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[kennation]

1997, when I was 13- Fleetwood Mac did the MTV special and VH1 was like non-stop MAC. The first thing I remember seeing is Stevie screaming, "Was I just a fool? Give me just a chance." Even now, years later, I could cry. It rocked my world. I haven't been the same since. Her music has greatly affected my life and is the soundtrack to some of the highest, and lowest, points in my life. 25 years of being alive 12 years of Stevie enchantment.

[UCYOURGYPC]

It was Edge of 17 that caught my attention, and then I caught on Stevie was the voice behind so many songs I loved, (Including Magnet & Steel, Gold, and Whenever I call you Friend), as well as, Leather & Lace, Dreams, Sara (the Intro still amazes me...), Etc...I was also a huge Linda Blair fan, and in those days they looked alot alike.
Stevie's voice, looks, style, stage presence, and lyrics are all the reasons I love her.

A fan sinc e 1981, I've seen EVERY tour since the Mirage Tour, and was there on of the 2 nights they filmed the Live Mirage Tour concert that's on Video, with the amazing version of Sisters of the Moon, (and I think the best live version of The Chain too...). What most people don't know, is if you had a ticket for those 2 nights at the L.A. Forum, the concert(s) were postponed for 2 weeks, and you had to hang on to your tickets. It was mentioned on the greatest rock station (at the time) KMET that the shows were postponed due to Stevie having "nods on her vocal chords".
Either way, she delivered! I was lucky enough to be there the 1st of the 2 nights, and that was the night you see of SOFTM, Rhiannon, Gypsy, and The Chain.
The video is amazing, but still doesn't compare to what it was like in the venue. Stevie's voice echoed over Chris & Lindsey's so much, she was almost all you heard...LOVE IT still to this day

[Remy]

Originally Posted by marinnette

I was devastated, but Dreams really gave me the strength to go on.

Dreams is the soundtrack to heartbreak. To mine also....Unfortunately.

And, 1987 kid here, too.
My dad always loved little lies & everywhere, we'd listen to the hits compilation on every car trip in summer when I was a kid. But i never knew anything about the band - besides the name, that is.
Then, one summer- i think two years ago, as I was preparing for a long car ride to the seaside with my then- boyfriend, I found the old cd we'd been playing with Dad, and I just grabbed it with me last- minute. Still not knowing any of the band history, we really enjoyed every track.
"And the summer became the fall..." -and I was heartbroken and very depressed, and looking for something to take my mind off my problems. I'd stumbled across a video of "Silver Springs" live at the dance and THAT WAS IT. I had to know who these people were, why was this woman singing with so much longing and passion directed at the guitarist? " And did you say she was pretty...? And did you say that she loves you? Really...I dont want to know." Someone was singing my heart out. I think i just broke into tears at that very moment. And spent the whole night reading all I could about them.

Sorry for the melodramatic tone, that's how it was

[GrahnNicks]

I've been on this board for 24 hours!

I'm 39 and from Sweden (so please, remember English is not my first language!)

Hardcore Steviefans are rare in Sweden, but I met 2 1984 on a private party.
The 2 girls walked in, wearing platforms etc etc, turned off the music that was on at the moment and simply changed record...to The Wild Heart..
Stand Back was the very first I heard of SN, at that point I didn't know who she was at all, and it was...well, I was stunned...
A couple of years went on and what did I one day att work hear from the radio? I can't wait and that strange voice AGAIN!?

My sister then told me it was SN and I ran to the nearest record store for more!

In 1988 I heard Dreams on the radio at work and since that day I' m a hardcorefan.

As I told you in the first place, I'm from Sweden and FM and SN is not a very big issue here..so I guess I'll have to thank those 2 girls in platforms back in 1984.

Anna

[DeeGeMe]

1975: the White Album era. I was 10. Yes, I'm old now. LOL. I just thought it was so incredibly cool that there were two girls in this rock band and I loved the music. I remember being so excited when Rumours came out. And waiting on Tusk to arrive. Good times. Good times. Anyway, I've been a fan ever since. So yes, pretty much my entire life.

[marinnette]

Originally Posted by Remy

Sorry for the melodramatic tone, that's how it was

I understand you 100%!!

viva 1987 kids!!

[wolfontherun]

When I was a kid my mother played Rumours constantly. I was always intrugued by the woman who sang Dreams and GDW. She seemed very mysterious to me and at that time, late 70s, not a lot was known about her, an artist could still be mysterious. ( Unlike in today's world.)

As time went by I became frustrated that there were no albums with just her songs, until BD.

I was like a kid in a candy store 10 whole songs from my fav singer. :-) Been hooked ever since. Though I do not listen to her cds all that much any more I mostly go to the FM stuff.

[jrpjr]

LOVE TALKING ABOUT THE GYPSY!! First saw Stevie on a Friday night concert show called "The Midnight Special" back in 1975 w/FM. I was an instant fan. Her stage presence was like nothing i had ever known. I was 13 years old @ the time. I loved Barbara Eden, Farrah Fawsett and Stevie Nicks. Lost my virginity to (pics of) these ladies LOL!! Saw Stevie again on "Don Kershner's Rock Concert" also on w/e nights. She was unreal!!! Saw her live for first time in July of 83 w/Joe Walsh @ Worsester Centrum in Mass. Then she became my drug. She was @ her height. I feel Wild Heart is her best work, she sang her best then and was able to kick ass on stage. After that she got a little heavier (not that I minded- always a beautiful woman) and she REALLY slowed down late 80's. Did not have the same stage presents. I know lots of problems, we love her and forgive her. She is only human...a very special human. I have seen her every time she has come to Mass since 83 and noticed she has increasingly gotten less interesting: same set list, does not even move on stage...i really feel now she should stop touring (PLEASE NOBODY GET MAD) and write her memoirs or a good book and get a movie going. IT WOULD BE A HUGE HIT!!! She is like no other musician in the world!!! She is a survivor and truthfully even people that don't particularly care for her music, have nothing bad to say about her. She is a great role model. I am a 46 year old guy and I find inspiration in her music as well as her perseverance.

[gold_dust]

I'm 23 and I pretty much grew up with Fleetwood Mac (oh, how I wish it was literally). My mum had Tango In The Night and Other Side Of The Mirror on CD and Rumours and Tusk on LP so I constantly heard then. I remember hearing Rumours all the time in the car on some homemade tape - I must've been about 4/5. I went to France when I was about 6 and all mum played was OSOTM and Timespace.

I sort of drifted away from them and then in my early teens, when I was about 15, I remember seeing GYOW from Rosebud on VH1 Classic and just thinking how cool Stevie looked and that was it. It was like I'd seen them for the first time. I've been obsessed ever since. That version of GYOW has always been my favourite.

When they came to England during the SYW tour there was no question that the only people I'd go with would be my parents. It just seemed so right. I remember my dad being completely gobsmacked at how good Lindsey was during the Come solo. And they were amazing. I saw the Rolling Stones a few months earlier and FM were the better band.

I've slowly converted my boyfriend too. He's not so much into the Stevie side, but enjoys listening to the Lindsey stuff. He's likes Christine's songs as well. And if they come back to England we both want to see them this time.

[1sttimelongtime]

When I was a kid in elementary school we were made to sing Fleetwood Mac songs by our music teacher, who I am guessing was a big fan. There was nothing like being forced to sing the same songs over and over to make you hate them!

Fast forward to 8th grade when I noticed the girl sitting next to me had "Stevie Nicks" written in pen on her jeans. This was around the time of Leather and Lace and SDMHA. I remember thinking "ah, yes, Stevie is quite cool" and probably didnt think another thing about her/them until 1997 and The Dance!

I remember driving from NY to Chicago with my best friend and playing that tape the entire way! We never got tired of it but at the time I was more into Metallica and soon forgot about Fleetwood Mac. Foolish...

I am now completely insane about them/her. A few months ago I was hunting on youtube for a song I heard and stumbled across Silver Springs. Started reading the comments, started watching the other videos and realized I absolutely loved Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks. I am kicking myself to this day that I didnt rediscover them a few months earlier, because I could've seen her when she toured in NJ. I am thrilled I got to see her in Detroit in October and look forward to seeing them in March.

I'm also thrilled to have found this board. I'm on a lot of message boards, on various topics and this is far and away the best. Everyone seems to have a brain and an incredible sense of humor. I'm working my way thru the back pages and laughing my ass off at so many of the posts!

[StreetAngel86]

loved the music since i was 6 or 7
i used to sing to Rhiannon and Sara every time they came on the radio
and i wondered why this chick [i didnt know it was a band] only sang about these ladies

got really into them mid 2003
after SYW came out and i found out there were on tour
and i insisted on getting tickets for my 21st
Stevie's my fave but i love the band as a unit more

i'm 26 now

[DavidMn]

Well, my story starts in the summer of 1977 at the age of 6. I remember it was around the 4th of July, and I was riding with my mother in the car and Gold Dust Woman came on the radio. I distinctly remember immideately turning to mom and asking her who was singing. She said it was a lady named Stevie Nicks from a band called Fleetwood Mac. Well, mom bought Rumours for me for Christmas that year and I wore it out in 6 months! I was never able to see Fleetwood Mac or anybody in the band until the Dance tour in 1997, due to either being too young, not having the money Etc. But since then Ive been to over 100 shows between Stevie/Lindsey/Fleetwood Mac. I consider myself very lucky to have been able to enjoy them to this extent after having not seen them live in the first 20 years. 32 years and counting as a fan!

[Zombie]

I have my mother to thank for much of my excellent taste in music, including my introduction to Fleetwood Mac, though my rabid fandom didn't extend directly from that. My earliest memories always involve my mom & music - from tooling around Sacramento in her little convertible Rabbit when I was 5, singing "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" to laying on my belly at the top of the stairs to spy on her while she danced around the living room, by herself (unless you count a glass of wine as company) to Eat a Peach in its entirety.

When I got older, she gave me all her old albums, including Fleetwood Mac and Rumours and though I listened to both quite often and always liked them, I didn't realize what an amazing band they are until I caught The Dance on TV in high school. That prompted me to go out and get Tusk, and my love for the band has steadily grown over the years since.

HOWEVER, Stevie did not become my whirling dervish of a hero until I saw a copy of her SNL performance of "Stand Back" some time later - then it was all over but the moaning. She so crazy.

I am passing my love of the Mac both on to my small children now. My 8 year old son thinks Mick is the greatest thing since sliced bread (on wheels, even) and constantly requests to watch the videos of him with the Hotz vest, and my 6 year old daughter likes to draw pictures of Stevie - though most recently, she gave me a yellow highlighter drawing of a stick man with crazy hair labeled LINZEE BUCKIN-HAM. Makes a good companion to the STYVY NIKS piece from a while back. (http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=37369)

[IKV Nexis]

Well, I'm 44 and I have always been a passing fan of Fleetwood Mac. Hell I can still think back and all my memories involving the radio always has a song from Rummors in there someware. I even got a copy of Tusk when it came out (it was so oddball I could not pass it up!). But it was when The Wild Heart came out that things changed. At that time I had a health crisis and everything was falling appart for me. One day I was watching a show called "Good Rockin Tonight" A Canadian video show (in the good old days when they acctualy showed videos and the host only spoke to introduce them). He played Stand Back and If Anyone Falls In Love back to back and as I stood there watching If Anyone Falls....BLAM!!!...It was like being smacked in the head with a gold brick wraped in velvet! That day I fell in love.

[lilymoon]

i've been a fan since 1974. yes, yes i'm the big 51. FM is the foundation of my music library.