Nancy Wilson has little interest in reuniting with Heart’s authentic lineup, and has reportedly refused at the very least one profitable provide to achieve this.

In a latest dialog with The Washington Post, Ann Wilson’s supervisor, Dave Frey, famous that Heart had been given a “big offer” to carry out a particular live performance at Washington state’s well-known Gorge Amphitheatre, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the band’s debut album, Dreamboat Annie. The request, he defined, was to have Heart’s authentic 1975 lineup again collectively for the present.

According to Frey, Ann was on board with the concept, even suggesting {that a} documentary may very well be filmed chronicling the occasion. Nancy, nonetheless, had zero curiosity.

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“I don’t think you could pay me enough,” she declared to the Post. “It’s … what’s the word? It’s icky.”

Ann additionally appeared to contradict Frey’s enthusiasm, explaining in a separate dialog {that a} reunion might carry quite a lot of undesirable baggage.

“The thing that the fans don’t ever consider is the unpleasantness of how the relationships within the band function,” the Heart singer famous. “If the band split up, there was a reason for that.”

Why Did Heart’s Original Lineup Break Up?

The authentic Heart lineup featured the Wilson sisters alongside guitarist Roger Fisher, bassist Steve Fossen, drummer Michael Derosier and keyboardist Howard Leese. The group launched 4 albums collectively within the ‘70s – Dreamboat Annie (1975), Little Queen (1977), Magazine (1977) and Dog & Butterfly (1978).

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While Heart enjoyed commercial success at the time, personal relationships within the band deteriorated. Nancy was dating Fisher, while Ann was dating his brother, Michael, who also served as Heart’s supervisor. Cheating introduced each relationships to swift and acrimonious ends. The Fishers have been exiled from Heart, however issues quickly received messier when Nancy had a fling with Derosier. Combusting internally, Heart’s authentic lineup was completed by 1982, with solely Leese and the Wilsons persevering with into the following iteration of the band.

Though Nancy’s latest feedback appear to dismiss any probability of a basic lineup reunion, the musicians did be part of collectively as soon as beforehand. In 2013, the unique members shared the stage throughout Heart’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.