linked the song to what she described as the “salacious billionaire culture with the grab-them-by-the-p***y mentality.”
The comment referenced a controversial remark made by President Donald Trump in 2005, more than a decade before he even entered the political arena.
Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson paying tribute to Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven pic.twitter.com/QrJg02Kz1Q
— Oneway (@OneWayMusicX) March 16, 2025
“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 added. “I hope I am alive to see that next revolution.”
Wilson’s statements quickly made their way across social media, drawing backlash from many Americans who took issue with her comments.
“Says the millionaire who made TONS of dough playing music,” one user on X shot back. “I just can’t with these people right now.”
“Nancy has enough money where she is free to pick another country and go there,” another added. “Maybe she can get a flat next to Rosie O’Donnell.”
“It’s embarrassing to be a Heart fan now,” someone else posted.
Meanwhile, grunge rock veteran Courtney Love has also made headlines by announcing her plans to become a citizen of the United Kingdom, claiming that living in the United States has become too “frightening.”
The 60-year-old singer, best known for fronting the band Hole and for her marriage to the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, made the remarks while speaking at the Royal Geographical Society in London.
Singer Courtney Love announced she’s becoming a British citizen— slams Trump and says America is “frightening now.”
Good riddance! pic.twitter.com/k7EYd7AP9P
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 19, 2025
“I’m really glad I’m here,” Love told the audience, according to The Daily Mail.
“It’s so great to live here. I’m finally getting my British citizenship in six months,” she continued. “I get to be a citizen… I’m applying, man! Can’t get rid of me!”
Love took a shot at Trump and his supporters during her speech, describing them as engaging in “emperor-core” behavior and criticizing the culture at Mar-a-Lago.
“It’s frightening now. It’s like cyanide now,” she reportedly said.
Love left Los Angeles for London in October 2019, shared her reasons for relocating.
She cited “laws, no guns, four seasons, discourse,” and a more favorable cultural treatment of middle-aged women as some of the reasons she prefers the U.K.
“I’m an Anglophile. I love London, it’s my favorite city and is the best place I’ve ever lived,” Love told the London Evening Standard in 2024.
“I’m left alone, there are laws here that protect me when I’m being outspoken, I like the friends I’ve made here.”
Love is far from the only celebrity to ditch the U.S. since Trump’s return to the political spotlight.
Former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have also packed up and moved to the United Kingdom, trading their California mansion for an $18 million farmhouse in the English countryside.
Reports surfaced in late 2024 that the couple had finalized their relocation just weeks after the presidential election.
While DeGeneres and de Rossi had purchased their U.K. home months earlier, in June, TMZ reported that Trump’s election victory solidified their decision to “get the hell out” of America.
Bye, Ellen DeGeneres. 👋
Nobody will miss you. pic.twitter.com/nPKSPA9eUp
— Western Dominion (@WesternDominion) March 24, 2025
DeGeneres had been an outspoken supporter of Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election cycle, publicly endorsing her in an Instagram post in August.
Their new residence is located in the Cotswolds, a scenic region two hours outside of London favored by celebrities and socialites.
The move was followed by the sale of their West Hollywood property, one of their last remaining homes in the U.S. Listed at nearly $5 million, the two-bedroom, two-bathroom Spanish-style bungalow went into escrow within two days and ultimately sold for $5.2 million, according to People.