Ann updates us about what’s next!

Screamer Magazine has published a lengthy article that includes an interview with Ann. Ann talks about her plans for the near future. We learn about the current status of their 40 years since Dreamboat Annie/2016 tour and the recording of new material.

Here’s a lenghty quote:

2015 marks Heart’s 40th year in this business.  When you have longevity like that, it’s hard not to want to celebrate but Heart doesn’t see it as a stopping point—they’re planning on another 40 years.  Ann looks at time differently than most; she’s spiritual in nature and wise.  “That’s a really interesting question,” Ann says with a smile, “and I’ll tell ya the funny answer and that’s our booking agent, who I really admire and think he’s brilliant, but I never expected this from him, he said, ‘Don’t make a big deal out of your 40th year.  It makes people feel old.’” Ann give a chuckle, “If it’s a bad thing to have a 40th birthday, maybe we should just go underground!  We’ll do something but it isn’t going to be fireworks or a goodbye album or something; that’s not where we’re at, at all.  We’ll do what we’ve always done, if there’s some good music coming out of us we’ll get it out and go play it.  If we want to relax and just do other projects, we will.”

“I feel that time is something and birthdays are something that isn’t really real.  What I mean by that is it’s a way people have found to make sense out of the time continuum.  So that we don’t get too scared we say, ‘Oh 40, 41, 42, I’m only 42..’ If we don’t have that silly way of  quantifying life, we get too freaked out.  I don’t think it’s important.  This is life.  What else are you going to do?  What’s the option?”

“We’re not slowing down just because we’re 40,” states Ann.  “There are a lot of things being developed and shopped around and already recorded.  I’d like to make another solo record myself; I’d like to do gigs as a singer with a blues band.  Just because it would be so different and so fun!  I’m going to travel more apart from the group this year to a couple of places I’ve never been; just for a few short stays and I’m going to do a couple of things in my life that I haven’t been able to do yet because I’ve always been 100% completely devoted to Heart.  This year I’ve gotten a little more personal freedom to do these things so I’m hopefully going to go to India for a little bit and then to Mexico for a little while, and write some songs while I’m there.  I’m going to look around and see what the world is like, offstage.”

“There’s a whole lot to reach for in this world and there’s no reason not to do it because of being a woman.  There’s every reason to do it, because you’re a woman.”

Read more at Screamer Magazine (Thanx to Bev for the link)