Quotes From Ann & Nancy Wilson Of Heart

Nancy: "The lightning bolt came out of the heavens and struck Ann and me the first time we saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show."

Ann: "Led Zepplin, you can't find a better band to pay tribute to."

Nancy: "The effect of music is huge. It is so human, yet it is beyond human."

Ann: "Fleetwood Mac are more like a folk-rock band."

Nancy: "Our ideal of sexuality was much more natural, like nymphs running through the woods."

Ann: "I like the White Stripes and I like the kinda twang American thing right now."


Nancy: "A dream set would include songs by other artists like Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, and other favorites."

Ann: "Separating business from family is never completely possible since Nancy and I run the family business."

Nancy: "Joni Mitchell became a huge influence on us. But it wasn't till after the initial Beatles explosion that you started seeing women come forward as their own songwriters."

Ann: "I never get tired of being with Nancy, and the older I get, the more I love her company, musical and otherwise."

Fleetwood Mac Quotes

Lindsey Buckingham: "In Fleetwood Mac nothing is certain until you actually see it. But it's up to us to not shoot ourselves in the foot."

Mick Fleetwood: "The value of friends has always been a natural thing. I prefer too many to too few."

Stevie Nicks: "I was not going to be a stupid girl singer. I was going to be way more than that."


John McVie: "I'd rather be on the road than in the studio, although on the road I miss my family."

Stevie Nicks: "As a member of Fleetwood Mac, for two weeks I was still working at the restaurant because I'd given them notice. I didn't just want to walk in there and say 'I'm going to be a famous rock star so I quit and I never liked your food anyway.'"

Lindsey Buckingham: "When I work alone, my process is like painting. With Fleetwood Mac, it's more like movie making."

Mick Fleetwood: "Fleetwood Mac were really accessible musically, but lyrically and emotionally, we weren't so easy. And it was our music that helped us survive. But all of us were in pieces personally."

Christine McVie: "We'll never really stop playing with each other unless we really couldn't stand up anymore. We've barely scratched what we're capable of doing."

Stevie Nicks: "My other family is Fleetwood Mac. I don't need the money, but there's an emotional need for me to go on the road again. There's a love there; we're
a band of brothers."

Rock Bands Named After A Group Member

Van Halen: Formed in 1974, named after Dutch born brothers Edward (Guitar) and Alex (Drums).

Bon Jovi: Named After lead Singer Jon Bon Jovi (real name John Bongiovi).

J. Geils Band: J. Geils (real first name John) is the guitarist for the band.

Montrose: Guitarist Ronnie Montrose formed the group in 1973 with Sammy Hagar as lead singer. This means Hagar fronted two bands named after guitarists.

Manfred Mann: The name of the group and their South African born keyboard player. Later name changed to Manfred Mann Earth Band.

Alice Cooper: Stage name of Vincent Furnier was also originally the name of the band. Cooper didn't go solo until 1975's "Welcome To My Nightmare".

Alan Parsons Project: Parsons worked as an engineer at Abbey Road Studios on both "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and  "Dark Side Of The Moon". Formed the Alan Parsons Project in the mid seventies.

Spencer Davis Group: Spencer Davis was the group's guitarist but it was keyboardist and vocalist Stevie Winwood who would go on the be the star.

Other Groups Named After A Member: Winger, Slaughter, Dave Clark Five, Fleetwood Mac, Santana, Cool And The Gang, Mumford & Sons.