While growing up, Heart founders Ann and Nancy Wilson spent time living in San Diego. As Ann told Under the Radar magazine, "Yeah, in 1961, our father was stationed in Seattle as the Marine Corps recruiter for the Northwest area. So, he had Washington, Idaho, and parts of Northern Oregon, I think. So, they had like an 18-month stay there—they were getting close to being really tired of moving around. So, they bought a house over in Bellevue. It was the era when all the young families were moving out to suburbia and buying starter houses and putting down roots. So, they bought a house over in Lake Hills. Then when that station was up, he was sent back down to Camp Pendleton for another 18 months. But my parents kept a hold of the house. The Vietnam War was going on and he realized he didn’t want to have any part of it. He retired in 1965-66 and they came back to Seattle permanently."
2022 saw the release of a music video and single for "Greed," from her album Fierce Bliss, released April 29. "'Greed' is that thing in our animal nature that makes us want MORE," she says, "whether it be money, sex, power, or ecstasy. It fires our craving! It happens with all of us. When you turn around and catch yourself making decisions because you want the money, or because you're caught in the headlights of glory, well, those are greedy moments. People who claim to have made every decision from the root of pure idealism,-and never done anything dark or greedy, are lying. I think everybody who ventures into the music industry hoping for a career with big successes, ends up making these Faustian bargains at some point even if only briefly. It's an aggressive song and I think I write best when I'm angry."
The album sports cover artwork by Yes painter Roger Dean and features seven new originals, her 2021 single "Black Wing," and covers of the Eurythmics' "Missionary Man," Robin Trower's "Bridge Of Sighs," and Queen's "Love of My Life," with the latter track including Vince Gill. Other guest players include Kenny Wayne Shepherd and all four members of Gov't Mule.
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