Quotes from Nancy Wilson

I don't think anyone does Rush songs except for Rush.

I love singing, and whenever I can sing some more vocal leads, I always covet the chance.

I'm a Katy Perry fan, and I took my kids to go see her, and it was a great show, and she really can sing, and she really can play.

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.

Being taken seriously was always the biggest challenge.

I have a favorite blue Telecaster. It's an old '60-something, which I play at every show. That's probably my favorite all-around stage guitar.

I just think it's good to have a big, living, breathing piece of music that's not just songs.

I think it's important to be kind of brutally honest without making anyone else feel bad in any way, if possible.

A lot of times, women are pigeonholed.

There are some beautiful things about people like Katy Perry, who are bold enough to go up on a pink cotton-candy cloud, with a guitar, in a tutu, and sing all by herself.

I'll work my butt off to do something well.

I tried to play 'Barracuda' on 'Guitar Hero,' and because you have to anticipate and push buttons, it's really counterintuitive.

Music changes kids, and kids change the world.

I play a lot of classical music around the house.

I like playing. Guitar... on a loud rock stage... with colored lights. Everything sounds better with colored lights!

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

It's the ultimate compliment to be imitated or at least be somebody's influence, for sure.

We've never been as active politically as we have been as artists. But politics always brush up against the arts, oh, about every four years in this country.

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

The high road and positivity is never the easy way but always the best way.

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

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.

Our mom was a super strident, capable, and strong individual. I think because she was a military wife in the Marine Corps, she had to push back the things that she believed, and she had to really scrape and fight to have her space.

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.