Jimmy Iovine on Stevie Nicks

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[From an interview with Doug Morris]

By Tim Ingham, June 8, 2015 Music Business World Wide

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“I wanted someone to produce Stevie [Nicks’ solo album Bella Donna in 1981], and Jimmy was emerging as a great young producer. He had produced Tom Petty and worked with John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen – he was on an arc to greatness.

“I called him and said, ‘I want you to produce this Stevie Nicks solo album’ and he said, ‘I’d rather produce The Rolling Stones.’

“I said, ‘I understand you would, so would I! But you’re gonna produce Stevie Nicks.’

“He went out there and produced her solo record.

“I was very good friends with Stevie, so I called her up after the first two weeks at her house to find out how she was doing, and Jimmy answered the phone. ‘Hey Jimmy, can I talk to Stevie?’ ‘She’s sleeping.’ I said: ‘Ah. What are you doing there?’

“That’s when I realised that when you work with Jimmy, you’ve got to be ready that he’s always gonna get a little something extra.”

“Jimmy’s an extrordinary person… He’s really a product of his dad. If Jimmy would get up in the morning and make an omelette, his dad would come in and say, ‘That’s the best omelette I’ve ever seen. No-one can make an omelette like Jimmy.’

“If Jimmy would say to his dad, ‘Can you believe I’m going to work with John Lennon tomorrow?’ You know what his dad said? ‘Lucky John!”

“When you’ve got someone like that behind you, a mentor like that, it gives you the confidence to go out and destroy the world. That’s what Jimmy has – enormous talent, intellect and a great belief in his own ability.”

“Jimmy and I have stayed friends for 37 years. I speak to him at least twice a day. He is the most remarkable person.”