Stevie answering questions on facebook

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Haha I love that "Blue Water" is Ladybug's song to Goldfish!

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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)
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(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!!

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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.

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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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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

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bombaysaffires, thank you so much for doing this!!! i really appreciate it!

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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!