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kak125
11-03-2014, 08:12 PM
This was just posted on her facebook page. She will be doing a Q&A session on Wednesday. Karen better get ready to do some typing. Ha!
Its at 3:45PM EST.
BlueDenimLamp
11-03-2014, 08:38 PM
This was just posted on her facebook page. She will be doing a Q&A session on Wednesday. Karen better get ready to do some typing. Ha!
Its at 3:45PM EST.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Stevie will be doing a live Facebook Q&A on Wednesday afternoon. Get your questions ready! <a href="http://t.co/LeouOrDTof">pic.twitter.com/LeouOrDTof</a></p>— Stevie Nicks (@StevieNicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/StevieNicks/status/529437978481815554">November 4, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Looks like Stevie is making most of her little vacation from FM. :nod:
welcomechris
11-03-2014, 09:59 PM
Everyone beg her to record Julia on the next FM album and ask when she will record with them
singertobe
11-03-2014, 10:25 PM
This was just posted on her facebook page. She will be doing a Q&A session on Wednesday. Karen better get ready to do some typing. Ha!
Its at 3:45PM EST.
What should we ask her? I've always wanted to know what was the most romantic thing Lindsey had ever done for as a boyfriend. Would that be appropriate?
kak125
11-03-2014, 10:57 PM
What should we ask her? I've always wanted to know what was the most romantic thing Lindsey had ever done for as a boyfriend. Would that be appropriate?
Hey why not? You figure if she doesnt want to answer she will just skip that question. I am going to ask her when she will be joining fm to record a new album. I want at least one last album from them. I am thinking thousands of people will be asking questions.
DauphineMarie
11-03-2014, 11:01 PM
I want to ask about the meaning of Gypsy Beggars, and also about Beloved Exile
StreetAngel86
11-04-2014, 04:43 PM
i have so many questions and then ... i don't want to ask something stupid that i probably know the answer to :shocked::lol:
it really should have been an #AskStevie on twitter ... fb doesn't seem the right place to do a Q&A. i think fb is gonna crash :nod:
jkmaletic
11-04-2014, 07:53 PM
I have to work, & I don't have a Facebook account, but if I got to ask a question it would be this: is there any chance of a tour, even a small one for 24 karat gold?
(I know that's a boring question, but I really, really want to know.)
lulu28
11-04-2014, 09:22 PM
I have to work, & I don't have a Facebook account, but if I got to ask a question it would be this: is there any chance of a tour, even a small one for 24 karat gold?
(I know that's a boring question, but I really, really want to know.)
That's what I plan to ask! I'll let you know if I get an answer.
bombaysaffires
11-04-2014, 09:25 PM
I have to work, & I don't have a Facebook account, but if I got to ask a question it would be this: is there any chance of a tour, even a small one for 24 karat gold?
(I know that's a boring question, but I really, really want to know.)
you don't need a FB account to see someone's FB page if it's a public page (i.e. they don't se their privacy filter to allow verified friends only)-- which her page is naturally. (public, that is).
bombaysaffires
11-04-2014, 09:27 PM
Well someone's gotta ask her when she'll be going into the studio to put her stuff on the next new Mac record! :eek::shrug::nod:
WildHearted
11-04-2014, 10:22 PM
you don't need a FB account to see someone's FB page if it's a public page (i.e. they don't se their privacy filter to allow verified friends only)-- which her page is naturally. (public, that is).
She won't be able to post on the page to ask questions though.
jkmaletic
11-05-2014, 08:25 AM
She won't be able to post on the page to ask questions though.
Knowing Facebook's format, will these Q & As stay on that page so Ii can go back and read it later?
louielouie2000
11-05-2014, 09:54 AM
Well someone's gotta ask her when she'll be going into the studio to put her stuff on the next new Mac record! :eek::shrug::nod:
That's all I really care about, but I have a feeling that question would never be chosen to be answered.
olive
11-05-2014, 10:14 AM
i have so many questions and then ... i don't want to ask something stupid that i probably know the answer to :shocked::lol:
it really should have been an #AskStevie on twitter ... fb doesn't seem the right place to do a Q&A. i think fb is gonna crash :nod:
based on what is already on FB i think you will be fine . a few samples
heading to Calgary for fleewood mac concert,,hoping that u will be there
How are you doing since coming off klonopin? I ask because it was prescribed to me .....
Big fan. Your hot. I want a private concert... AND from
Mark Mckay Was it worth it selling your soul for fame
kathy1
11-05-2014, 12:15 PM
I posted my questions already because I will be at work. will check tomorrow for the answers.
wheart
11-05-2014, 01:56 PM
I want to ask her if she ever plans on wearing anything other than black ever again...but I'm afraid she might answer it. And I'm pretty sure I don't want to hear the answer. :D
kak125
11-05-2014, 02:13 PM
I want to ask her if she ever plans on wearing anything other than black ever again...but I'm afraid she might answer it. And I'm pretty sure I don't want to hear the answer. :D
omg you totally should. i wanted to ask that question too! i would love to tell her to ditch the dresses and just wear pants on tour -ha!!
this is how she should dress on stage! she looks so tiny!!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>RT <a href="https://twitter.com/Nickslive">@Nickslive</a>: Weerrrkkk! RT <a href="https://twitter.com/_LilyOaks_">@_LilyOaks_</a>: Stevie Nicks though <a href="http://t.co/RBwH6VUmKt">pic.twitter.com/RBwH6VUmKt</a></p>— Angie (@AngieVonAsgard) <a href="https://twitter.com/AngieVonAsgard/status/530042513126879233">November 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
KenshiMaster16
11-05-2014, 02:59 PM
Asked my question; "You've in recent years pulled quite a few songs back out on stage; Storms, Beautiful Child, Sisters, Seven Wonders, Love Is (LOVE that Sisters is back by the way).... any others you'd love to perform one day that you don't normally get to?"
If she responds, and says something corny and predictable, I'll face plant my desk.
kak125
11-05-2014, 03:03 PM
Asked my question; "You've in recent years pulled quite a few songs back out on stage; Storms, Beautiful Child, Sisters, Seven Wonders, Love Is (LOVE that Sisters is back by the way).... any others you'd love to perform one day that you don't normally get to?"
If she responds, and says something corny and predictable, I'll face plant my desk.
That's a good question. I think it will be tough since so many people have posted questions already. I think she will be overwhelmed -ha!! Its amazing how many people comment on everything she has posted so far she needs to reach out on social media more often.
I asked when she will be recording with Fleetwood Mac because its been way too long since say you will was out and then i asked about a Buckingham nicks tour at some point because i think it would be so fantastic -ha!
welcomechris
11-05-2014, 03:06 PM
Everyone ask about Julia!!!
KenshiMaster16
11-05-2014, 03:55 PM
She's started answering!
"Have you considered playing a small venues tour with deep cut songs like "Battle of the Dragon", "Love is Like a River", "That's Alright", and "Rock A Little"?
A: Yes, and I would love to do that at some point on a more intimate tour at smaller venues
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:01 PM
wish her people would pull out the question and her answer and make each its own entry or something… finding her answers requires wading through all the millions of questions (some verrry long winded)
KenshiMaster16
11-05-2014, 04:04 PM
Quote of the day;
How does it feel to be such a wonderful living Legend and so respected by the world? Would you consider being a judge on the Voice?
A: It's better than being a wonderful dead legend!
:lol:
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:08 PM
Nathan Chastain What was the inspiration behind "Blue Water"? Such an amazing and gorgeous song!
Stevie Nicks I have a little story about a ladybug and a goldfish and their love affair. "Blue Water" was the Ladybug song, where she was sitting on her rock, waiting for the goldfish to come up above water and talk to her. I was going to save it for that, and right before I did this record, I decided not to save it, and to let The Ladybug song go, the world should have it now. When Lady Antebellum came in to sing on it, it just really made it perfect!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:09 PM
Nicole Barker In press for 24 Karat Gold, you mentioned several times that about half the songs on the album are about Lindsey and yet Lady (and a line in Cathouse Blues) are the only ones you've publicly connected to him. Any chance you could let us know which other songs are about him?
Stevie Nicks That was mis-quoted. Lady and Cathouse Blues were written when we first got to LA. Lindsey's influence touches through a lot of the songs, but they're not necessarily about him. My songs are about a lot of different people. Sometimes one song is about a lot of different people.
BostonMacFan
11-05-2014, 04:09 PM
Does anyone know if Facebook archives these chats and maybe highlights only the questions that Stevie answers? I don't have time to scroll through all the questions!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:10 PM
John Mccready Will you marry me?
Stevie Nicks How old are you?
Q: Will you marry me?
A: How old are you?
:eek: :lol:
BostonMacFan
11-05-2014, 04:10 PM
Many thanks to those of you that are posting the answers on here!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:11 PM
Chad Wiechman What is your favorite Fleetwood Mac song? Love your work!!!
Stevie Nicks: I don't really have a favorite. Each song took so much time and thought, from all 3 writers, that I don't really have 1 favorite. I have a bunch of favorites!
Watsenniiostha Shaelyn Nelson I am so excited to see Fleetwood Mac perform in Montreal!! What is your favourite thing about touring?
Stevie Nicks That's the only time that you really get to spend with your fans. The intimate moments of the set like "Landslide" is when you really get to turn your stage into a living room, and pretend like it's just us and there's nobody else!
Christina Lynn Ok consider this: marty mcfly and doc brown have given you the keys to the time travel machine - the delorean. What time in history would you go to and why?
Stevie Nicks I would go back to the 20s in Paris, so I could hang out with Coco Chanel and all the writers- Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the ex pats from the US, and all the artists who flocked to Paris during the 1920s. TO be a part of that scene, I think it was very similar to when we moved to LA, it was a total art scene. That's why I would like to live over there for a year and re-trace the steps of those people!
Frankenstein
11-05-2014, 04:12 PM
I asked two questions but with how many posts there are I doubt I'll get an answer. I cringed when I saw that Stevie answered someone's question about the meaning behind Landslide :lol:
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:12 PM
Jennifer Van Slyke-Quinn What music do you listen too? Any favorites?
Stevie Nicks Right now I am listening to Haim, whom I think are going to be a huge force in rock n' roll. I'm listening to the new Lady Antebellum album called 747, and I'm really good friends with them, so I'm very proud of this album. I try to give new music as much time as I have, but I don't have that much time!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:13 PM
Melissa Hughes First, let me tell you that I got 24 Karat Gold today and it is awesome! What would you say inspires you the most when you write songs?
Stevie Nicks People. People and relationships, and not necessarily my own. Relationships that I see around me, and inspiration- if I am inspired by somebody or something that somebody does. I can usually take that and make it into some kind of poem where I'm touching on the inspiration and the reality or sadness that makes me want to sit down and write a poem!
Suzanne Lewis Stumpf Has there been one particular designer for your clothes that you've stuck with throughout the years? especially in the early 80's during Bella Donna and Wild Heart? You're style just amazes me since I've been 10 yrs old!!
Stevie Nicks Yes. A lady named Margi Kent started making my clothes in 1976 right at the end of the first tour, and has been making my clothes ever since. She makes all my casual clothes and stage clothes, and we have remained friends all that time. Every time I go on the road, I get a piece from Morgane LeFay and that is Liliana, so that's been nice to add a few pieces to my already huge collection of stage clothes.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:14 PM
Neika Steiner Smessaert What is your puppies name?
Stevie Nicks Sulamith. She is 16
Stevie Nicks She is the great love of my life!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:15 PM
Maria Aragones Landslide is one of my favorite songs. What inspired you to write it?
Stevie Nicks I was making a decision whether or not Lindsey and I should break-up and if I should go off on my own or if I should stay in the relationship, and I decided that the music was more important, so I decided that I wasn't going to leave the relationship- I was going to stay and do the music with him.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:16 PM
Shauna Watson What is ur greatest lesson in life?
Stevie Nicks Listen to your own voice!! Try not to let other people make decisions for you, in general.
Deedee Mills Good Morning from Australia. Only for you would I wake up so early Lady was sooooo beautiful on Fallon the other night...and so was Rhiannon. Would you ever consider bringing out the piano and playing either of these songs by yourself on stage during a concert?
Stevie Nicks I have often thought about doing that. I actually bought a piano to take it out on stage with me and I just chickened out. I'm not quite ready to do that now. If I were to do that, I'd have to plan a show that was a more intimate show, where I actually did play piano. To do it in the middle of a Fleetwood Mac set would make me extremely nervous!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:17 PM
Barbara Acker Hi Stevie. ....love ypur poetry/lyrics and your voice is the best!! My question is how do you keep your skin on your face so flawless?. ..you look awesome!!
Stevie Nicks When I first joined Fleetwood Mac I realized I would really have to take very special care of my face. I think the secret is, you wash your face and use your moisturizer in the morning, and you do the same thing at night. If you're me and you have a show, you do the same thing in the afternoon too! NEVER go to bed with your makeup on. Even if you're totally drunk, crawl into the bathroom and wash your face. In addition, i stopped laying in the sun when I was 30, and then I never did it again. Staying out of the sun is major, and getting out of it- my skin fixed itself. All the damage left. Care for your skin!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:18 PM
Annie Zangari Do you consider the fact that "Silver Springs" wasn't included on Rumours to be one of the greatest travesties in the history of music production? Because I certainly do.
Stevie Nicks Yes, I do. And did.
Lisa Bass Burton Hi Stevie,
First I must say I have always been such a huge fan of yours. No one has a amazing voice as yours. I would love to see Fleetwood Mac in concert. But I am disabled now. So I am just not able to make it to the show. What a shame. Your music has been a major part of my life. You have seen me through some really good times. And also some really hard times. So Thank-You for sharing you gifted talent with me. My question is if you could change anything about your life. What would that be? I wish you nothing but peace and joy in your life. May you sing and write for many, many more years. A big fan from North-Carolina, Lisa Bass Burton
Stevie Nicks The afternoon I walked into a psychiatrists office, and he prescribed Klonopin for me, which over the next 8 years, nearly destroyed my life. That's my only real regret.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:20 PM
Julie Brooks-Harris What is on your bucket list that you definitely plan on doing?
Stevie Nicks Living in Paris for 6 months to a year at some point in my life!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:21 PM
Brenda Summers I have long hair too, it is so easy to tangle, do you ever want to cut yours? I have a hard time wanting to cut mine.
Stevie Nicks No, I love my hair. I will never cut it. But it IS a lot of work!
Chad Wiechman What is your favorite Fleetwood Mac song? Love your work!!!
Stevie Nicks I don't really have a favorite. Each song took so much time and thought, from all 3 writers, that I don't really have 1 favorite. I have a bunch of favorites!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:22 PM
Amy Lynn Krusz What is your favorite song to perform on stage?? Huge fan by the way!!
Stevie Nicks Over the last several years, I pulled out a song from Shangrila to end my set that is called "Love Is" which I had never done on stage before. That song, I thought was a reall super special song to do live. We're not doing it now because I'm in Fleetwood Mac , but something about it caused a connection where the audience, and almost me were in tears when I would sing that song!
Morgan Grove What has been your favorite show to do on the tour so far?
Stevie Nicks I think the very first show, in Minneapolis, was my favorite, because it was the FIRST show with Christine back on stage. It was very moving and very emotional
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:24 PM
Laura Murphy Hi Stevie! I have loved you and your style for years!!! What kind of purses do you carry? I love your outfits and wondered what style of purse you'd wear along with them?! Take care and YOU (continue to!) ROCK! xo
Stevie Nicks I have a really soft leather bag that has fringe on it. I hang bracelets on it that I don't wear and hang them off my purse. I don't change a bag until it literally falls apart! I dont have expensive bags, I see one that's pretty and use it for 10 years!
Stevie Nicks I was a combination of Morgane LeFay for the dress and Margi Kent black velvet jacket on Jimmy Fallon
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:27 PM
Ana Graciela Exiga Hey Stevie, where you friends with Ryan Murphy before starring on the set of AHS Coven?
Stevie Nicks Yes, because we did the Fleetwood Mac episode of Glee so i was down there for a couple days and got to know the cast. That's how I got involved with him. As different as AHS is, I feel that Ryan and Brad just write about misfits. Whether it's Glee or AHS, it's about misfits, and I love that!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:28 PM
Morgan Grove How do feel about the younger group of fans that have started to like you because of American Horror Story?
Stevie Nicks God Bless American Horror Story. What a gift. What a gift that show gave me, by taking Seven Wonders, and a lot of my other songs to a whole generation of kids that probably wouldn't have ever heard my music. I consider myself very lucky to have been involved in such a crazy, emotional show that would also reach out and show that younger generation a whole different genre of music that might be inspiring to them.
blinker12
11-05-2014, 04:29 PM
Haha I love that "Blue Water" is Ladybug's song to Goldfish! :shocked: :thumbsup:
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:29 PM
Christine Sechler What is the inspiration for Rooms on Fire? Thank you for your beautiful talents. Your music is my best friend. What I wouldn't give to shake your hand and have a conversation with you.
Stevie Nicks The inspiration was being in love with somebody that you would grow old with. Even if they passed away, they would always still be with you. You'd walk into a room, and the room would be on fire with the soul of that person. There is a really good video of that which tells the story. http://youtu.be/2SHhInzoSss
Stevie Nicks - Rooms On Fire (Official Music Video)
YOUTUBE.COM
(she put link to the video)
Pedro Serrazina Would you ever consider doing an all acoustic album? I'm sure it would be great. I love you Stevie. Thank you.
Stevie Nicks That's just one more album that I would love to make. I have considered it, and will continue to consider it through the next 10 years!!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:30 PM
Summer Dai Hi Stevie. You are such a phenomenal Singer/Songwriter. What is the first thing you jot down, when a idea comes to your mind for a song? The 1st verse, bridge etc..
Stevie Nicks All my songs start out in a journal entry. They don't start in journal, they start in prose. I write on the right hand side of the journal. Then I go onto the lefthand side and write a poem so when I feel like writing a song, all I have to do is open my journal and look at the lefthand side to see what I find most inspiring at the moment. I don't ever just make up songs.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:32 PM
Danny Kvalheim Hi Stevie, I read somewhere that you and Tom Petty never set foot in a studio together for the recording of Stop Draggin' My Heart Around. How did that work? Did you even record your separate lyrics in the same studio, just at different times?
Stevie Nicks The fact is that Tom had already recorded Stop Draggin My Heart for Hard Promises. He had already done his vocals. He being friends with Jimmy Iovine, they decided to ask me if I would like to have that song and make it into a duet. So, I said, sure. Jimmy Iovine said he didn't think I had a "single" and this record needs one. I said, OK! I don't remember the moment of recording that, but I'm pretty sure Tom was there! It ended up being a huge hit single. Had I not used it, my solo career may have gone in a different direction.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:34 PM
Morgan Grove What has been your favorite show to do on the tour so far?
Stevie Nicks I think the very first show, in Minneapolis, was my favorite, because it was the FIRST show with Christine back on stage. It was very moving and very emotional
(sorry if this is a repeat i'm losing track)
kak125
11-05-2014, 04:35 PM
bombaysaffires, thank you so much for doing this!!! i really appreciate it!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:36 PM
David Lucero What song off of Haim's cd do you enjoy listening/singing too?
Stevie Nicks My favorite is 'Go Slow.' They came to my house to do a photo session for T Magazine, so I came down the stairs, with my IPod player, playing 'Go Slow' so I came down the stairs with that just blasting. That was our first connection, and the photographer just started taking pictures, and we got that amazing shot for the cover in less than 15 minutes.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:37 PM
Claudia Falzone Robinson If you could do a duet with anyone in the world, with whom would it be?
Stevie Nicks I would say James Taylor.
Bart Dapkus What do you think is the biggest change for new artists trying to break into the business now, compared to when you got started?
Stevie Nicks Probably that signing a record deal with a big record company that doesn't have much money to give you money, and support you, as you turn into who you're going to be. When we were starting, you made a record that doesn't do very well and they still supported you and didn't drop you. Now, if you falter at all, they will jut drop you. Even if you are not brand new. A song on the internet may get 5 million hits, but does it mean you're going to be playing a huge tour the next year? Even if you get a record deal, it is still totally iffy.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:39 PM
Michael Joseph Dumar Good afternoon Stevie....do you feel there are any bands, singers, songwriters who will have the longevity and continued success you and Fleetwood Mac have had? BTW, what is up with you not being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist? Love you!
Stevie Nicks Because of the state of the music business, I don't know I can really answer that. Because, I don't think it's the fault of artists, I think it's the fault of the music business itself and the fact the people aren't buying the records, so you can't support yourself. It really cuts down the amount of people who can stay in this business until they make it and stay above water. Until another 5 years from now, when we see how the business goes, and we see who is there now- then we can really make a good assessment of that! It's not because there aren't people who are that good- it's if they can sustain themselves to stay in it!
Q: Who is the song 24 karat gold inspired by, and what is your favorite song on the new album ?
A: 24 karat Gold was inspired by Mick Fleetwood about our relationship. Even though it's kind of a sad, crazy song, I'm so glad it all happened so I could write that song. The '24 karat gold' part was inspired by Micks beautiful gold jewelry that I had personally never seen before, and I was so drawn to that yellow gold color so I started collecting pieces of that myself. That's why I named the record '24 karat gold' because it's like my pieces of jewelry that are special to me in my question.
My favorite song is Mabel Normand. Because of exactly the same thing. Mabel Normand was written around the time of "Rock a Litte" She was a silent movie star going along the same route I was. She died, and I survived. I saw a documentary on her in 1985 that scared me to death. That's when I realized I had to seriously do something about my cocaine problem, and she was a cocaine addict also. She was in the 20s, a whole different world, but all the same things were going on for her. She was going to be a HUGE star, in a lot of different areas, and she threw it all away, to be a drug addict. THat is my most important statement on this record, that I hope people who are out there involved in that world of drugs, and it's backfiring on them- maybe they will sit down and listen to that song and say- I have to make some decisions here, or I'm going to die.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:42 PM
Edgar Ruiz Hi Stevie,
A few years ago I heard about a movie about your life is that in the works? And also are you doing a 24 Karat Gold tour?
Stevie Nicks Nope, no movie!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:44 PM
(Her answer on this one comes up now as 'edited' so I'm reposting so we can see what if anything was changed)
Danny Kvalheim Hi Stevie, I read somewhere that you and Tom Petty never set foot in a studio together for the recording of Stop Draggin' My Heart Around. How did that work? Did you even record your separate lyrics in the same studio, just at different times?
Stevie Nicks The fact is that Tom had already recorded Stop Draggin My Heart for Hard Promises. He had already done his vocals. He being friends with Jimmy Iovine, they decided to ask me if I would like to have that song and make it into a duet. So, I said, sure. Jimmy Iovine said he didn't think I had a "single" and this record needs one. I said, OK! I don't remember the moment of recording that, but I'm pretty sure Tom was there! It ended up being a huge hit single. Had I not used it, my solo career may have gone in a different direction.
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Q: I love the song Fire Fly from Firewood Mac live. Any chance of that song ever being brought back. Angel also is a favorite.
A: I don't remember exactly, but it was about somebody leaving. The set for this tour is set in stone for now, so it won't be on this tour.
:(
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:46 PM
Jo Hutchinson How does it feel to be such a wonderful living Legend and so respected by the world? Would you consider being a judge on the Voice?
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Stevie Nicks It's better than being a wonderful dead legend!
Stevie Nicks Probably wouldn't be a judge on The Voice. It takes a lot of time, and there are so many things I want to do over the next 10 years. If you work on one of those shows, you are invested in it, and they spend a lot of time- half a year!- of solid work, and you really can't be taking off on tour. Most people can't give up that time, for anything!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:47 PM
Desri Gail Spink When will you start writing your autobiography? I would love to read about your life journeys! Rock on Sister of the moon!! Love you Stevie!!
Stevie Nicks I will probably never write a tell all book. All the people I would talk about are still alive, and probably wouldn't be happy about, so I wouldn't do that to them. Some day, when we're all very old, I will write the story in a very kind, calm, fun and romantic way. But- not for a LONG time.
Jonathan Winchell Were their certain songs in 1975 -1978 that was consensual or was there creative control that everyone wanted their own say on how things played out?
Stevie Nicks Everybody always wanted their own way in the way things played out. When you have 3 writers, you're always going to run into that. Each one is very independent, so the answer to the great universal question is- "How do you blend those 3 independent spirits into the making of one song?" We managed to do that. No matter what was going on outside the studio, in the studio, we really tried to be very focused, and do the best work that we could, and not drag our baggage into the studio. It was our rule- otherwise it just would have been chaos!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:48 PM
Connie Breedlove Hi Srevie! In regards to your album "Rock a Little", where were you at in your life and what was the motive for the title song? I've always felt so drawn in to it, thank you!
Stevie Nicks "ROck a Little" I lived in Venice Beach, LA on the sand. It was the first time I had ever lived on the ocean. Every time the waves break, my whole condominium shook. So, I would think it was an earthquake. It took a long time to not be startled every time the waves crashed down on the ground and made it shake. I started to write this song about the ocean rocking a little. Even when it's calm, it rocks a little. That's where the whole parallel to the ocean came. "Rock a Little" was about 7 months before I checked into Betty Ford. It was a dangerous time in my life, where I was really walking on the dark side ... I love that record, but that was a difficult record to do, because I knew I had to go into rehab but had to go on tour first. I was scared, and it was starting to make me sick.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:49 PM
Kelly Ann Who is the song 24 karat gold inspired by, and what is your favorite song on the new album ?
Stevie Nicks 24 karat Gold was inspired by Mick Fleetwood about our relationship. Even though it's kind of a sad, crazy song, I'm so glad it all happened so I could write that song. The '24 karat gold' part was inspired by Micks beautiful gold jewelry that I had personally never seen before, and I was so drawn to that yellow gold color so I started collecting pieces of that myself. That's why I named the record '24 karat gold' because it's like my pieces of jewelry that are special to me in my question.
Stevie Nicks My favorite song is Mabel Normand. Because of exactly the same thing. Mabel Normand was written around the time of "Rock a Litte" She was a silent movie star going along the same route I was. She died, and I survived. I saw a documentary on her in 1985 that scared me to death. That's when I realized I had to seriously do something about my cocaine problem, and she was a cocaine addict also. She was in the 20s, a whole different world, but all the same things were going on for her. She was going to be a HUGE star, in a lot of different areas, and she threw it all away, to be a drug addict. THat is my most important statement on this record, that I hope people who are out there involved in that world of drugs, and it's backfiring on them- maybe they will sit down and listen to that song and say- I have to make some decisions here, or I'm going to die.
Rebecca Jones I love the song "Rhiannon." My father actually named me after it. I have always wondered where the song originated and what do you enjoy about the song?
Stevie Nicks Rhiannon comes from the Welch mythological stories from a manuscript called the Mabinogion, which you can get written and translated by a lady named Evangeline Walton. Rhiannon was a great Queen from the world of Gods and Goddesses. It's a really great name to have, and very familiar in Whales. Because of the song, there are a lot of girls now named Rhiannon.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:50 PM
Mary Anne Ferro-Meyer I love the song Fire Fly from Firewood Mac live. Any chance of that song ever being brought back. Angel also is a favorite.
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Stevie Nicks I don't remember exactly, but it was about somebody leaving. The set for this tour is set in stone for now, so it won't be on this tour.
Amanda Nicole What advice would you leave to your 16 year old fan you inspire me everyday and would love a bit of advice on growing up
Stevie Nicks I would say try to take it slow and not grow up too fast. You're only young once, and you will be "older" for a long, long time. Try to enjoy being 16!
Lori Reems How many fur babies do you have ..the one with you in PiC is too cute. What are your major influences in music
Stevie Nicks I just have her, and she's 16. She's really like over 100 years old, and she's a Chinese Crested yorkie. half and half. She is the great love of my life!
Q: Are you still in touch with Sandy Stewart? I thought "Cat Dancers" was very good.
A: Yes, I am totally in touch with her. I think she is one of the best writers ever, and we're very good friends. She wrote Seven Wonders!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:51 PM
Amy Elizabeth Would you consider doing another amerian horror story? Coven was brilliant!!!
Stevie Nicks I would always consider working on anything that Ryan and Brad were working on, because I just think they're so smart and fantastical.
Kayla Penteliuk Hi Stevie! I'm a 2nd year university student and huge fan in the process of writing a paper on you for my Gender and Popular Music class. I feel incredibly lucky because I get to see you and the band perform next Wednesday in Saskatoon. My mom sang Silver Springs to me in the cradle, so it's accurate to say that I grew up listening to your music. My question for you is... What is your absolute favourite memory of
Stevie Nicks In I think it was 2007, I went on tour with him, was only supposed to do 7 shows, ended up doing 27 shows and it was his 30th anniversary. He rented me a jet, and I took my assistant and my makeup artist, and my goddaughter who does teleprompters, so it was just 4 of us. We were on the road together, and I got to sing 6 songs on stage. One of the best times of our life! SO much fun
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:53 PM
Todd Nemphos Are you still in touch with Sandy Stewart? I thought "Cat Dancers" was very good.
Stevie Nicks Yes, I am totally in touch with her. I think she is one of the best writers ever, and we're very good friends. She wrote Seven Wonders!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:55 PM
Samantha Vettel What was your favorite memory?
Stevie Nicks One of my very favorite memories. IS when I joined Fleetwood Mac on our first tour, we went up to the Oakland Coliseum and the first one was 75k people, and because it was Peter Frampton promoting his big album at the time 'Baby I love Your Way', Bill Graham had built a castle around this massive stage. It had balconies, and so Fleetwood Mac went on right before Peter. When we were done, I went back and changed, and my best friend Robin and I got to sit on one of the side balconies and watch Peter from above, and the whole audience of 75k people. Peter was so gorgeous with his long, golden curls. He had a great band, and I will never forget that. This was my first serious "This is what rock n' roll can be, if you're in a big rock n' roll band"
Ahh Bisto I'd love to know what stevies favorite foods are?
Stevie Nicks I am always on the Weight Watchers diet. I kind of eat food that is fixed for me all over the US. I don't really get to eat my favorite foods, like vanilla bean ice cream, gelato, cherry pie, and lemon cake, and chocolate chip cookies. I'd love to have them every day, but I don't. I have to zip back into that long, black, seriously tight dress!
olive
11-05-2014, 04:55 PM
She's started answering!
"Have you considered playing a small venues tour with deep cut songs like "Battle of the Dragon", "Love is Like a River", "That's Alright", and "Rock A Little"?
A: Yes, and I would love to do that at some point on a more intimate tour at smaller venues
no earth shattering questions
but this would be nice if she was to really do it and play songs for the people who followed her career and actually listened to her music other than dreams and rhiannon
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 04:56 PM
George Cox What is your opinion on some of today's pop stars who make millions of dollars lip syncing at every concert and need auto tune to make a record?
Stevie Nicks Well, I'm glad I don't have to do that. I don't lip synch well. I always have to really be singing. I don't know why anybody would want to lip synch. As far as auto tune, I think it's just one more stab in the heart for real music, and real artists that really sing their own music. It's too bad. Basically, I hate it!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 05:00 PM
think that's it…. if anyone discovers questions that I've missed please post!!
Q: Hi Stevie! My question is, what kinds of things do you like to do for fun when you're not working? Any favorite places to shop, etc.?
A: I like to decorate! I like to go decorating shopping at furniture stores. I'm constantly changing around the rooms in my house, so that's something I really love to do. You'll be at my house one day, and 2 weeks later, you'll come in and it'll be different.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 05:05 PM
stuff's still popping up at 2:05 (pacific)!
Julia Elizabeth Stevie, how did you know what you wanted out of life? And how can young women feel like rock stars every day?
Stevie Nicks I knew I wanted to be a singer, by the time I got to the 4th grade. My grandfather had been a country singer, who never made it, but tried. Music had been in my life for a long time. I was determined in that knowledge that's what I was going to do. When i was 15.5 I wrote my first song, and I told my parents and they were supportive but said you have to go to school. I decided I was going to be a rock star in my freshmen year of high school. In the 10th grade, i was sure that's what I was going to be. Whatever you're going to be, you have to bring the attitude to go along with it. I just became a rock star. If I was walking down the hallways, I was just "being" Janice Joplin. Whether if it's you wanting to be a lawyer or what not. If you put it out there, people will see it. Build the field and they will come.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 05:06 PM
Kfab Waldrop Do you still draw or do any other kind of artwork? I've seen some of your artwork and would really loveeeeeee to see some more of your work!!!
Stevie Nicks I absolutely still draw. I have 4 drawings out here with me right now. Drawing for me is like a tranquilizer. It puts me into another state of mind and takes me out of the Rock N' Roll mind and puts me into that drawing I'm working on. I can just sit and draw for hours and hours. It is food for my soul. Someday I will put our my art, just as I have begun putting out my polaroids.
Q: Hi Stevie Nicks! Your new album is amazing and I'm thrilled with the song selection. I do have one question -- do you have any plans to re-record "Julia" sometime in the future? It's long been a fan favorite, and many of us were very surprised you didn't include it on 24 Karat Gold.
A: It was on the original list. It's kind of like why the songs that DID make the record didn't make it back in '75. You have to start cutting songs. When I do '24 Karat Gold- Part 2 Songs from the Vault,' Julie will definitely be on it!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 05:08 PM
Brian John Hi Stevie Nicks! Your new album is amazing and I'm thrilled with the song selection. I do have one question -- do you have any plans to re-record "Julia" sometime in the future? It's long been a fan favorite, and many of us were very surprised you didn't include it on 24 Karat Gold.
Stevie Nicks It was on the original list. It's kind of like why the songs that DID make the record didn't make it back in '75. You have to start cutting songs. When I do '24 Karat Gold- Part 2 Songs from the Vault,' Julie will definitely be on it!
One I missed:
Nadia Laffan Hi Stevie! My question is, what kinds of things do you like to do for fun when you're not working? Any favorite places to shop, etc.?
Stevie Nicks I like to decorate! I like to go decorating shopping at furniture stores. I'm constantly changing around the rooms in my house, so that's something I really love to do. You'll be at my house one day, and 2 weeks later, you'll come in and it'll be different.
Q: How did you come to write the song "seven wonders"?
A: My friend Sandy wrote it, but when I got to New Orleans to do AHS, and got the script- in the script they talked about "The Witches Test" which was called The Seven Wonders. I called Ryan late at night and said , you know, Fleetwood Mac has a song called 'Seven Wonders,' and he hung up and said- OK! I have to go write it in! So the whole end was written as part of The Seven Wonders Test.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 05:09 PM
Kimberly McKinley Do you think a belief in the metaphysical has guided and given your blessed gift of music more purpose and meaning?
Stevie Nicks Absolutely!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 05:11 PM
Sylvie Bryan How did you come to write the song "seven wonders"?
Stevie Nicks My friend Sandy wrote it, but when I got to New Orleans to do AHS, and got the script- in the script they talked about "The Witches Test" which was called The Seven Wonders. I called Ryan late at night and said , you know, Fleetwood Mac has a song called 'Seven Wonders,' and he hung up and said- OK! I have to go write it in! So the whole end was written as part of The Seven Wonders Test.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 05:12 PM
Melinda Anna Farina Song that is most sentimental to you? Why?
Stevie Nicks Probably 'Landslide' because it was my dads favorite song. Whenever I sing it now, and he died , and I always dedicated it to him and I think of him
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 05:13 PM
Daisy Buchanan Hi, my question for you is: In the song "Seven Wonders", you mention a girl named Emmaline. Does she have any connection to the spirit of your Sara?
PS... Thank you for opening up the world to magic through your stories. And for saving so many people through your songs. Love always
Stevie Nicks This is the ONE line I wrote in that song. My friend Sandy wrote the song and she didn't say Emmaline, but I thought she said that, and she hadn't... and I had become so attached to the name Emmaline, that we kept it in, and she gave me a small percentage
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 05:14 PM
Ralph Storrier No questions. Just wanted to thank you for providing the sound track for my life, through good and bad times. I saw you with FM at MSG last month in New York City. So glad that Christine is back, a terrific show. I'm also thoroughly enjoying 24 Karat Gold, some of your best ever work!
Stevie Nicks That is music to my ears. Thank you for that!
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 05:16 PM
Either she won't shut up, or one of u Ledgies is really faking us out answering on her behalf….but she seems to be still going after the deadline half an hour ago! :lol:
Jade Roberts Where is your favorite venue to play in America?
Stevie Nicks The Garden on the East Coast, and on the West Coast, The Fillmore in San Francisco !
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 05:19 PM
ok I gotta go do stuff that pays the bills, so hopefully someone else can keep checking to see if more answers are posted.
maybe they asked her a slew of questions and are typing up the answers after the fact I don't know.:shrug:
but answers keep popping up with timestamps of "a few seconds ago" or "a minute ago" so who knows when they'll stop.
Angie1980
11-05-2014, 05:20 PM
Bob Deithorn
Will there be a 24 Karat Gold solo tour?
Stevie Nicks
I hope so! Right now I am in the middle of a big Fleetwood Mac tour.
I have nothing better to do right now, so I can keep posting them in case anyone doesn't want to dig through all the questions for her answers. :lol:
Q: Who are the "He, She, and I" in "Starshine"?
A: It was written about somebody else, but it's about an affair
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Q: Hi Stevie Do you have any regrets as far as not releasing a record you wanted to release but couldn't..
A: No, not a record. But, the removing of Silver Springs off the first record was devastating to me. I wasn't asked, I was told, with another song 'I don't Wanna Know." Silver Springs went onto the B side of Go Your Own Way. They printed it once, and the next time, Silver Springs was gone. I didn't speak to anybody in the band for about the month.
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2 minutes ago (4:33 pm CST):
Q: Hi Stevie! Do you have one song on your 24 Karat Gold collection of songs that seems to either mean the most to you, or touches the depths of your soul when you perform it? What would that song be and how does that song touch you? PS.. That is a very sweet looking little fur baby you have. What is his/her name? Thanks for answering my questions Stevie.
A: We must remind you we haven't performed any of these songs yet, except for "Lady" on Jimmy Fallon. That was the first time that we performed that song. We only played it twice in the studio. No dubs, no anything. Just me and the piano. That was the first time since it was recorded in Nashville in April since that song had been sung. That pretty amazing for me, because that song really was the first song I ever wrote on piano. To stand up there and sing it, knowing it was going out to millions of people, was pretty heavy. That song was about when Lindsey and I first moved to LA and the premise of "what if this doesn't work out?"
StreetAngel86
11-05-2014, 05:33 PM
no earth shattering questions
but this would be nice if she was to really do it and play songs for the people who followed her career and actually listened to her music other than dreams and rhiannon
i loved this question. so glad she answered it.
Battle of the Dragon live. wow.
i love that she was still answering Qs forever.
and ... SONG FROM THE VAULT 2 ...... **starts screaming**
i asked the piano question :thumbsup:
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Thank you SO much everybody for joining us in our Q&A! I hope to do it again soon. I have loved listening to all of your comments and point of views, especially about my new record '24 Karat Gold- Songs from The Vault.' I hope that each time you listen to the songs, you hear more of the stories, because there are stories behind the stories, and that you will be able to pick up all the wisdom out of these songs. They really are full of advice if you listen carefully. There were many questions from women about how to live your lives, and the answers are in these songs!! xx
ImpossibleHoney
11-05-2014, 05:43 PM
I am so excited that she answered my question about "Blue Water"!!!
StevieNicksfann
11-05-2014, 05:50 PM
Dammit I was working and thus wasn't able to be on Facebook. I hope someone asks her someday what she sing in Seven Wonders after "The Rainbow Ends". Is it Aaron, ara, etc.?
Also, I want to hear if she would ever consider doing I Don't Want To Know live or if she is opposed to the song because of its role in the Silver Springs dilemma.
Dammit I was working and thus wasn't able to be on Facebook. I hope someone asks her someday what she sing in Seven Wonders after "The Rainbow Ends". Is it Aaron, ara, etc.?
Also, I want to hear if she would ever consider doing I Don't Want To Know live or if she is opposed to the song because of its role in the Silver Springs dilemma.
Someone asked about Tara/Aaron/Sara, but she didn't answer.
jkmaletic
11-05-2014, 07:39 PM
Amy Lynn Krusz What is your favorite song to perform on stage?? Huge fan by the way!!
Stevie Nicks Over the last several years, I pulled out a song from Shangrila to end my set that is called "Love Is" which I had never done on stage before. That song, I thought was a reall super special song to do live. We're not doing it now because I'm in Fleetwood Mac , but something about it caused a connection where the audience, and almost me were in tears when I would sing that song!
Well, that's absolutely true. She had me all choked up at the 5/26/11 Wiltern Show when she sang that. I was really close to the stage, dead center and I swear she sang a few verses right to me, which made it worse. She must have seen me (and obviously others) while doing this song at various times, hence her answer above.
Sigh... she melts my heart.
jkmaletic
11-05-2014, 07:41 PM
I think the Q & A went pretty well overall. At least we found out a few newer things.
The other thing that was good was that she saw that clearly there is an interest in her touring for 24k!! :thumbsup:
KarmaContestant
11-05-2014, 07:51 PM
Daisy Buchanan Hi, my question for you is: In the song "Seven Wonders", you mention a girl named Emmaline. Does she have any connection to the spirit of your Sara?
PS... Thank you for opening up the world to magic through your stories. And for saving so many people through your songs. Love always
Stevie Nicks This is the ONE line I wrote in that song. My friend Sandy wrote the song and she didn't say Emmaline, but I thought she said that, and she hadn't... and I had become so attached to the name Emmaline, that we kept it in, and she gave me a small percentage
THANK GOD this was finally put to rest. So sick of hearing about how Stevie bullied her way into a writing credit.
Jondalar
11-05-2014, 07:56 PM
THANK GOD this was finally put to rest. So sick of hearing about how Stevie bullied her way into a writing credit.
Why didn't she give the percentage back?
KarmaContestant
11-05-2014, 08:10 PM
Why didn't she give the percentage back?
Because it was gift. They are friends, and I don't understand why it should matter to anyone.
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 08:12 PM
Because it was gift. They are friends, and I don't understand why it should matter to anyone.
I don't buy that for a minute. Stories at the time were pretty clear she was coked out and full of herself at the time it happened. I'm sure she feels a bit embarrassed by it all now, and is putting some gentler spin on it-- which I don't necessarily blame her for doing.
I know plenty of people won't believe it, and that's fine.
sorcerer999
11-05-2014, 08:34 PM
Well, at least we now know the reason for the lyric "I sit not in flight… Hidden, not in sight" and it makes a hell of a lot more sense now...coming from a ladybug's point of view. Haha!
Machu
11-05-2014, 09:13 PM
Well, at least we now know the reason for the lyric "I sit not in flight… Hidden, not in sight" and it makes a hell of a lot more sense now...coming from a ladybug's point of view. Haha!
Yes, I'm so glad that we know this info now. I love the song even more!
MikeInNV
11-05-2014, 09:46 PM
We could have a whole thread dedicated to how ridiculous some of the questions were. One person didn't seem to realize Stevie and Christine are not the same person, asking how it was to be back with the band after 17 years. Another person asked to be given concert tickets because they are so expensive. Someone else asked her to write down the lyrics to GYOW (!), autograph the lyrics, take a picture of herself with the autographed lyrics, and email it back. And of course......someone asked the question about the roadie and the cocaine. People never cease to amaze.
Danielle
11-05-2014, 10:15 PM
We could have a whole thread dedicated to how ridiculous some of the questions were. One person didn't seem to realize Stevie and Christine are not the same person, asking how it was to be back with the band after 17 years. Another person asked to be given concert tickets because they are so expensive. Someone else asked her to write down the lyrics to GYOW (!), autograph the lyrics, take a picture of herself with the autographed lyrics, and email it back. And of course......someone asked the question about the roadie and the cocaine. People never cease to amaze.
I know! Someone said "sorry, I don't know who you are". :shocked: I'm always amazed at the fact some people seem to have so much free time while I have so little. :D
bombaysaffires
11-05-2014, 10:46 PM
bombaysaffires, thank you so much for doing this!!! i really appreciate it!
you're very welcome!
michelej1
11-05-2014, 11:49 PM
think that's it…. if anyone discovers questions that I've missed please post!!
Thank you and everyone else who posted the questions and answers here.
Michele
michelej1
11-05-2014, 11:51 PM
Well, at least we now know the reason for the lyric "I sit not in flight… Hidden, not in sight" and it makes a hell of a lot more sense now...coming from a ladybug's point of view. Haha!
Oh my goodness. It totally does. But now I will always think of the song a little less romantically.
Michele :laugh:
michelej1
11-06-2014, 12:16 AM
Stevie Nicks Gives Good Facebook: The Rocker on Fashion, Klonopin and Moving to Paris
Posted on 11/5/2014 2:26:00 PM by Stephan Horbelt Frontiers L.A.
The wtichy queen of rock 'n' roll, Stevie Nicks, took to Facebook for a live Q&A session today, treating her fans to stories about all sorts of topics, from her solo career and daily beauty regimen to her puppy Sulamith. Nicks—currently on tour with a recently reunited Fleetwood Mac (and coming to L.A. later this month)—answered the questions put before her, getting as candid as she's ever been. Here are some highlights:
On her bucket list destination
"Living in Paris for six months to a year at some point in my life!"
On her biggest regret
"The afternoon I walked into a psychiatrists office, and he prescribed Klonopin for me, which over the next 8 years, nearly destroyed my life. That's my only real regret."
On the inspiration behind Fleetwood Mac hit "Landslide"
"I was making a decision whether or not Lindsey and I should break-up, and if I should go off on my own or if I should stay in the relationship, and I decided that the music was more important, so I decided that I wasn't going to leave the relationship. I was going to stay and do the music with him."
On her favorite memory of working with Tom Petty
"In I think it was 2007, I went on tour with him, was only supposed to do seven shows, ended up doing 27 shows, and it was his 30th anniversary. He rented me a jet, and I took my assistant and my makeup artist, and my goddaughter who does teleprompters, so it was just four of us. We were on the road together, and I got to sing six songs onstage. One of the best times of our life! SO much fun."
On skincare and looking awesome
"When I first joined Fleetwood Mac, I realized I would really have to take very special care of my face. NEVER go to bed with your makeup on. You wash your face and use your moisturizer in the morning, and you do the same thing at night. If you're me and totally drunk, crawl into the bathroom and wash your face. In addition, i stopped laying in the sun when I was 30, and then I never did it again. Staying out of the sun is major, and getting out of it- my skin fixed itself. All the damage left. Care for your skin!"
On a favorite Fleetwood Mac song
"I don't really have a favorite. Each song took so much time and thought, from all 3 writers, that I don't really have 1 favorite. I have a bunch of favorites!"
On what she's listening to these days
"Right now I am listening to Haim, whom I think are going to be a huge force in rock n' roll. I'm listening to the new Lady Antebellum album called 747, and I'm really good friends with them, so I'm very proud of this album. I try to give new music as much time as I have, but I don't have that much time!"
Check out Stevie Nicks' full Facebook Q&A here, and catch her with Fleetwood Mac at The Forum later this month!
- See more at: http://www.frontiersla.com/frontiers-blog/2014/11/05/stevie-nicks-gives-good-facebook-the-rocker-on-fashion-klonopin-and-moving-to-paris#sthash.t0F2WAOI.dpuf
- See more at: http://www.frontiersla.com/frontiers-blog/2014/11/05/stevie-nicks-gives-good-facebook-the-rocker-on-fashion-klonopin-and-moving-to-paris#sthash.t0F2WAOI.dpuf
bombaysaffires
11-06-2014, 12:19 AM
This reminds me, I want to know why Tom Petty rented her a jet of her own….. no chicks on the band bus/plane?? He didn't want the rumours, like when he told her to not come to his SF shows? He didn't want to listen to her yapping when they were offstage?? I mean, renting a private jet ain't no small change...
secondhandchain
11-06-2014, 12:26 AM
No questions asked about recording with FM? Or did she avoid as usual?
bombaysaffires
11-06-2014, 03:10 AM
this reminded me of another Q&A she did not too long ago that actually had some tidbits of info I'd never heard before, like the fact that she had a record deal before Buckingham Nicks.
I think it was posted on here somewhere at the time, but I thought I'd bump it and share here: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/26/stevie-nicks-soundtrack-my-life
Macfanforever
11-06-2014, 03:19 AM
George Cox What is your opinion on some of today's pop stars who make millions of dollars lip syncing at every concert and need auto tune to make a record?
Stevie Nicks Well, I'm glad I don't have to do that. I don't lip synch well. I always have to really be singing. I don't know why anybody would want to lip synch. As far as auto tune, I think it's just one more stab in the heart for real music, and real artists that really sing their own music. It's too bad. Basically, I hate it!
Hahaha .Everybody here knows my opinion of todays music..
They can't sing.
Don't kill me guys.LOL....
I watched the CMA awards tonight.The highlights were seeing Vince Gill,Loretta Lynn and the Doobie Bros performing on the show.The rest I do do without.
PenguinHead
11-06-2014, 03:43 AM
Hey why not? You figure if she doesnt want to answer she will just skip that question. I am going to ask her when she will be joining fm to record a new album. I want at least one last album from them. I am thinking thousands of people will be asking questions.
A more indirect but to the point question would be to ask "what songs will you be recording for the Fleetwood Mac album? Excited to be recording with Christine again?"
Jondalar
11-06-2014, 05:29 AM
Did Dolly Parton really say she wanted to work with Stevie.
olive
11-06-2014, 08:45 AM
Did Dolly Parton really say she wanted to work with Stevie.
yeah it was a while ago it was something about the 2 of them have the must published songs by a female artist and dolly said she would like to write with her to see what they could come up with it was back in 2006 i think
wheart
11-06-2014, 08:52 AM
I really hope Stevie does this type of Q&A again...I love when she answers fan questions...not the same old same old from out of touch journalists. It's so refreshing to hear her talk about things she doesn't usually talk about...like the making of the RAL album.
Feather Blade
11-06-2014, 08:59 AM
I'd also like to add my thanks to those who were kind enough to add the questions and answers to this thread. I ended up giving up trying to follow on Facebook, scrolling through those thousands of comments trying to find a Stevie reply... You guys are great. Is this how a Q and A is normally done on Facebook? I wondered if it might have been better handled by doing it on her website. Having people e-mail questions in and then posting the questions and their accompanying answers all in one place. I suppose there was a certain cache to having it done live so to speak that you wouldn't have gotten from the website option, but it sure seems like it would have been simpler. Thanks again!
gypsyrock
11-06-2014, 09:15 AM
Well, at least we now know the reason for the lyric "I sit not in flight… Hidden, not in sight" and it makes a hell of a lot more sense now...coming from a ladybug's point of view. Haha!
Haha!! So much more sense
Lisa W
11-06-2014, 09:54 AM
I add my thanks as well to all of you who posted the Q & A content. I was glad to see that Stevie was answering questions as thoroughly as she could in a quick timeframe. I never thought I'd see her interacting so directly on a Facebook page, but she seemed to get into it pretty well. It seems like a little breakthrough for her!
kak125
11-06-2014, 11:42 AM
I asked the following questions but they did not get answered. I think at some point there were over 10,000 comments so I get it. I bet she was totally overwhelmed at first but then again she had Karen to sift through all of them for her -ha!!
Please tell me you're going into the studio with Fleetwood Mac after the tour to record a new album. Its been way too long since Say You Will has been out. Also, do you ever plan on doing a Buckingham/Nicks tour at some point? That would be so freaking fantastic! I am loving the new cd by the way I think its just so amazing. My favorite song is the title track 24Karat Gold!!
SpyNote
11-06-2014, 11:57 AM
Here's the whole Q&A in case you don't want to dig through the Facebook thread. I agree that it wasn't a good idea to have her answer questions there because the thread just gets buried in the thousands of fan questions that were posted.
“Thank you SO much everybody for joining us in our Q&A! I hope to do it again soon. I have loved listening to all of your comments and point of views, especially about my new record ’24 Karat Gold- Songs from The Vault.’ I hope that each time you listen to the songs, you hear more of the stories, because there are stories behind the stories, and you will be able to pick up all the wisdom out of these songs. They really are full of advice if you listen carefully. There were many questions from women about how to live your lives, and the answers are in these songs!! xx”
Jo Hutchinson: How does it feel to be such a wonderful living Legend and so respected by the world? Would you consider being a judge on the Voice?
It’s better than being a wonderful dead legend!
Probably wouldn’t be a judge on The Voice. It takes a lot of time, and there are so many things I want to do over the next 10 years. If you work on one of those shows, you are invested in it, and they spend a lot of time- half a year!- of solid work, : you really can’t be taking off on tour. Most people can’t give up that time, for anything!
Melissa Hughes: First, let me tell you that I got 24 Karat Gold today and it is awesome! What would you say inspires you the most when you write songs?
People. People and relationships, and not necessarily my own. Relationships that I see around me, and inspiration- if I am inspired by somebody or something that somebody does. I can usually take that and make it into some kind of poem where I’m touching on the inspiration and the reality or sadness that makes me want to sit down and write a poem!
Chad Wiechman: What is your favorite Fleetwood Mac song? Love your work!!!
I don’t really have a favorite. Each song took so much time and thought, from all 3 writers, that I don’t really have 1 favorite. I have a bunch of favorites!
Jennifer Van Slyke-Quinn: What music do you listen too? Any favorites?
Right now I am listening to Haim, whom I think are going to be a huge force in rock n’ roll. I’m listening to the new Lady Antebellum album called 747, and I’m really good friends with them, so I’m very proud of this album. I try to give new music as much time as I have, but I don’t have that much time!
Shauna Watson: What is ur greatest lesson in life?
Listen to your own voice!! Try not to let other people make decisions for you, in general.
Suzanne Lewis Stumpf: Has there been one particular designer for your clothes that you’ve stuck with throughout the years? especially in the early 80’s during Bella Donna and Wild Heart? You’re style just amazes me since I’ve been 10 yrs old!!
Yes. A lady named Margi Kent started making my clothes in 1976 right at the end of the first tour, and has been making my clothes ever since. She makes all my casual clothes and stage clothes, and we have remained friends all that time. Every time I go on the road, I get a piece from Morgane LeFay and that is Liliana, so that’s been nice to add a few pieces to my already huge collection of stage clothes.
I was a combination of Morgane LeFay for the dress and Margi Kent black velvet jacket on Jimmy Fallon
Morgan Grove: What has been your favorite show to do on the tour so far?
I think the very first show, in Minneapolis, was my favorite, because it was the FIRST show with Christine back on stage. It was very moving and very emotional
Brenda Summers: I have long hair too, it is so easy to tangle, do you ever want to cut yours? I have a hard time wanting to cut mine.
No, I love my hair. I will never cut it. But it IS a lot of work!
Barbara Acker: Hi Stevie. ….love ypur poetry/lyrics and your voice is the best!! My question is how do you keep your skin on your face so flawless?. ..you look awesome!!
When I first joined Fleetwood Mac I realized I would really have to take very special care of my face. I think the secret is, you wash your face and use your moisturizer in the morning, and you do the same thing at night. If you’re me and you have a show, you do the same thing in the afternoon too! NEVER go to bed with your makeup on. Even if you’re totally drunk, crawl into the bathroom and wash your face. In addition, i stopped laying in the sun when I was 30, and then I never did it again. Staying out of the sun is major, and getting out of it- my skin fixed itself. All the damage left. Care for your skin!
Ana Graciela Exiga: Hey Stevie, where you friends with Ryan Murphy before starring on the set of AHS Coven?
Yes, because we did the Fleetwood Mac episode of Glee so i was down there for a couple days and got to know the cast. That’s how I got involved with him. As different as AHS is, I feel that Ryan and Brad just write about misfits. Whether it’s Glee or AHS, it’s about misfits, and I love that!
Laura Murphy: Hi Stevie! I have loved you and your style for years!!! What kind of purses do you carry? I love your outfits and wondered what style of purse you’d wear along with them?! Take care and YOU (continue to!) ROCK! xo
I have a really soft leather bag that has fringe on it. I hang bracelets on it that I don’t wear and hang them off my purse. I don’t change a bag until it literally falls apart! I dont have expensive bags, I see one that’s pretty and use it for 10 years!
Amy Lynn Krusz: What is your favorite song to perform on stage?? Huge fan by the way!!
Over the last several years, I pulled out a song from Shangri-La to end my set that is called “Love Is” which I had never done on stage before. That song, I thought was a reall super special song to do live. We’re not doing it now because I’m in Fleetwood Mac , but something about it caused a connection where the audience, and almost me were in tears when I would sing that song!
Danny Kvalheim: Hi Stevie, I read somewhere that you and Tom Petty never set foot in a studio together for the recording of Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around. How did that work? Did you even record your separate lyrics in the same studio, just at different times?
The fact is that Tom had already recorded Stop Draggin My Heart for Hard Promises. He had already done his vocals. He being friends with Jimmy Iovine, they decided to ask me if I would like to have that song and make it into a duet. So, I said, sure. Jimmy Iovine said he didn’t think I had a “single” and this record needs one. I said, OK! I don’t remember the moment of recording that, but I’m pretty sure Tom was there! It ended up being a huge hit single. Had I not used it, my solo career may have gone in a different direction.
Christine Sechler: What is the inspiration for Rooms on Fire? Thank you for your beautiful talents. Your music is my best friend. What I wouldn’t give to shake your hand and have a conversation with you.
The inspiration was being in love with somebody that you would grow old with. Even if they passed away, they would always still be with you. You’d walk into a room, and the room would be on fire with the soul of that person. There is a really good video of that which tells the story. http://youtu.be/2SHhInzoSss
Summer Dai: Hi Stevie. You are such a phenomenal Singer/Songwriter. What is the first thing you jot down, when a idea comes to your mind for a song? The 1st verse, bridge etc..
All my songs start out in a journal entry. They don’t start in journal, they start in prose. I write on the right hand side of the journal. Then I go onto the lefthand side and write a poem so when I feel like writing a song, all I have to do is open my journal and look at the lefthand side to see what I find most inspiring at the moment. I don’t ever just make up songs.
Morgan Grove: How do feel about the younger group of fans that have started to like you because of American Horror Story?
God Bless American Horror Story. What a gift. What a gift that show gave me, by taking Seven Wonders, and a lot of my other songs to a whole generation of kids that probably wouldn’t have ever heard my music. I consider myself very lucky to have bee…See More
Desri Gail Spink: When will you start writing your autobiography? I would love to read about your life journeys! Rock on Sister of the moon!! Love you Stevie!!
I will probably never write a tell all book. All the people I would talk about are still alive, and probably wouldn’t be happy about it, so I wouldn’t do that to them. Some day, when we’re all very old, I will write the story in a very kind, calm, fun and romantic way. But- not for a LONG time.
David Lucero: What song off of Haim’s cd do you enjoy listening/singing too?
My favorite is ‘Go Slow.’ They came to my house to do a photo session for T Magazine, so I came down the stairs, with my IPod player, playing ‘Go Slow.’ I came down the stairs with that just blasting. That was our first connection, and the photographer just started taking pictures, and we got that amazing shot for the cover in less than 15 minutes.
Claudia Falzone Robinson: If you could do a duet with anyone in the world, with whom would it be?
I would say James Taylor.
Jonathan Winchell: Were their certain songs in 1975 -1978 that was consensual or was there creative control that everyone wanted their own say on how things played out?
Everybody always wanted their own way in the way things played out. When you have 3 writers, you’re always going to run into that. Each one is very independent, so the answer to the great universal question is- “How do you blend those 3 independent spirits into the making of one song?” We managed to do that. No matter what was going on outside the studio, in the studio, we really tried to be very focused, and do the best work that we could, and not drag our baggage into the studio. It was our rule- otherwise it just would have been chaos!
Bart Dapkus: What do you think is the biggest change for new artists trying to break into the business now, compared to when you got started?
Probably that signing a record deal with a big record company that doesn’t have much money to give you, and support you, as you turn into who you’re going to be. When we were starting, you made a record that doesn’t do very well and they still supported you and didn’t drop you. Now, if you falter at all, they will jut drop you. Even if you are not brand new. A song on the internet may get 5 million hits, but does it mean you’re going to be playing a huge tour the next year? Even if you get a record deal, it is still totally iffy.
Connie Breedlove: Hi Stevie! In regards to your album “Rock a Little”, where were you at in your life and what was the motive for the title song? I’ve always felt so drawn in to it, thank you!
“Rock a Little” I lived in Venice Beach, LA on the sand. It was the first time I had ever lived on the ocean. Every time the waves break, my whole condominium shook. So, I would think it was an earthquake. It took a long time to not be startled every time the waves crashed down on the ground and made it shake. I started to write this song about the ocean rocking a little. Even when it’s calm, it rocks a little. That’s where the whole parallel to the ocean came. “Rock a Little” was about 7 months before I checked into Betty Ford. It was a dangerous time in my life, where I was really walking on the dark side … I love that record, but that was a difficult record to do, because I knew I had to go into rehab but had to go on tour first. I was scared, and it was starting to make me sick.
Kelly Ann: Who is the song 24 karat gold inspired by, and what is your favorite song on the new album ?
24 karat Gold was inspired by Mick Fleetwood about our relationship. Even though it’s kind of a sad, crazy song, I’m so glad it all happened so I could write that song. The ’24 karat gold’ part was inspired by Micks beautiful gold jewelry that I had personally never seen before, and I was so drawn to that yellow gold color so I started collecting pieces of that myself. That’s why I named the record ’24 karat gold’ because it’s like my pieces of jewelry that are special to me in my collection.
My favorite song is Mabel Normand. Because of exactly the same thing. Mabel Normand was written around the time of “Rock a Litte” She was a silent movie star going along the same route I was. She died, and I survived. I saw a documentary on her in 1985 that scared me to death. That’s when I realized I had to seriously do something about my cocaine problem, and she was a cocaine addict also. She was in the 20s, a whole different world, but all the same things were going on for her. She was going to be a HUGE star, in a lot of different areas, and she threw it all away, to be a drug addict. THat is my most important statement on this record, that I hope people who are out there involved in that world of drugs, and it’s backfiring on them- maybe they will sit down and listen to that song and say- I have to make some decisions here, or I’m going to die.
Rebecca Jones: I love the song “Rhiannon.” My father actually named me after it. I have always wondered where the song originated and what do you enjoy about the song?
Rhiannon comes from the Welch mythological stories from a manuscript called the Mabinogion, which you can get written and translated by a lady named Evangeline Walton. Rhiannon was a great Queen from the world of Gods and Goddesses. It’s a really great name to have, and very familiar in Whales. Because of the song, there are a lot of girls now named Rhiannon.
Mary Anne Ferro-Meyer: I love the song Fire Fly from Firewood Mac live. Any chance of that song ever being brought back. Angel also is a favorite.
I don’t remember exactly, but it was about somebody leaving. The set for this tour is set in stone for now, so it won’t be on this tour.
Amanda Nicole: What advice would you leave to your 16 year old fan you inspire me everyday and would love a bit of advice on growing up
I would say try to take it slow and not grow up too fast. You’re only young once, and you will be “older” for a long, long time. Try to enjoy being 16!
Lori Reems: How many fur babies do you have ..the one with you in PiC is too cute. What are your major influences in music
I just have her, and she’s 16. She’s really like over 100 years old, and she’s a Chinese Crested yorkie. half and half. She is the great love of my life!
Todd Nemphos: Are you still in touch with Sandy Stewart? I thought “Cat Dancers” was very good.
Yes, I am totally in touch with her. I think she is one of the best writers ever, and we’re very good friends. She wrote Seven Wonders!
Samantha Vettel: What was your favorite memory?
One of my very favorite memories. IS when I joined Fleetwood Mac on our first tour, we went up to the Oakland Coliseum and the first one was 75k people, and because it was Peter Frampton promoting his big album at the time ‘Baby I love Your Way’, Bill Graham had built a castle around this massive stage. It had balconies, and so Fleetwood Mac went on right before Peter. When we were done, I went back and changed, and my best friend Robin and I got to sit on one of the side balconies and watch Peter from above, and the whole audience of 75k people. Peter was so gorgeous with his long, golden curls. He had a great band, and I will never forget that. This was my first serious “This is what rock n’ roll can be, if you’re in a big rock n’ roll band”
Nicole Barker: In press for 24 Karat Gold, you mentioned several times that about half the songs on the album are about Lindsey and yet Lady (and a line in Cathouse Blues) are the only ones you’ve publicly connected to him. Any chance you could let us know which other songs are about him?
That was mis-quoted. Lady and Cathouse Blues were written when we first got to LA. Lindsey’s influence touches through a lot of the songs, but they’re not necessarily about him. My songs are about a lot of different people. Sometimes one song is about a lot of different people.
Julia Elizabeth: Stevie, how did you know what you wanted out of life? And how can young women feel like rock stars every day?
I knew I wanted to be a singer, by the time I got to the 4th grade. My grandfather had been a country singer, who never made it, but tried. Music had been in my life for a long time. I was determined in that knowledge that’s what I was going to do. When i was 15.5 I wrote my first song, and I told my parents and they were supportive but said you have to go to school. I decided I was going to be a rock star in my freshmen year of high school. In the 10th grade, i was sure that’s what I was going to be. Whatever you’re going to be, you have to bring the attitude to go along with it. I just became a rock star. If I was walking down the hallways, I was just “being” Janice Joplin. Whether if it’s you wanting to be a lawyer or what not. If you put it out there, people will see it. Build the field and they will come.
Nadia Laffan: Hi Stevie! My question is, what kinds of things do you like to do for fun when you’re not working? Any favorite places to shop, etc.?
I like to decorate! I like to go decorating shopping at furniture stores. I’m constantly changing around the rooms in my house, so that’s something I really love to do. You’ll be at my house one day, and 2 weeks later, you’ll come in and it’ll be different.
Brian John: Hi Stevie Nicks! Your new album is amazing and I’m thrilled with the song selection. I do have one question — do you have any plans to re-record “Julia” sometime in the future? It’s long been a fan favorite, and many of us were very surprised you didn’t include it on 24 Karat Gold.
It was on the original list. It’s kind of like why the songs that DID make the record didn’t make it back in ’75. You have to start cutting songs. When I do ’24 Karat Gold- Part 2 Songs from the Vault,’ Julie will definitely be on it!
Kfab Waldrop: Do you still draw or do any other kind of artwork? I’ve seen some of your artwork and would really loveeeeeee to see some more of your work!!!
I absolutely still draw. I have 4 drawings out here with me right now. Drawing for me is like a tranquilizer. It puts me into another state of mind and takes me out of the Rock N’ Roll mind and puts me into that drawing I’m working on. I can just sit and draw for hours and hours. It is food for my soul. Someday I will put our my art, just as I have begun putting out my polaroids.
Maria Aragones: Landslide is one of my favorite songs. What inspired you to write it?
I was making a decision whether or not Lindsey and I should break-up and if I should go off on my own or if I should stay in the relationship, and I decided that the music was more important, so I decided that I wasn’t going to leave the relationship- I was going to stay and do the music with him.
Sylvie Bryan: How did you come to write the song “seven wonders”?
My friend Sandy wrote it, but when I got to New Orleans to do AHS, and got the script- in the script they talked about “The Witches Test” which was called The Seven Wonders. I called Ryan late at night and said , you know, Fleetwood Mac has a song called ‘Seven Wonders,’ and he hung up and said- OK! I have to go write it in! So the whole end was written as part of The Seven Wonders Test.
Kimberly McKinley: Do you think a belief in the metaphysical has guided and given your blessed gift of music more purpose and meaning?
Absolutely!
Melinda Anna Farina: Song that is most sentimental to you? Why?
Probably ‘Landslide’ because it was my dads favorite song. Whenever I sing it now, and he died , and I always dedicated it to him and I think of him
Daisy Buchanan: Hi, my question for you is: In the song “Seven Wonders”, you mention a girl named Emmaline. Does she have any connection to the spirit of your Sara?
This is the ONE line I wrote in that song. My friend Sandy wrote the song and she didn’t say Emmaline, but I thought she said that, and she hadn’t… and I had become so attached to the name Emmaline, that we kept it in, and she gave me a small percentage
Ralph Storrier: No questions. Just wanted to thank you for providing the sound track for my life, through good and bad times. I saw you with FM at MSG last month in New York City. So glad that Christine is back, a terrific show. I’m also thoroughly enjoying 24 Karat Gold, some of your best ever work!
That is music to my ears. Thank you for that!
Jade Roberts: Where is your favorite venue to play in America?
The Garden on the East Coast, and on the West Coast, The Fillmore in San Francisco !
John Collins: Who are the “He, She, and I” in “Starshine”?
It was written about somebody else, but it’s about an affair
Lisa Dargan-Johns: Hi Stevie Do you have any regrets as far as not releasing a record you wanted to release but couldn’t..
No, not a record. But, the removing of Silver Springs off the first record was devastating to me. I wasn’t asked, I was told, with another song ‘I don’t Wanna Know.” Silver Springs went onto the B side of Go Your Own Way. They printed it once, and the next time, Silver Springs was gone. I didn’t speak to anybody in the band for about the month.
Sara Elaine Summers Pickett: Hi Stevie! Do you have one song on your 24 Karat Gold collection of songs that seems to either mean the most to you, or touches the depths of your soul when you perform it? What would that song be and how does that song touch you? PS.. That is a very sweet looking little fur baby you have. What is his/her name? Thanks for answering my questions Stevie.
We must remind you we haven’t performed any of these songs yet, except for “Lady” on Jimmy Fallon. That was the first time that we performed that song. We only played it twice in the studio. No dubs, no anything. Just me and the piano. That was the first time since it was recorded in Nashville in April since that song had been sung. That pretty amazing for me, because that song really was the first song I ever wrote on piano. To stand up there and sing it, knowing it was going out to millions of people, was pretty heavy. That song was about when Lindsey and I first moved to LA and the premise of “what if this doesn’t work out?”
Ahh Bisto: I’d love to know what stevies favorite foods are?
I am always on the Weight Watchers diet. I kind of eat food that is fixed for me all over the US. I don’t really get to eat my favorite foods, like vanilla bean ice cream, gelato, cherry pie, and lemon cake, and chocolate chip cookies. I’d love to have them every day, but I don’t. I have to zip back into that long, black, seriously tight dress!
George Cox: What is your opinion on some of today’s pop stars who make millions of dollars lip syncing at every concert and need auto tune to make a record?
Well, I’m glad I don’t have to do that. I don’t lip synch well. I always have to really be singing. I don’t know why anybody would want to lip synch. As far as auto tune, I think it’s just one more stab in the heart for real music, and real artists that really sing their own music. It’s too bad. Basically, I hate it!
Chloe Marie Puig: If you could collaborate with anyone dead or alive who would it be?
I’d have to say I’m not sure, because there are a lot of people still making music today that I’d like to work with. Most of the people that I really wanted to work with, I already did. There’s a whole new world out there- for instance, I’d like to work with Haim!
Curtis Ryan Blessing: Have you considered playing a small venues tour with deep cut songs like “Battle of the Dragon”, “Love is Like a River”, “That’s Alright”, and “Rock A Little”?
Yes, and I would love to do that at some point on a more intimate tour at smaller venues
Michael Joseph Dumar: Good afternoon Stevie….do you feel there are any bands, singers, songwriters who will have the longevity and continued success you and Fleetwood Mac have had? BTW, what is up with you not being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist? Love you!
Because of the state of the music business, I don’t know I can really answer that. Because, I don’t think it’s the fault of artists, I think it’s the fault of the music business itself and the fact the people aren’t buying the records, so you can’t support yourself. It really cuts down the amount of people who can stay in this business until they make it and stay above water. Until another 5 years from now, when we see how the business goes, and we see who is there now- then we can really make a good assessment of that! It’s not because there aren’t people who are that good- it’s if they can sustain themselves to stay in it!
Amy Elizabeth: Would you consider doing another amerian horror story? Coven was brilliant!!!
I would always consider working on anything that Ryan and Brad were working on, because I just think they’re so smart and fantastical.
Lisa Bass Burton Hi Stevie,
First I must say I have always been such a huge fan of yours. No one has a amazing voice as yours. I would love to see Fleetwood Mac in concert. But I am disabled now. So I am just not able to make it to the show. What a shame. Your music has been a major part of my life. You have seen me through some really good times. And also some really hard times. So Thank-You for sharing you gifted talent with me. My question is if you could change anything about your life. What would that be? I wish you nothing but peace and joy in your life. May you sing and write for many, many more years. A big fan from North-Carolina, Lisa Bass Burton
The afternoon I walked into a psychiatrists office, and he prescribed Klonopin for me, which over the next 8 years, nearly destroyed my life. That’s my only real regret.
Kayla Penteliuk: Hi Stevie! I’m a 2nd year university student and huge fan in the process of writing a paper on you for my Gender and Popular Music class. I feel incredibly lucky because I get to see you and the band perform next Wednesday in Saskatoon. My mom sang Silver Springs to me in the cradle, so it’s accurate to say that I grew up listening to your music. My question for you is… What is your absolute favourite memory of working with Tom Petty?
In I think it was 2007, I went on tour with him, was only supposed to do 7 shows, ended up doing 27 shows and it was his 30th anniversary. He rented me a jet, and I took my assistant and my makeup artist, and my goddaughter who does teleprompters, so it was just 4 of us. We were on the road together, and I got to sing 6 songs on stage. One of the best times of our life! SO much fun
Nathan Chastain: What was the inspiration behind “Blue Water”? Such an amazing and gorgeous song!
I have a little story about a ladybug and a goldfish and their love affair. “Blue Water” was the Ladybug song, where she was sitting on her rock, waiting for the goldfish to come up above water and talk to her. I was going to save it for that, and right before I did this record, I decided not to save it, and to let The Ladybug song go, the world should have it now. When Lady Antebellum came in to sing on it, it just really made it perfect!
Julie Brooks-Harris: What is on your bucket list that you definitely plan on doing?
Living in Paris for 6 months to a year at some point in my life!
Annie Zangari: Do you consider the fact that “Silver Springs” wasn’t included on Rumours to be one of the greatest travesties in the history of music production? Because I certainly do.
Yes, I do. And did.
Neika Steiner Smessaert: What is your puppies name?
Sulamith. She is 16. She is the great love of my life!
Watsenniiostha Shaelyn Nelson: I am so excited to see Fleetwood Mac perform in Montreal!! What is your favourite thing about touring?
That’s the only time that you really get to spend with your fans. The intimate moments of the set like “Landslide” is when you really get to turn your stage into a living room, and pretend like it’s just us and there’s nobody else!
Christina Lynn: Ok consider this: marty mcfly and doc brown have given you the keys to the time travel machine – the delorean. What time in history would you go to and why?
I would go back to the 20s in Paris, so I could hang out with Coco Chanel and all the writers- Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the ex pats from the US, and all the artists who flocked to Paris during the 1920s. TO be a part of that scene, I think it was very similar to when we moved to LA, it was a total art scene. That’s why I would like to live over there for a year and re-trace the steps of those people!
Deedee Mills: Good Morning from Australia. Only for you would I wake up so early Lady was sooooo beautiful on Fallon the other night…and so was Rhiannon. Would you ever consider bringing out the piano and playing either of these songs by yourself on stage during a concert?
I have often thought about doing that. I actually bought a piano to take it out on stage with me and I just chickened out. I’m not quite ready to do that now. If I were to do that, I’d have to plan a show that was a more intimate show, where I actually did play piano. To do it in the middle of a Fleetwood Mac set would make me extremely nervous!
Pedro Serrazina: Would you ever consider doing an all acoustic album? I’m sure it would be great. I love you Stevie. Thank you.
That’s just one more album that I would love to make. I have considered it, and will continue to consider it through the next 10 years!!
Also posted here (http://stevie-nicks.info/2014/11/stevie-answers-your-questions-on-facebook/):
Macfanforever
11-06-2014, 12:21 PM
Here's the whole Q&A in case you don't want to dig through the Facebook thread. I agree that it wasn't a good idea to have her answer questions there because the thread just gets buried in the thousands of fan questions that were posted.
“Thank you SO much everybody for joining us in our Q&A! I hope to do it again soon. I have loved listening to all of your comments and point of views, especially about my new record ’24 Karat Gold- Songs from The Vault.’ I hope that each time you listen to the songs, you hear more of the stories, because there are stories behind the stories, and you will be able to pick up all the wisdom out of these songs. They really are full of advice if you listen carefully. There were many questions from women about how to live your lives, and the answers are in these songs!! xx”
Jo Hutchinson: How does it feel to be such a wonderful living Legend and so respected by the world? Would you consider being a judge on the Voice?
It’s better than being a wonderful dead legend!
Probably wouldn’t be a judge on The Voice. It takes a lot of time, and there are so many things I want to do over the next 10 years. If you work on one of those shows, you are invested in it, and they spend a lot of time- half a year!- of solid work, : you really can’t be taking off on tour. Most people can’t give up that time, for anything!
Melissa Hughes: First, let me tell you that I got 24 Karat Gold today and it is awesome! What would you say inspires you the most when you write songs?
People. People and relationships, and not necessarily my own. Relationships that I see around me, and inspiration- if I am inspired by somebody or something that somebody does. I can usually take that and make it into some kind of poem where I’m touching on the inspiration and the reality or sadness that makes me want to sit down and write a poem!
Chad Wiechman: What is your favorite Fleetwood Mac song? Love your work!!!
I don’t really have a favorite. Each song took so much time and thought, from all 3 writers, that I don’t really have 1 favorite. I have a bunch of favorites!
Jennifer Van Slyke-Quinn: What music do you listen too? Any favorites?
Right now I am listening to Haim, whom I think are going to be a huge force in rock n’ roll. I’m listening to the new Lady Antebellum album called 747, and I’m really good friends with them, so I’m very proud of this album. I try to give new music as much time as I have, but I don’t have that much time!
Shauna Watson: What is ur greatest lesson in life?
Listen to your own voice!! Try not to let other people make decisions for you, in general.
Suzanne Lewis Stumpf: Has there been one particular designer for your clothes that you’ve stuck with throughout the years? especially in the early 80’s during Bella Donna and Wild Heart? You’re style just amazes me since I’ve been 10 yrs old!!
Yes. A lady named Margi Kent started making my clothes in 1976 right at the end of the first tour, and has been making my clothes ever since. She makes all my casual clothes and stage clothes, and we have remained friends all that time. Every time I go on the road, I get a piece from Morgane LeFay and that is Liliana, so that’s been nice to add a few pieces to my already huge collection of stage clothes.
I was a combination of Morgane LeFay for the dress and Margi Kent black velvet jacket on Jimmy Fallon
Morgan Grove: What has been your favorite show to do on the tour so far?
I think the very first show, in Minneapolis, was my favorite, because it was the FIRST show with Christine back on stage. It was very moving and very emotional
Brenda Summers: I have long hair too, it is so easy to tangle, do you ever want to cut yours? I have a hard time wanting to cut mine.
No, I love my hair. I will never cut it. But it IS a lot of work!
Barbara Acker: Hi Stevie. ….love ypur poetry/lyrics and your voice is the best!! My question is how do you keep your skin on your face so flawless?. ..you look awesome!!
When I first joined Fleetwood Mac I realized I would really have to take very special care of my face. I think the secret is, you wash your face and use your moisturizer in the morning, and you do the same thing at night. If you’re me and you have a show, you do the same thing in the afternoon too! NEVER go to bed with your makeup on. Even if you’re totally drunk, crawl into the bathroom and wash your face. In addition, i stopped laying in the sun when I was 30, and then I never did it again. Staying out of the sun is major, and getting out of it- my skin fixed itself. All the damage left. Care for your skin!
Ana Graciela Exiga: Hey Stevie, where you friends with Ryan Murphy before starring on the set of AHS Coven?
Yes, because we did the Fleetwood Mac episode of Glee so i was down there for a couple days and got to know the cast. That’s how I got involved with him. As different as AHS is, I feel that Ryan and Brad just write about misfits. Whether it’s Glee or AHS, it’s about misfits, and I love that!
Laura Murphy: Hi Stevie! I have loved you and your style for years!!! What kind of purses do you carry? I love your outfits and wondered what style of purse you’d wear along with them?! Take care and YOU (continue to!) ROCK! xo
I have a really soft leather bag that has fringe on it. I hang bracelets on it that I don’t wear and hang them off my purse. I don’t change a bag until it literally falls apart! I dont have expensive bags, I see one that’s pretty and use it for 10 years!
Amy Lynn Krusz: What is your favorite song to perform on stage?? Huge fan by the way!!
Over the last several years, I pulled out a song from Shangri-La to end my set that is called “Love Is” which I had never done on stage before. That song, I thought was a reall super special song to do live. We’re not doing it now because I’m in Fleetwood Mac , but something about it caused a connection where the audience, and almost me were in tears when I would sing that song!
Danny Kvalheim: Hi Stevie, I read somewhere that you and Tom Petty never set foot in a studio together for the recording of Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around. How did that work? Did you even record your separate lyrics in the same studio, just at different times?
The fact is that Tom had already recorded Stop Draggin My Heart for Hard Promises. He had already done his vocals. He being friends with Jimmy Iovine, they decided to ask me if I would like to have that song and make it into a duet. So, I said, sure. Jimmy Iovine said he didn’t think I had a “single” and this record needs one. I said, OK! I don’t remember the moment of recording that, but I’m pretty sure Tom was there! It ended up being a huge hit single. Had I not used it, my solo career may have gone in a different direction.
Christine Sechler: What is the inspiration for Rooms on Fire? Thank you for your beautiful talents. Your music is my best friend. What I wouldn’t give to shake your hand and have a conversation with you.
The inspiration was being in love with somebody that you would grow old with. Even if they passed away, they would always still be with you. You’d walk into a room, and the room would be on fire with the soul of that person. There is a really good video of that which tells the story. http://youtu.be/2SHhInzoSss
Summer Dai: Hi Stevie. You are such a phenomenal Singer/Songwriter. What is the first thing you jot down, when a idea comes to your mind for a song? The 1st verse, bridge etc..
All my songs start out in a journal entry. They don’t start in journal, they start in prose. I write on the right hand side of the journal. Then I go onto the lefthand side and write a poem so when I feel like writing a song, all I have to do is open my journal and look at the lefthand side to see what I find most inspiring at the moment. I don’t ever just make up songs.
Morgan Grove: How do feel about the younger group of fans that have started to like you because of American Horror Story?
God Bless American Horror Story. What a gift. What a gift that show gave me, by taking Seven Wonders, and a lot of my other songs to a whole generation of kids that probably wouldn’t have ever heard my music. I consider myself very lucky to have bee…See More
Desri Gail Spink: When will you start writing your autobiography? I would love to read about your life journeys! Rock on Sister of the moon!! Love you Stevie!!
I will probably never write a tell all book. All the people I would talk about are still alive, and probably wouldn’t be happy about it, so I wouldn’t do that to them. Some day, when we’re all very old, I will write the story in a very kind, calm, fun and romantic way. But- not for a LONG time.
David Lucero: What song off of Haim’s cd do you enjoy listening/singing too?
My favorite is ‘Go Slow.’ They came to my house to do a photo session for T Magazine, so I came down the stairs, with my IPod player, playing ‘Go Slow.’ I came down the stairs with that just blasting. That was our first connection, and the photographer just started taking pictures, and we got that amazing shot for the cover in less than 15 minutes.
Claudia Falzone Robinson: If you could do a duet with anyone in the world, with whom would it be?
I would say James Taylor.
Jonathan Winchell: Were their certain songs in 1975 -1978 that was consensual or was there creative control that everyone wanted their own say on how things played out?
Everybody always wanted their own way in the way things played out. When you have 3 writers, you’re always going to run into that. Each one is very independent, so the answer to the great universal question is- “How do you blend those 3 independent spirits into the making of one song?” We managed to do that. No matter what was going on outside the studio, in the studio, we really tried to be very focused, and do the best work that we could, and not drag our baggage into the studio. It was our rule- otherwise it just would have been chaos!
Bart Dapkus: What do you think is the biggest change for new artists trying to break into the business now, compared to when you got started?
Probably that signing a record deal with a big record company that doesn’t have much money to give you, and support you, as you turn into who you’re going to be. When we were starting, you made a record that doesn’t do very well and they still supported you and didn’t drop you. Now, if you falter at all, they will jut drop you. Even if you are not brand new. A song on the internet may get 5 million hits, but does it mean you’re going to be playing a huge tour the next year? Even if you get a record deal, it is still totally iffy.
Connie Breedlove: Hi Stevie! In regards to your album “Rock a Little”, where were you at in your life and what was the motive for the title song? I’ve always felt so drawn in to it, thank you!
“Rock a Little” I lived in Venice Beach, LA on the sand. It was the first time I had ever lived on the ocean. Every time the waves break, my whole condominium shook. So, I would think it was an earthquake. It took a long time to not be startled every time the waves crashed down on the ground and made it shake. I started to write this song about the ocean rocking a little. Even when it’s calm, it rocks a little. That’s where the whole parallel to the ocean came. “Rock a Little” was about 7 months before I checked into Betty Ford. It was a dangerous time in my life, where I was really walking on the dark side … I love that record, but that was a difficult record to do, because I knew I had to go into rehab but had to go on tour first. I was scared, and it was starting to make me sick.
Kelly Ann: Who is the song 24 karat gold inspired by, and what is your favorite song on the new album ?
24 karat Gold was inspired by Mick Fleetwood about our relationship. Even though it’s kind of a sad, crazy song, I’m so glad it all happened so I could write that song. The ’24 karat gold’ part was inspired by Micks beautiful gold jewelry that I had personally never seen before, and I was so drawn to that yellow gold color so I started collecting pieces of that myself. That’s why I named the record ’24 karat gold’ because it’s like my pieces of jewelry that are special to me in my collection.
My favorite song is Mabel Normand. Because of exactly the same thing. Mabel Normand was written around the time of “Rock a Litte” She was a silent movie star going along the same route I was. She died, and I survived. I saw a documentary on her in 1985 that scared me to death. That’s when I realized I had to seriously do something about my cocaine problem, and she was a cocaine addict also. She was in the 20s, a whole different world, but all the same things were going on for her. She was going to be a HUGE star, in a lot of different areas, and she threw it all away, to be a drug addict. THat is my most important statement on this record, that I hope people who are out there involved in that world of drugs, and it’s backfiring on them- maybe they will sit down and listen to that song and say- I have to make some decisions here, or I’m going to die.
Rebecca Jones: I love the song “Rhiannon.” My father actually named me after it. I have always wondered where the song originated and what do you enjoy about the song?
Rhiannon comes from the Welch mythological stories from a manuscript called the Mabinogion, which you can get written and translated by a lady named Evangeline Walton. Rhiannon was a great Queen from the world of Gods and Goddesses. It’s a really great name to have, and very familiar in Whales. Because of the song, there are a lot of girls now named Rhiannon.
Mary Anne Ferro-Meyer: I love the song Fire Fly from Firewood Mac live. Any chance of that song ever being brought back. Angel also is a favorite.
I don’t remember exactly, but it was about somebody leaving. The set for this tour is set in stone for now, so it won’t be on this tour.
Amanda Nicole: What advice would you leave to your 16 year old fan you inspire me everyday and would love a bit of advice on growing up
I would say try to take it slow and not grow up too fast. You’re only young once, and you will be “older” for a long, long time. Try to enjoy being 16!
Lori Reems: How many fur babies do you have ..the one with you in PiC is too cute. What are your major influences in music
I just have her, and she’s 16. She’s really like over 100 years old, and she’s a Chinese Crested yorkie. half and half. She is the great love of my life!
Todd Nemphos: Are you still in touch with Sandy Stewart? I thought “Cat Dancers” was very good.
Yes, I am totally in touch with her. I think she is one of the best writers ever, and we’re very good friends. She wrote Seven Wonders!
Samantha Vettel: What was your favorite memory?
One of my very favorite memories. IS when I joined Fleetwood Mac on our first tour, we went up to the Oakland Coliseum and the first one was 75k people, and because it was Peter Frampton promoting his big album at the time ‘Baby I love Your Way’, Bill Graham had built a castle around this massive stage. It had balconies, and so Fleetwood Mac went on right before Peter. When we were done, I went back and changed, and my best friend Robin and I got to sit on one of the side balconies and watch Peter from above, and the whole audience of 75k people. Peter was so gorgeous with his long, golden curls. He had a great band, and I will never forget that. This was my first serious “This is what rock n’ roll can be, if you’re in a big rock n’ roll band”
Nicole Barker: In press for 24 Karat Gold, you mentioned several times that about half the songs on the album are about Lindsey and yet Lady (and a line in Cathouse Blues) are the only ones you’ve publicly connected to him. Any chance you could let us know which other songs are about him?
That was mis-quoted. Lady and Cathouse Blues were written when we first got to LA. Lindsey’s influence touches through a lot of the songs, but they’re not necessarily about him. My songs are about a lot of different people. Sometimes one song is about a lot of different people.
Julia Elizabeth: Stevie, how did you know what you wanted out of life? And how can young women feel like rock stars every day?
I knew I wanted to be a singer, by the time I got to the 4th grade. My grandfather had been a country singer, who never made it, but tried. Music had been in my life for a long time. I was determined in that knowledge that’s what I was going to do. When i was 15.5 I wrote my first song, and I told my parents and they were supportive but said you have to go to school. I decided I was going to be a rock star in my freshmen year of high school. In the 10th grade, i was sure that’s what I was going to be. Whatever you’re going to be, you have to bring the attitude to go along with it. I just became a rock star. If I was walking down the hallways, I was just “being” Janice Joplin. Whether if it’s you wanting to be a lawyer or what not. If you put it out there, people will see it. Build the field and they will come.
Nadia Laffan: Hi Stevie! My question is, what kinds of things do you like to do for fun when you’re not working? Any favorite places to shop, etc.?
I like to decorate! I like to go decorating shopping at furniture stores. I’m constantly changing around the rooms in my house, so that’s something I really love to do. You’ll be at my house one day, and 2 weeks later, you’ll come in and it’ll be different.
Brian John: Hi Stevie Nicks! Your new album is amazing and I’m thrilled with the song selection. I do have one question — do you have any plans to re-record “Julia” sometime in the future? It’s long been a fan favorite, and many of us were very surprised you didn’t include it on 24 Karat Gold.
It was on the original list. It’s kind of like why the songs that DID make the record didn’t make it back in ’75. You have to start cutting songs. When I do ’24 Karat Gold- Part 2 Songs from the Vault,’ Julie will definitely be on it!
Kfab Waldrop: Do you still draw or do any other kind of artwork? I’ve seen some of your artwork and would really loveeeeeee to see some more of your work!!!
I absolutely still draw. I have 4 drawings out here with me right now. Drawing for me is like a tranquilizer. It puts me into another state of mind and takes me out of the Rock N’ Roll mind and puts me into that drawing I’m working on. I can just sit and draw for hours and hours. It is food for my soul. Someday I will put our my art, just as I have begun putting out my polaroids.
Maria Aragones: Landslide is one of my favorite songs. What inspired you to write it?
I was making a decision whether or not Lindsey and I should break-up and if I should go off on my own or if I should stay in the relationship, and I decided that the music was more important, so I decided that I wasn’t going to leave the relationship- I was going to stay and do the music with him.
Sylvie Bryan: How did you come to write the song “seven wonders”?
My friend Sandy wrote it, but when I got to New Orleans to do AHS, and got the script- in the script they talked about “The Witches Test” which was called The Seven Wonders. I called Ryan late at night and said , you know, Fleetwood Mac has a song called ‘Seven Wonders,’ and he hung up and said- OK! I have to go write it in! So the whole end was written as part of The Seven Wonders Test.
Kimberly McKinley: Do you think a belief in the metaphysical has guided and given your blessed gift of music more purpose and meaning?
Absolutely!
Melinda Anna Farina: Song that is most sentimental to you? Why?
Probably ‘Landslide’ because it was my dads favorite song. Whenever I sing it now, and he died , and I always dedicated it to him and I think of him
Daisy Buchanan: Hi, my question for you is: In the song “Seven Wonders”, you mention a girl named Emmaline. Does she have any connection to the spirit of your Sara?
This is the ONE line I wrote in that song. My friend Sandy wrote the song and she didn’t say Emmaline, but I thought she said that, and she hadn’t… and I had become so attached to the name Emmaline, that we kept it in, and she gave me a small percentage
Ralph Storrier: No questions. Just wanted to thank you for providing the sound track for my life, through good and bad times. I saw you with FM at MSG last month in New York City. So glad that Christine is back, a terrific show. I’m also thoroughly enjoying 24 Karat Gold, some of your best ever work!
That is music to my ears. Thank you for that!
Jade Roberts: Where is your favorite venue to play in America?
The Garden on the East Coast, and on the West Coast, The Fillmore in San Francisco !
John Collins: Who are the “He, She, and I” in “Starshine”?
It was written about somebody else, but it’s about an affair
Lisa Dargan-Johns: Hi Stevie Do you have any regrets as far as not releasing a record you wanted to release but couldn’t..
No, not a record. But, the removing of Silver Springs off the first record was devastating to me. I wasn’t asked, I was told, with another song ‘I don’t Wanna Know.” Silver Springs went onto the B side of Go Your Own Way. They printed it once, and the next time, Silver Springs was gone. I didn’t speak to anybody in the band for about the month.
Sara Elaine Summers Pickett: Hi Stevie! Do you have one song on your 24 Karat Gold collection of songs that seems to either mean the most to you, or touches the depths of your soul when you perform it? What would that song be and how does that song touch you? PS.. That is a very sweet looking little fur baby you have. What is his/her name? Thanks for answering my questions Stevie.
We must remind you we haven’t performed any of these songs yet, except for “Lady” on Jimmy Fallon. That was the first time that we performed that song. We only played it twice in the studio. No dubs, no anything. Just me and the piano. That was the first time since it was recorded in Nashville in April since that song had been sung. That pretty amazing for me, because that song really was the first song I ever wrote on piano. To stand up there and sing it, knowing it was going out to millions of people, was pretty heavy. That song was about when Lindsey and I first moved to LA and the premise of “what if this doesn’t work out?”
Ahh Bisto: I’d love to know what stevies favorite foods are?
I am always on the Weight Watchers diet. I kind of eat food that is fixed for me all over the US. I don’t really get to eat my favorite foods, like vanilla bean ice cream, gelato, cherry pie, and lemon cake, and chocolate chip cookies. I’d love to have them every day, but I don’t. I have to zip back into that long, black, seriously tight dress!
George Cox: What is your opinion on some of today’s pop stars who make millions of dollars lip syncing at every concert and need auto tune to make a record?
Well, I’m glad I don’t have to do that. I don’t lip synch well. I always have to really be singing. I don’t know why anybody would want to lip synch. As far as auto tune, I think it’s just one more stab in the heart for real music, and real artists that really sing their own music. It’s too bad. Basically, I hate it!
Chloe Marie Puig: If you could collaborate with anyone dead or alive who would it be?
I’d have to say I’m not sure, because there are a lot of people still making music today that I’d like to work with. Most of the people that I really wanted to work with, I already did. There’s a whole new world out there- for instance, I’d like to work with Haim!
Curtis Ryan Blessing: Have you considered playing a small venues tour with deep cut songs like “Battle of the Dragon”, “Love is Like a River”, “That’s Alright”, and “Rock A Little”?
Yes, and I would love to do that at some point on a more intimate tour at smaller venues
Michael Joseph Dumar: Good afternoon Stevie….do you feel there are any bands, singers, songwriters who will have the longevity and continued success you and Fleetwood Mac have had? BTW, what is up with you not being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist? Love you!
Because of the state of the music business, I don’t know I can really answer that. Because, I don’t think it’s the fault of artists, I think it’s the fault of the music business itself and the fact the people aren’t buying the records, so you can’t support yourself. It really cuts down the amount of people who can stay in this business until they make it and stay above water. Until another 5 years from now, when we see how the business goes, and we see who is there now- then we can really make a good assessment of that! It’s not because there aren’t people who are that good- it’s if they can sustain themselves to stay in it!
Amy Elizabeth: Would you consider doing another amerian horror story? Coven was brilliant!!!
I would always consider working on anything that Ryan and Brad were working on, because I just think they’re so smart and fantastical.
Lisa Bass Burton Hi Stevie,
First I must say I have always been such a huge fan of yours. No one has a amazing voice as yours. I would love to see Fleetwood Mac in concert. But I am disabled now. So I am just not able to make it to the show. What a shame. Your music has been a major part of my life. You have seen me through some really good times. And also some really hard times. So Thank-You for sharing you gifted talent with me. My question is if you could change anything about your life. What would that be? I wish you nothing but peace and joy in your life. May you sing and write for many, many more years. A big fan from North-Carolina, Lisa Bass Burton
The afternoon I walked into a psychiatrists office, and he prescribed Klonopin for me, which over the next 8 years, nearly destroyed my life. That’s my only real regret.
Kayla Penteliuk: Hi Stevie! I’m a 2nd year university student and huge fan in the process of writing a paper on you for my Gender and Popular Music class. I feel incredibly lucky because I get to see you and the band perform next Wednesday in Saskatoon. My mom sang Silver Springs to me in the cradle, so it’s accurate to say that I grew up listening to your music. My question for you is… What is your absolute favourite memory of working with Tom Petty?
In I think it was 2007, I went on tour with him, was only supposed to do 7 shows, ended up doing 27 shows and it was his 30th anniversary. He rented me a jet, and I took my assistant and my makeup artist, and my goddaughter who does teleprompters, so it was just 4 of us. We were on the road together, and I got to sing 6 songs on stage. One of the best times of our life! SO much fun
Nathan Chastain: What was the inspiration behind “Blue Water”? Such an amazing and gorgeous song!
I have a little story about a ladybug and a goldfish and their love affair. “Blue Water” was the Ladybug song, where she was sitting on her rock, waiting for the goldfish to come up above water and talk to her. I was going to save it for that, and right before I did this record, I decided not to save it, and to let The Ladybug song go, the world should have it now. When Lady Antebellum came in to sing on it, it just really made it perfect!
Julie Brooks-Harris: What is on your bucket list that you definitely plan on doing?
Living in Paris for 6 months to a year at some point in my life!
Annie Zangari: Do you consider the fact that “Silver Springs” wasn’t included on Rumours to be one of the greatest travesties in the history of music production? Because I certainly do.
Yes, I do. And did.
Neika Steiner Smessaert: What is your puppies name?
Sulamith. She is 16. She is the great love of my life!
Watsenniiostha Shaelyn Nelson: I am so excited to see Fleetwood Mac perform in Montreal!! What is your favourite thing about touring?
That’s the only time that you really get to spend with your fans. The intimate moments of the set like “Landslide” is when you really get to turn your stage into a living room, and pretend like it’s just us and there’s nobody else!
Christina Lynn: Ok consider this: marty mcfly and doc brown have given you the keys to the time travel machine – the delorean. What time in history would you go to and why?
I would go back to the 20s in Paris, so I could hang out with Coco Chanel and all the writers- Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the ex pats from the US, and all the artists who flocked to Paris during the 1920s. TO be a part of that scene, I think it was very similar to when we moved to LA, it was a total art scene. That’s why I would like to live over there for a year and re-trace the steps of those people!
Deedee Mills: Good Morning from Australia. Only for you would I wake up so early Lady was sooooo beautiful on Fallon the other night…and so was Rhiannon. Would you ever consider bringing out the piano and playing either of these songs by yourself on stage during a concert?
I have often thought about doing that. I actually bought a piano to take it out on stage with me and I just chickened out. I’m not quite ready to do that now. If I were to do that, I’d have to plan a show that was a more intimate show, where I actually did play piano. To do it in the middle of a Fleetwood Mac set would make me extremely nervous!
Pedro Serrazina: Would you ever consider doing an all acoustic album? I’m sure it would be great. I love you Stevie. Thank you.
That’s just one more album that I would love to make. I have considered it, and will continue to consider it through the next 10 years!!
Also posted here (http://stevie-nicks.info/2014/11/stevie-answers-your-questions-on-facebook/):
Thanks Daniel .Since I dont have FB.This will be a great read later on this rainy day here in New England.
tabruns
11-06-2014, 02:44 PM
Did anyone ask about a new Mac album?
louielouie2000
11-06-2014, 02:48 PM
Did anyone ask about a new Mac album?
I'd have to imagine that question would never have reached Stevie for it to be answered. There's some sort of ongoing negotiations between FM & Stevie regarding this album, and until some sort of an agreement is hammered out, we won't be hearing from camp Stevie regarding her participation.
olive
11-06-2014, 03:08 PM
I really hope Stevie does this type of Q&A again...I love when she answers fan questions...not the same old same old from out of touch journalists. It's so refreshing to hear her talk about things she doesn't usually talk about...like the making of the RAL album.
a good portion of the questions asked by journalist are supplied to them by her publicist, they may be allowed to submit for approval a question or two , that's why hers and other celebrity publicity interviews are always the same
justdreamin
11-06-2014, 03:49 PM
Thanks everyone who consolidated and posted the Q&A's. It was fun reading!!
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