It’s not often you get to speak to a rock legend! Ann Wilson is a rock & roll hall of famer with 20 top 40 singles & over 40 million records sold, and she was kind enough to check in and tell us about her new solo project plus give us a status update of Heart!

Ann’s new solo album "Immortal" was all put into action when her good friend Chris Cornell passed away. “He was a friend of mine” Ann says, “and I just thought that I had to do something.” Chris inducted Heart into the rock hall and his speech was very emotional! His passing was a springboard to do this album in honor of friends no longer with us.

Some big hits Ann covered on “Immortal” include Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” and The Eagles’ “Life in the Fast Lane.” She also included more obscure tracks from David Bowie and Tom Petty.

When asked about the status of Heart and her relationship with her sister Nancy, Ann didn’t hold back, “We had lunch the other day!” she says, “it’s pretty much an urban myth that me & Nancy are having a big feud.” She continued “we mostly gossiped about family but also what we can do in the future together as Heart.”

Ann does say she loves being on the road as a solo artist, and likes the control she has on stage when doing her thing alone.

When it comes to Heart’s epic performance of “Stairway to Heaven” at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012, she doesn’t think Robert Plant necessarily shed tears for the performance, but more from watching his former Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham live on that stage through his son Jason. “Jason was just a little kid running around during Led Zeppelin’s peak in the 70’s, and must It must have really moved him to look down there and see Jason down there as a grown up man.”

Ann’s solo album "Immortal" is out now on CD, Vinyl & digital download