Greatest Female Rock Singer Says This Classic Song was ABSOLUTE HELL to Record! | Professor of Rock

Wow. You’re in for a treat, the greatest female rock singer in history, Ann Wilson takes us through her band, Heart’s greatest Hidden gems including a walk through their peak in the 70s. After Dreamboat Annie, their first album made the global superstars they had a legal battle with their label Mushroom Records when the label released their follow-up album without the band’s approval and unfinished. They fought them and were able to get them to stop production and a judge gave them just 2 days to finish songs, mix, and master theirs. so 2 versions exist. also the story of this legend’s favorite album track and how it devastated her to write it. Coming up next.
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In 1975 the band Heart blasted onto the scene with Dreamboat Annie including the classic rock standards Crazy on you and Magic Man. The songs have become a part of the Classic rock lineage, and the album went to the top 10 in the US as well as sold over a million copies. The band had finally made it.
From that point sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson would rip through the late 70s with amazing success on every subsequent album in the 70s including Magazine, Little Queen, and Dog and Butterfly all going multiplatinum. The band would have their share of adversity though including heartbreak, a lawsuit with their label Mushroom records, and a change in direction and faltering sales in the early 80s.
Up next Ann Wilson gives us insight into these albums from Magazine in 77 all the way to their first album released in the 80s Bebe Le Strange. She goes into some of the key songs from each album.
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[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What are your 5 picks for the greatest rock vocalists ever?

[@briansnow9865]

Steve Perry Freddie Mercury Lou Gramm Ann Wilson Brad Delp

[@catherine6653]

1. Ann Wilson 2. Marie Fredrikson- Roxette 3. Annie Lennox 4. Grace Slick 5. Belinda Carlisle

[@melindakeown7500]

No particular order: Steve Perry Steven Tyler Heart Eddie Vedder Robert Plant Freddie Mercury

[@hbofbyu1]

My all female list: Ann Wilson Annie Lennox Pat Benatar Chrissie Hynde Cheryl Crow Whitney Houston would be right there as well but I don't think she sang anything considered rock.

[@mikenicholson7465]

Jon Anderson, Richard Butler, Glenn Phillips, Sting, Paul McCartney.

[@bherrin67]

Ann Wilson is one of the most talented artists in rock history, and the icing on the cake is how open, unassuming and genuine she is in interviews like this. A real class act. 👍🏻☮️❤️🎸

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

She’s one of the greatest.

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

So true, not pretentious at all, always talks down to Earth and real!

[@WithaJoeFro]

@@Geezer-yf8hv Not according to her former band mates. She’s great in interviews that are about her, but not so great when she has to share the spotlight even with her sister.

[@Osuzyque]

Unassuming? Unpretentious? Not so much! Yes talented and wonderful songstress. However....she and Nancy wont even play together anymore. They cant even get thru their petty bs. Ridiculous. Wouldn't call that exactly unassuming. IYKYK.

[@davidhealy4534]

I am a big fan,but maybe icing and cake is an unfortunate reference.🤷

[@Humama23Boyz]

Ann Wilson is one of rock and roll’s greatest voices, period. I love her vocal on Crazy on You. You can feel the raw passion and emotion from a voice that can peel paint off the wall. Still gives me chills.

[@yettiman2817]

Heart doing Stairway to Heaven at Kennedy Honours in Front on the mighty Zep.. probably the best version i have ever heard.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Agreed!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It was a perfect performance.

[@thomasmartin7425]

I've never seen/heard a greater cover. That song and the Wilson sisters were on a collision course for 40 years. The trajectory was a given. It was time for it to happen and nothing was going to stop it.

[@dee1955]

Hell ya!!!!!

[@grumpyolddude439]

Ann is one of my absolute all time fave female vocalists. Powerful, crisp, clear, pure vocals. A rarity to be sure.

[@mneugent7658]

Ann is absolute music royalty here in Seattle and fans love it when she sings the national anthem at a game. Her voice is still amazing.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

When’s the last time she did it? She still can pull off the chops.

[@JFPickus]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Last year she sang at opening night for Seattle Kraken first home game. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHi5YWetds6era8

[@SamanthaMunitz]

It never fails to delight me when Ann talks about Heart's early albums. As far as best female vocalists go, she's definitely in my top 5. ❤

[@ProfessorofRock]

Who is your top5?

[@SamanthaMunitz]

​@@ProfessorofRock My Top5 Female: Ann Wilson Pat Benatar Linda Ronstadt Joni Mitchell Tina Turner

[@bigproductions2089]

What a great question! Stevie Nicks and Janis Joplin would be in my list. Grace Slick and Dolores O’Riordan would round out my top 5. *I love Lita Ford’s voice. She’d be my alternate.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Love 70s Ann.

[@jpsmusicandmore5457]

@@SamanthaMunitz 5 is not enough for me but your list rocks.....

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

When I saw the title, I was hoping you were talking about Ann Wilson!! Truly the Best Female Rock Singer EVER!!!!

[@thomashalterman5231]

I'd forgotten how deep their discography is, but these songs are from my adolescence through college. Thanks, Adam, for the trip down memory lane.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Thomas!

[@orlock20]

I find it humorous that the band's third album was its greatest hits album and just a collection of its first two albums.

[@velvetbees]

Ann looks fabulous. She is one of my favorite female singers. What voice!

[@ShortStackJK2015]

I grew up in the Seattle area in the 70’s and have seen the ladies perform so many times I’ve lost count. If you love their albums, you need to see them live! They are spectacular live. Ann’s voice is so powerful and Nancy’s harmonies and playing is another level live. Highly encourage anyone/everyone to go see them live if at all possible.

[@RFXLR]

Man, what a great episode!! Heart has so many hits but when you dig deeper, you can really hear the Zeppelin influence. At times, some of Ann’s vocal runs could’ve been sung by Plant himself. They’re incredible!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great comment! Right on the money!

[@keithmarlowe5569]

Did you not see her sing Stairway to Heaven at the Kennedy Center tribute to Led Zeppelin? Look it up if you have not. Chills and goosebumps may result. Lol

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Did Ann and Robert ever do a duet together? Their voices would go together perfectly, I feel.

[@glo3139]

@@keithmarlowe5569 She did an amazing job on that song. You can see it in the bands eyes as they clap for her at the end. You see REAL respect for her vocal ability from the band , the players and the audience.

[@louiebee6745]

They've done almost every song off Led Zeppelin IV live.

[@jasonhowarth6789]

The Wilson sisters are truly amazing! So much talent, but the most kind and humble ladies you could meet. God bless you both! Thanks for the video, Professor!

[@KabobHope]

I take my hat off to you, Prof. You are always prepared and have done your homework as an interviewer. It's clear you love Heart hear and know their music backwards and forward. You deserve all your success as you interview one of my favorite artists.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@klaatu7492]

Been a fan of Heart since the beginning, and Ann is my favourite female vocalist. The Wilson sisters are like "minstrels". In lockdown I got back into pencil drawing and did one of them and called it just that 😉...... And I listened to nothing but Heart until it was finished..... Absolutely love this band 🎸 🎶 🎸 🎶 🎸

[@robertcronin6603]

Her speaking voice is sublime to listen to ❤

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s soothing, for some reason.

[@michaelloud5206]

Was thinking the same thing. Soothing

[@christinascibetta1043]

Sexy

[@tod1way]

I don't know how old she is in this interview, but, my god, is she so BEAUTIFUL here! I'm just absolutely mesmerised and gobsmacked at how unaffected by time she is. This could have been from 1979 for all I can tell!!!

[@christinascibetta1043]

Pushing 70 yrs old amazing

[@Octobergirl85]

Ann Wilson is one of the greatest female rockers of all time. Her voice is amazing!! Little Queen is my favorite HEART album. ❤️

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Such a magical album.

[@VenusRadha]

Mine, too.

[@kathycuster1714]

Love Alive is one of the best songs from that album.

[@stephenhanft1226]

From their classic rock time-frame, while everyone knows "Crazy On You" and "Magic Man", it's great that you did a deep dive into several excellent Heart album tracks. Anne Wilson is one of the best female singer/songwriters of the rock era.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

This is why I love to dig a little deeper.

[@briansnow9865]

A Classic Rock Playlist isn't complete without at least Heart's top 3 or 4 songs. There is something about sisters singing together that is just so perfect.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So true.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Ann and Nancy haven’t aged all these years.

[@cazzaj9134]

We have sisters Vika and Linda Bull here in Australia, have been back up to lots of Aussie bands, have their own songs and perform on tv show Rockwiz. They have beautiful individual voices but that same magic when they sing together.

[@adamschaeffer3614]

Love Alive is one of my favorites that never seems to get enough credit. Great build up and release of energy, just a powerful song.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Out of all their songs, that one is near the top for me.

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

The older I get, the more that I appreciate this band (and especially this pair of songwriters, the sisters Wilson) and consider them equal in the pantheon of all-time greatest Hard Rock acts -- who also had a soft side that they weren't shy or ashamed of showing alongside their full-throttle rockers. While --as my tastes in music evolved and changed-- I did drift away from them in the '80s from the Bad Animals album onwards, I never entirely abandoned them.

[@SpecialKel66]

Heart has been my all time favorite band since I was a kid. No one sings like Ann, she is a force!

[@Deborahtunes]

Heart: ▪︎Favorite Lp: Little Queen ▪︎Favorite deep cuts (in no particular order) •Dream Of The Archer •Wait For An Answer (Bad Animals) •Heavy Heart (Passion Works) •The Night (Brigade) •In Walks The Night (Desire Walks On) •The Wolf (Heart/1985)

[@martineldritch]

Ann Wilson introduced the Moody Blues into the R&RHOF, really cool moment for MB fans.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I remember! She loves 'em.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Heartfelt moment.

[@dranet47]

Goodness, Ann and Nancy have lived such full lives. Love, heartache, success, failure... and yet she still seems so down to earth. So beautiful, intelligent, and more talented than should be legal. lol Outstanding interview Professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Well said!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I’d be stoked if we get Nancy to talk to Adam too.

[@glennyates2194]

To me, Mistral wind is Grunge, thirteen years before Grunge Rock started. That song kills me every time I hear it. I love Heart.

[@michelel.egerton6369]

The DOG & BUTTERFLY album is special to me because my bro-in-law who was a DJ for private parties and also a disco at the time (his regular gig was being a correctional officer for NYS prisons) got promotional records usually, but this particular album he bought outright. I loved hanging with him whenever I went over to my sister's & his house because I learned so much from him. When I saw the album, I asked "Heart?" He asked me did I know who they were, to which I replied I knew the songs "Magic Man" and "Barracuda"; he told me, "Listen to this...!" as he put the album on one of his turntables. The song "Straight On" started playing, and my sister yelled enthusiastically downstairs from the kitchen, "Who's that?!?" He yelled back, "Heart!" She said, "Get outta here?!?" She and her friend came downstairs to the basement, she carrying their youngest son in her arms and her oldest son ran downstairs after them. We all danced our butts off hearing this new, unexpected, funky sound from this record, from this group! What a great time! My sister exclaimed, "GO 'HEAD, HEART, WITH YOUR BAD SELF!"

[@bonitadiablo]

Loved this story! Thanks for sharing it!

[@jamesgreen5431]

Ann is one of the greatest vocalist ever. Always got a kick out of singers doing a Heart song and falling so far short.

[@georgemathie8123]

Heart is that band who still today rocks our world's and after almost 5 decades and so many line up changes Ann Wilson still rocks and keeps the amazing legacy of heart still beating

[@ProfessorofRock]

I agree George!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Well into her 70s and a badass demeanor at that.

[@georgemathie8123]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 what's so amazing about Ann Wilson is her integrity and even during their MTV years Ann remained true to herself and made heart not just another cookie cutter band and showed that Ann and Nancy can rock with the best of them and I still love their 1985 self titled album with Ron Nevison's production the man who produced John Waite and the baby's, UFO, Eddie money and Jefferson starship transformed heart into a rock machine which and the Wilson sisters became MTV icons with attitude and style

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@georgemathie8123 She refused to fade into the background and was hot as hell in the MTV years. Never is a perfect song that has held up for almost 40 years now.

[@georgemathie8123]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 if you look at the first few years of MTV the Madonna's and Cyndi Lauper's were the queens of MTV however heart by the time of MTV were a veteran band but they rocked the competition and also at that stage of the band they were something of a supergroup with former spirit and firefall bassist and Montrose and session drummer legend Denny carmasi and became hard rock legends that rivalled the best of the era

[@Sasklahoma]

My sister played their albums until my eyes and my ears bled. I thought I’d never love them again. I set up for them in 1981 with Chilliwack. And fell in love all over again. Every album is my favorite.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great sister!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

They’re the best.

[@christenagervais7303]

Dog and The Butterfly always brings tears to my eyes. It was my best friends favourite song, we would sing it constantly in her VW Bug in high school. Sadly, she passed away too young. It always reminds me of our great friendship.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Sorry for your loss.

[@christenagervais7303]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Thank you

[@jellysleeks9428]

Are you related to Tommy and Jackie? Gervais? I knew them in high school.

[@christenagervais7303]

@@jellysleeks9428 Sorry, but no.

[@edcella181]

Ann Wilson is a fucking rock goddess.

[@judithgoulding8046]

How I've waited for you to interview this amazing powehouse of a vocalist! From the hard driven "Even it Up" to the sweet melody of Dog and the Butterfly" Ann/Nancy Wilson are brilliant! Fascinating! Thank you Professor! ❤

[@lishster]

Oh my gosh! I love Ann, she's such an awesome and amazing person. Heart was the soundtrack of my teenage years. I used to wake up every morning during my Sophomore year to Highjinx instead of an alarm clock and would sit in front of my stereo trying to figure out the chords to all my favorite Heart songs on my guitar. Ann & Nancy allowed me to dream about being a girl in a rock band, but never acted on it. Instead, I joined the Marine Corps. I did however win first place in my high school talent show when I got a little group together and we played Straight On. I still play Heart songs nearly every time I pick up my guitar and keep myself and my friends entertained. Great memories! Thanks Ann & Nancy for getting me through my awkward teens and teaching me how to rock! Much love ladies. You are my heroes! Semper Fi!

[@jamessullivan6875]

Without question, Ann Wilson has the most versatile and beautiful voice I've ever heard. She and Nancy had me from "Dreamboat Annie" and I can't imagine anyone will ever come close to their contribution to rock and music in general! Saw them in Cleveland, Ohio in the seventies and in Portland, Maine in the eighties and each time was epic!

[@adamtrombino106]

I have to give a shout out to my 1st girlfriend's mom, Lynn Wedlake, for really introducing me to Heart. 1 afternoon she played for me 3 albums ( vinyl of course) on her giant stereo system and it was 3+hrs of wonder. I'd heard some of those songs on the radio but never knew the artist name. So glad she did that! BTW, this was back in '89. I've been a true Heart fan ever since!

[@filibertkraxner305]

Greatest female rock singer of all time? You betcha! Never will I forget hearing Heart live. Goosebumps.

[@Tuinuiski]

Yes, Ann is my favourite too! And she seems like such a nice lady ❤️

[@Mr_Sweet_Tee]

🆙(Let's talk)⬆️ on telegram I go Something special for you 🎊🎉

[@Dirty_Squirrell]

Good God, you got Ann Wilson to sit down with you.

[@ProfessorofRock]

It was epic!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I wish I talked to Ann Wilson…😊

[@petercena9497]

I remember when Eddie Trunk had Ann and Nancy on That Metal Show, they looked like they didn't wanna be there.

[@debbieolandese4912]

Twice.

[@Dirty_Squirrell]

@Professor of Rock You have come a long way from just talking about icons of rock. Pat yourself on the back!

[@mitchellbryant5985]

Always impressed by how good they sounded live

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I wish I saw them in their prime.

[@AnastaciaInCleveland]

They were so awesome live! I attended a concert for their Dog and Butterfly tour. It was my first real rock concert! ~ Anastacia in Cleveland

[@mjkk-nx3mk]

I was in my early teens when heart came into their own. Fell in love with the ladies the first time I heard magic man and barracuda. Didn’t hurt, they were fine looking as well. Ann’s vocals have always been amazing and a step above. Love nancy’s s lead in’s and when she take lead and solo’s. Their harmonies are incredible. Still touches my soul to this day. Got the chance to see them in the early 90’s. Awesome show. One of the top shows i’ve ever seen. They came out and the crowd went wild everybody was up on their feet standing on their chairs rocking out. Security got everyone back in their seat by the end of the first song. Then nancy went into a long intro on crazy on you, the crowd lost it again. Security gave up after that. They played an amazing set. There tribute to Led zeppelin at the Kennedy center. Stairway to heaven. Was incredible they chose the right band to do that tribute. They nailed it and bono’s kid on the kit. epic.

[@davidmonroe865]

thru there music we have met heart fans from Europe that have been family for many yrs to this day ...i met Ann & Nancy and they are so down to earth and grasious they are true rock and roll treasures , i could wright a book on how this all came about.

[@christinascibetta1043]

Without question one of the greatest voices and spirits of Rock....

[@tiger2old]

Oh my precious God! Of course Ann and Nancy are the ass-kickers of Rock…but this interview brought back memories I’ve had confined deep within the recesses of my mind. I met Ann backstage in Houston Texas in 1978 and it was and remains the culmination of my life. She was so genuinely kind and freaking amazing that I was convinced we were meant to be but alas that minute passed as she proceeded to the stage. Yes, Ann Wilson and of course Linda Ronstadt my life’s love 💕. Thank you Professor for sharing.

[@scottjohnson8801]

Little Queen was the first Heart album I bought and my favorite song was “Say Hello “and I couldn’t stop looking at the cover. Two incredibly beautiful sisters Thanks Adam

[@susancurrie2627]

I remember when they finally hit it big. I was in college, as I recall. Those songs from back then are some of their best. I saw them in concert, and it was great! Ann has SUCH A VOICE. She blew me away with her amazing vocals. Crazy On You. Barracuda. Magic Man. Alone. These Dreams. What About Love. Ann is my favorite female rock vocalist (Steve Perry is my favorite male rock vocalist). They both share things in common, like powerhouse vocalists who make it sound so effortless to hit those notes and sustain them. Who have so much nuance to their voices. Who I love to listen to whenever I hear one of their group’s songs. Their vocal range. And so on. It takes a special voice for me to consider an artist my favorite, and though there are a lot of great ones, Ann tops all of the women for me. She’s in my top ten favorite female vocalists period for sure.

[@bigtalk2598]

Ooooh, Barracuda. Iconic. My best friend, who has since passed, that was his favorite song. And we were ultimate classic rock fans. That goes to show you what a great song that was.

[@MikeGraceJediDad]

Ann was actually my first ever crush. Still has a special place in my soul. She probably is the greatest living singer at this time. What a set of pipes.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Good call. It's a toss up between her and her hero Plant!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

She’s a badass.

[@McLeod2022]

This is fantastic! I love when an "interview" is really a discussion of sharing and listening... giving the artist time to flesh out ideas and angles that rise to the surface naturally, with ease. Ann's responses are clearly rooting in understanding your respect for the craft, her work, her story. Just brilliant. Again.

[@gozirraizroose]

She's such an amazing human. Thanks for the great interview!

[@bonitadiablo]

One of my fave songs by them and of all time is, “ Love Alive!” Saw them live when I was 13 I think it was the summer of 76. Still the best concert I ever saw and the baseline of how I judge every concert since! Ann is the best female if not the best vocalist in rock. Wish her and Freddie had done a duet together! PS Sylvan Song is also so beautiful! I still love the mandolin. As a hillbilly it was nice to hear it played in a different genre. I was so proud as a kid thinking they must have listened to bluegrass lol Love this interview so much!l Thank you both!

[@phillipschumacher8734]

My favorite band, period! I have listened to Heart since the 70's. One of the BEST ever.

[@yettiman2817]

Hey Prof.. your questions make you one of the best on youtube. Everyone wants to talk hits.. you dig deeper. LOVE your work

[@ProfessorofRock]

I appreciate that!

[@robertweldon7909]

Yes, and that's why Ann likes talking to Adam

[@jog8483]

SHe looks amazing! And I can even listen to her TALK for hours. She has such richness in her speaking voice. I love Ann!!

[@nageeb96]

this band filled a great void in American Rock that was much needed in the Golden years of Rock Music with Mountains of sweet Memories to have in our pockets.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Goo call Gabe!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

They were like the pinnacle.

[@nageeb96]

@@ProfessorofRock thanks Adam

[@Heartwing37]

Hope the sisters reconcile. The love is so evident in this interview!

[@brentcox7772]

Professor you did it again! Great interview! Love Ann Wilson and Heart! 🤘🔥

[@ProfessorofRock]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@OttoByOgraffey]

​@@ProfessorofRock what year was this interview?

[@har6236]

What is even better than listening to Heart on vinyl or tape, etc, is watching Ann and Nancy and the band do it live!!!

[@johnwolf3294]

What a great interview. Great questions, professor.

[@aprilmorris4588]

Thanks, Adam, for this video. My husband was a huge fan of Heart since before he met me in the late 80s, so he got me hooked on all the old albums. My favorite album is Dog & Butterfly 🐕 🦋 because of the different songs and the way they make me feel. But it's by far, not the only album that I love. I spent my senior year taking aerobics instead of PE class, and my teacher, Mrs Lathrop, worked our butts off to Heart's self titled album. I get sore muscles just thinking of some of those songs and the leg exercises we did. 🤣 I'm pretty certain she was a big fan of Heart, too, because we worked out to Heart at least twice a week, sometimes more.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I can only imagine Jazzercizing to Heart! 😝

[@k.wilkie3814]

Adam, your interviews are so great! Ann was actually wrong about Mistral Wind -- It's on the Butterfly side. Her missing that detail kind of reminds me of the time I met her in Seattle and had a copy of one of their newer Greatest Hits CDs. She looked at it and said "it's out already? let me see what it looks like", haha. She hardly knew anything about the actual CD product.

[@Me97202]

I went to high school with her. Then met her several times during my radio career. Both Wilson sisters were always lovely people and great interviews.

[@cliffbarber6058]

Had a friend who lived across the street from them in their CB Oregon Beach house in the 70s .Loved those Wilson girls and their music and Band.

[@tobesocourtney]

Well this was pure joy for me. While I grew up in the 80s and liked their songs on mtv, I officially became a Heart fan in 1990 with the Brigade album. The early stuff still hits my soul though. So glad to hear snippets about those songs. I think Bebe Le Strange is so underrated. Rockin Heaven Down is my favorite track on there as well as Break. In high school I think I was known as the Heart girl because I sang their songs in talent shows. Still one of my top bands of all time. Thank you for this ❤.

[@athosbousvaros1455]

Thank you for this interview!!!

[@elmagodelmaryahoo]

*THX* again, Adam.... Another *_REALLY NICE_* interview.....👌

[@firesoulrocker]

Heart was so influential to me as a songwriter and as a general overall musician. My favorite deep cut is "Straight On"...thank you for mentioning it❤.

[@Faladaena]

Dreamboat Annie was my 1st Heart album and remains my favourite! ❤❤❤

[@dwstoeckel4740]

Such a beautiful and talented woman, the world is a better place for her being here..

[@StamfordBridge]

What a treat that you got this interview!!

[@danholtby1635]

I saw Heart back in 1973 or 74 when they were touring across Canada as a backup band to April Wine. They were just on the verge of becoming famous!! And all the guys were stunned at how gorgeous they were!! And still are!!

[@LadyCin611]

I loved this video! Dog and Butterfly is a fav of mine.

[@Shimere277]

I loved Heart so much when I was a teen - I played those five albums from Dreamboat Annie through Bebe le Strange over and over. My favorite was Dog and Butterfly - it was so great to have a deep dive into all these songs I knew so well.

[@LorelLa22]

Such a great interview! Love the insights directly from the artists themselves 🎸

[@keredrellit3992]

When you said the greatest female Rock vocalist my first thought was Ann Wilson. So glad we think alike!

[@timevans9529]

One of the all time great bands. The days when it took a great look and TALENT. Nancy is the GOAT

[@veryevilnip]

What a classy lady Ann is, she’s aged gracefully and maintained her voice!

[@richardsteinbergmakingknives]

Great video Professor! Heart... class act.

[@Tshade67]

Top notch interview, thank you so much for putting it together for us. Anne is still so down to earth and astonishingly beautiful. She has the most soothing natural voice perfectly made for putting emotion in music. She is without a doubt my all time favorite female musician and vocalist!

[@ldolphin34]

The album that touched me the most of all the Heart albums wa's the second album I bought from them, Little Queen. I didn't pick up Magazine until later. I bought it for the hits, and then got into the album as a whole so much that I was blown away to get every Heart album after that. The combination of Cry to Me and Go On Cry is probably the most powerful sequence in any Heart album I have listened to. One thing I haven't found in any form other than listening to it on the radio is the all guitar opener for Crazy on You being played in front of Dreamboat Annie on the single, which extended the track to about 3 minutes. I have never owned a copy of that and would love to.

[@pattisimmons67]

She is such an amazing woman. Probably sounds dumb but I wish we were friends. I could listen to her tell stories about her life for years. She has been and always will be one of the major driving forces in the rock world. Bar none. She is that force of nature that can never be controlled. Ann and her sister, Nancy will forever, at least for me, be the benchmark for all other bands, regardless of gender, to be measured by. Have NOT had one surpass them yet!

[@ProfessorofRock]

No dumb at all. She's awesome. Thanks Patti.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

They’ve blasted every obstacle in their way to come to this moment in modern society. I appreciate them so much.

[@GeneralTHC]

Man, this was GREAT! I was born in 1973. Heart's been part of my zeitgeist my entire life. Love Heart! I dig the heck out of the classic stuff. But I really dug the 80s. The Bad Animals album is like a time machine right back to 87-88. This was really good. She was so down to earth, so insightful. Fantastic interview!

[@iamjacksbrokenfemur8401]

Thanks so much for this. I've been a Heart fan since the beginning, and I've never caught a lengthy interview with Ann or Nancy about anything! Really enjoyed it!

[@timbates6309]

One of my favorite episodes. Love that you covered so many of the deeper tracks. Favorite album would be Little Queen & favorite songs covered today being "Dream Of The Archer", "Love Alive" & "Minstrel Wind".

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Dream of the Archer is one of my faves!

[@walleyeman50]

Greatest female voice in rock history! Hands down!

[@ProfessorofRock]

So true. Rock on!

[@Code.Name.V]

She is the Female equivalent of Freddie Mercury.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

💯

[@donjohn2695]

Beth Hart

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

I agree wholeHeartedly!!

[@igmugleska966]

You really hit this-great interview with Ann!

[@cindyrobinson3077]

I've seen them in concert at least 4 times. 3 times as a teen in the 70s and once as an adult.., they are amazing and Anne's voice is matchless

[@debbie4503]

Heart is one of my top 5 Bands of all time!

[@christineml1476]

I love "Barracuda" - Ann Wilson's voice could make the paint peel off a wall. (Probably did, we just don't have physical proof of it.)

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha! Love it.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Make the paint drying process faster? 😉

[@Mickwhyer]

As soon as I read the title, I knew who it was. She is a legend!

[@reneelorraine]

This is a good day to watch this wonderful post, Thank You.

[@JimReuterskiold]

Favorite Heart track: Love Alive. Dog and Butterfly is probably their most cohesive album. By the way, their small-label album Jupiter's Darling is a lovely return to form for them after the MTV days.

[@scottsent8120]

Why wasn't Love Alive issued as a single? It's one of the best!

[@wallycleaver1046]

Love Ann & Nancy They will always be a part of my HEART!

[@heatherjamie1983]

I have seen a lot if your videos but now I am impressed. You got Ann Wilson. Wow

[@ArthurRChan]

My favorite deep track from Dreamboat Annie, in fact my favorite Heart song period, is How Deep It Goes. I was hoping Ann would talk a little bit about it. My favorite Heart albums are Dreamboat Annie and Little Queen. Absolutely *loved* reading their book, Kicking and Dreaming :)

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

A great album and song.

[@aprilmorris4588]

In all honesty, I don't care what Heart (or Love Mongers) plays as long as they're playing and singing. They could sing country and I'd still be there to listen. For me, Ann & Nancy Wilson are both in the top 5 singers of all time.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Completely agree.

[@DavidLongo22]

I was 14 or 15 when they blasted onto the scene, and this many decades later, I'm still mesmerized by their music, very often. I love them no less now than I did then.

[@jeffreyiaia8592]

Always loved Heart. Saw them in Norfolk, Va. in 1985-86, terrific show. Always had a crush on Anne. Love her voice and stage presence. Love to see them again.