One thing immediately catches Nancy Wilson’s eye when she joins our Zoom call.

“I love your T-shirt,” the legendary Heart guitarist says about my Brian Wilson “Pet Sounds” tour souvenir from 2017.

As it turns out, the Beach Boys mastermind has been on Wilson’s mind – as well as her playlist – quite a bit since he died in June. So, latching onto the precious chance to hear one rock icon talk about another, we stayed on the Wilson subject for a few minutes.

We also chatted about Heart’s early days, the lingering sexism that exists in the music business, the group’s induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and – most surprisingly – how Heart really got its start as an Ethel Merman cover band.

It was a fun conversation, conducted in advance of the fret wizard’s return – with sister Ann

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