WEBVTT - Heart's Nancy Wilson Release First Ever Solo Album

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<v Speaker 1>You Welcome, Welcome back. So that's the title track from

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<v Speaker 1>Nancy Wilson's first ever solo album. It's entitled You and

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<v Speaker 1>Me the track in the album. Nancy, of course, along

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<v Speaker 1>with her sister Anne, are the iconic rock band Heart

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<v Speaker 1>in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were

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<v Speaker 1>touring just before the world shut down because of the pandemic,

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<v Speaker 1>and during the past year as the world stopped, Nancy

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<v Speaker 1>produced this new album working at our home studio. It

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<v Speaker 1>will be released May seven. Let's get more cuss Lucky

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<v Speaker 1>for us. Joining us is singer songwriter Nancy Wilson, also

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<v Speaker 1>author of Heart memoir Kicking and Dreaming, and she joins

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<v Speaker 1>us on Zoom in Los Angeles. Nancy, it's so nice

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<v Speaker 1>to have you here with us. How are you. I'm good.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you doing over there? We're doing okay. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're feeling like things are starting to re open a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. How does l A feel. Yeah, yeah, Well

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in northern California now. We moved here right in

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<v Speaker 1>time for the shutdown actually, which was a very very

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<v Speaker 1>lucky thing for us because we got to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>get out of this the big city, which was maybe

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<v Speaker 1>a little more scary to be there then, but uh,

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<v Speaker 1>now it's you know, it's been going well that there

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<v Speaker 1>seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel.

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<v Speaker 1>Um because of the vaccines obviously, and the and following

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<v Speaker 1>all the rules and the protocol is working. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>really a beautiful, um thing to be able to say,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, go into inside in a restaurant and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with a mask of course. But and then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we dined for for our anniversary and the other night

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<v Speaker 1>we went and had dinner at our favorite restaurant and

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<v Speaker 1>that was like really like oh my god, really exciting

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<v Speaker 1>right right, like getting back to quote unquote normal. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's interesting over the past year, a lot of musicians

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<v Speaker 1>and it sounds like yourself, you know, once you found

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<v Speaker 1>your footing, have been very creative and productive over the

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<v Speaker 1>past year. Tell us about this new album that you

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<v Speaker 1>are putting out. Well, I I started realizing, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>after we moved in and and and we realized we

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<v Speaker 1>might be here for a while, shut that shut into

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<v Speaker 1>our home and not daring to go out and you

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<v Speaker 1>know even touch anything or just all of the sphere

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<v Speaker 1>at the beginning of this thing. Um, but I did

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<v Speaker 1>have a new space to do music in. So I

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<v Speaker 1>got my stuff, you know, out of storage. I pulled

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<v Speaker 1>it into my space. I got my best guitars out.

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<v Speaker 1>I got my amps out, and my pedals and my

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<v Speaker 1>microphones and my new interface. A friend of mine knows

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<v Speaker 1>how to run for me, and uh, just a real

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<v Speaker 1>simple gere and just the simplest but you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>old guitars that have the good sounding dirt in them,

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<v Speaker 1>the old amplifiers that have the good sounding dirt in them.

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<v Speaker 1>And decided to start writing again since a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people have said, why aren't you going to do it's

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<v Speaker 1>all album? Ever, You've never done it yet, so only

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<v Speaker 1>a live thing once, but that wasn't a studio album,

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<v Speaker 1>and and so I started to write. And the first

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<v Speaker 1>thing I wrote was called UM, we Meet Again, which

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<v Speaker 1>I thought was a kind of a long view at

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<v Speaker 1>the horizon of your life a little bit, and feeling

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<v Speaker 1>like when you have somebody that you love that you're

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna be there with, You're gonna be there for them,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're gonna be there for you for the for

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<v Speaker 1>the entire ride. So UM. I thought it turned out nice,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I kept writing, and I kept writing, UM

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<v Speaker 1>and and then I decided to do the Rising of

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<v Speaker 1>Bruce of Bruce Springsteen cover uh pretty early on because

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<v Speaker 1>I saw how the world was suffering and how that

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<v Speaker 1>song had been written for nine eleven originally, which I

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<v Speaker 1>thought was really appropriate for the times, and it might

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<v Speaker 1>be something maybe a little aspirational for people trying to

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<v Speaker 1>get through all of this loss and all of the

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<v Speaker 1>fear and all of the suffering involved in this whole

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<v Speaker 1>this whole whip lash of experience we had to be

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<v Speaker 1>tossed into, you know. So I think, um, it's sort

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<v Speaker 1>of a woman's voice singing a song like that was

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<v Speaker 1>even more kind of mothering and nurturing and and aspirational.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's kind of where it started out, and I

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<v Speaker 1>kept I just kept on building songs. Well, tell tell

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<v Speaker 1>me that because it really does feel like a very

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<v Speaker 1>thoughtful and very deep and very reflective of what you

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<v Speaker 1>were going through. And I think it will I think

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<v Speaker 1>for people who listen to it will feel um some

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<v Speaker 1>connection easily with things that they were going through. And

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things I think about the past year,

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<v Speaker 1>we lost some really incredible people in the music industry,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have a tribute to Eddie Van Hale and

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about that. Yeah. Well, somebody said You've got

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<v Speaker 1>to do an instrumental song on your album, which I said, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you can twist my arm, you know, because I love

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<v Speaker 1>just playing instrumental stuff because I did a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>score scoring of movies before in the past, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's a great thing to be able to transition between

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<v Speaker 1>songwriting and just instrumental writing. Um so I somebody said, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll do I agreed to do it. And then I said,

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<v Speaker 1>and not only that, I'm going to dedicate it to

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<v Speaker 1>Eddie van Halen. And then and then I was like

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<v Speaker 1>why did I say that? Like I was like, oh no,

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<v Speaker 1>now I've really painted myself into ak Arner, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because I have to not have to actually come up

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<v Speaker 1>with it and figure out how to do it, and

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<v Speaker 1>and you did. So I really avoided it. I avoided it.

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<v Speaker 1>I've procrastinated as long as possible. I finally got my

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<v Speaker 1>head around it when I thought about, you know, Eddie's

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<v Speaker 1>I listened to Eddie that even I listened to Van

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<v Speaker 1>Halen songs and I watched a bunch of his footage

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<v Speaker 1>and I've thought, well, here's something I know that I

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<v Speaker 1>could try to do, is it's something in a very

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<v Speaker 1>happy key. Like his music was all very major key stuff. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't hear a lot of blues slicks, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>In Van Halen songs, you're you're positive, forth right, jubilant stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>So that helped me figure out, like how to find

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<v Speaker 1>the right key, the right tuning, the right um structure

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<v Speaker 1>where you've a little bit of a classical, a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of rock in the middle, and then a little

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<v Speaker 1>classical at the end and not too long like in

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<v Speaker 1>score scoring for film with anything without lyrics in it,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, might tax the listener a little bit, right.

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<v Speaker 1>I kept it short and sweet, you know, just for Edward. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I love the title for Edward. And I mean you

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<v Speaker 1>guys toured together with Eddie van Halen. I mean, do

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<v Speaker 1>you have a story of memory, you know, remember the

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<v Speaker 1>first time you met him. Well, we did tour a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of different places and times together, um, and we

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<v Speaker 1>always found each other hitting it off, you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>backstage or you know at the hotel, passing in the hallway,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and they were like, Hey, come down and

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<v Speaker 1>have a drink with us in the hotel bar. And

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<v Speaker 1>so it's like okay, great, we'll get to know you.

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<v Speaker 1>And so they were drinking kama kazis and like, whoa,

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<v Speaker 1>what is that? Here? Try one? You know, so're like, WHOA,

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<v Speaker 1>how do you drink more than one of those? I'll

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<v Speaker 1>never know. And those guys were pretty, you know, pretty

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<v Speaker 1>heavy duty party ers, and they were pretty primal with it.

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<v Speaker 1>They would get all tangled in some kind of an argument, meant,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they they started hugging and going, I love

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<v Speaker 1>you man, and they were just really primal with their party.

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<v Speaker 1>And but they were really sweet guys. And Eddie is

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<v Speaker 1>a sweet person who was very We were just we

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<v Speaker 1>were kind of fond of each other because he's told

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<v Speaker 1>me he liked my guitar, my acoustic playing, and I

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't believe he even said it, you know. And and

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<v Speaker 1>then he's I said, what about you, Why don't you

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<v Speaker 1>play more acoustic? And he said, well, I don't have

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<v Speaker 1>an acoustic. I made a little video story storyteller video

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<v Speaker 1>about it with the song but um, and I said, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna have this guitar right now because you need

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<v Speaker 1>an acoustic. So early the next morning, when it's just

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<v Speaker 1>getting light, he calls my hotel room and plays me

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<v Speaker 1>this gorgeous piece of instrumental acoustic music, which I when

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<v Speaker 1>I was trying to recall that as much as I

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<v Speaker 1>possibly could do for the for Edward tribute song. So

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if I get close, but it's got something.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really got it done. It's a it's a really

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<v Speaker 1>lovely tribute. I have to say, Um, we only have

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<v Speaker 1>about a minute or so or a minute and a

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<v Speaker 1>half left here. Uh, you're incredible. I grew up with

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of music, from Sinatra and Polkas to the Beatles,

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<v Speaker 1>the Dead Heart, you name name it. So um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>music really shaped me and my family, and I can

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<v Speaker 1>kind of feel it. I feel like when you talk

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<v Speaker 1>about it and how it influences you and the people

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<v Speaker 1>you met. I have to say one of my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>things that you and your sister did was the Kennedy

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<v Speaker 1>Center Honors when you guys covered the leaded Zeppelin Stairway

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<v Speaker 1>to Heaven. Uh. That must have been incredible to do

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<v Speaker 1>with led Zeppelin looking on. Yeah, well we couldn't. Luckily

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<v Speaker 1>we could not see them in the balcony from the

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<v Speaker 1>stage because of the light they were tearing out that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, But I mean it was like that was

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<v Speaker 1>a tough room, you know that that's all these dignitaries

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<v Speaker 1>and really fame as people, and the President and the

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<v Speaker 1>First Lady were there too, and and le Zeppelin no less,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, we were, um, we were very methodical

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<v Speaker 1>in our approach to uh focusing in on starting the song.

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<v Speaker 1>We had to take a really really deep breath and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like a yoga kind of a breath. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I started all by myself on one guitar, and I

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<v Speaker 1>remember it was very it was a bit of a challenge,

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<v Speaker 1>and but I knew that I knew the song. I

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<v Speaker 1>played the song most of my life one way or another,

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<v Speaker 1>including in Heart along the Way well, and it was

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<v Speaker 1>just don't don't be in a hurry, got it? Hold

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<v Speaker 1>Nancy Hans, we gotta rhyn and everybody should check out

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<v Speaker 1>your album. Thank you so much, really appreciate