Nancy Wilson Quotes

Nancy Wilson

Profession : Musician

Birth : March 6, 1954

In many ways, we might compare to The Pretenders more than others, but still, we created our own category.

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We struck out on our own in suburbia with parents who actually helped us get where we needed to go.

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Being taken seriously was always the biggest challenge.

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When we're home, we like to cook and be together and do mom things when we can.

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I have endless admiration for people like Chrissie Hynde who've been out as the only girl in a band. I'm not sure that, even as a little Marine Corps brat, I would've been able to deal with that.

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People started to ask me, 'Do you really play guitar?' They thought it was a prop. It was just interesting, because of all the imaging stuff.

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Sleazy people are always in this business. They run the business, pretty much. There are a lot of barracudas.

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We see what music can do for people. Hell, we see what music does for us! When you see thousands of people out in front of you, it's fixing their lives. It's helping. It's healing. It's bigger than the inconvenience of jealousy or emotional storm clouds.

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There is a definite sound with all-girl bands, a good rudimentary sound, and that's what's cool and punk about all-girl bands that you still find, largely - it's really kind of primal.

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We've always been more... weird compared to most bands, girls or no.

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We had the idea as women that we could walk into music and be good at it and be as good as any man and have a career in it without being taken advantage of. So basically, those things came true. The obstacle course was just more difficult than we ever anticipated. We were optimistic and very naive.

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Heart is fun for the whole family!

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I have done a few solo projects that I really enjoyed and would love to have time to do more. Key word here is time!

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A dream set would include songs by other artists like Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, and other favorites. More obscure Heart songs like 'Wait For an Answer' and 'Nada One' would be fun, plus fan favorites like 'Love Mistake' and 'Language of Love.' Endless possibilities.

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The Seattle explosion was what saved rock from becoming too pompous! A great moment in music!

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My favorite acoustic is the Nancy Wilson Signature Martin.

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There's nothing quite as raw and honest as one person and one instrument.

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When you're 12, you have no gauge for what's hip or not hip - or even who you are.

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I've always been a little bit in the background as a singer and even as an acoustic-guitar player, although I crank it up and rock with my Marshall stacks, too.

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It is nice to be an American and to be able to have an opinion.

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