Stevie's Dad

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I've been "praying" for him and her for 2 days. Something someone told me really made me think about what Stevie is going through with her dad...you know, we're talking about her, but here she has this major heartbreaking crisis...it brought my perspective into focus.
I wish her and him all the blessings in the world. And I'm so glad he got to see her have such a long and successful career. I'm very thankful for that.

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Originally Posted by seeker007nmss

Found this.



"Emotion Runs Deep Between Stevie Nicks and her Dad" Cox News Service, Linda Romine

Jess Nicks always knew his daughter would succeed. But he had no idea she would become one of the leading female rock singers of her generation, or that he would one day have to help her fight for her life.

Today, at 42, Stevie Nicks is a bona fide star who juggles a dual career as a solo artist anda 15-year veteran of supergroup Fleetwood Mac.

Meanwhile, her father, a crusty 65-year-old, runs Compton Terrace, an amphitheater he built southwest of Phoenix. Last weekend, a few days after his daughter and Fleetwood Mac had performed there, he reflected on the love he and Stevie share.

"Most fathers and daughters have a special relationship," he said. "Fathers tend to spoil their little girls."

As a little girl, Stevie lived an affluent life. Jess Nicks worked as a corporate executive who traveled the world.

Throughout their childhood, Stevie and her younger brother, Christopher, moved with their parents from Phoenix to El Paso, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. But Arizona has been home to the Nickses for the past 20 years, and Stevie's home is six blocks away from her parents'.

Spend time talking with Jess and Stevie Nicks and their deep affection for one another is overwhelmingly apparent. Each recalls humourous experiences that have bonded tehm through the years, and each becomes sentimental to the point of tears.

"Stevie's been spoiled all her life," Jess Nicks explained unapologetically. "Poor little thing," he began, as a smile crossed his face. "Once she wanted a special little pair of shoes, and her mother told her no, that they were too expensive. So Stevie didn't tell me about that, but she came to me and asked me if I would buy her the shoes. Of course I bought them for her."

He puffed on his cigarette and grinned. "Burned her mother up."

Jess savors another memory, from Stevie's high school years. The occasion was a father-daughter night in which he and Stevie performed to a recording of "King of the Road."

"I was singing away, and Stevie was singing away," he said between howls of laughter. "Well, she gets to laughing, and I get to laughing, and I'll be damned if she didn't wet her pants - right there on stage!"

"I got the giggles during the first line, 'Trailer for sale or rent,' and I was just hysterical," Stevie remembered with amusement. "And we had actually practiced this! We practiced for a week! But he kept on singing - he's got a really good voice - and he would give me this look like, 'How could you do this to me?' "

Another indication of the closeness Stevie shares with her dad is reflected in the steady stream of affectionate notes they send to one another. A sample of Jess's most recent card to Stevie: "A son is a son until he takes a wife," he said, as tears filled his eyes. He paused to gather his composure, and continued. "But my daughter is my daughter every day of her life..."

Career pressures have been hard on Jess Nick's daughter, who four years ago was addicted to prescription drugs, he said. At the time, Jess and Barbara Nicks feared their superstar daughter would either die from her chemical dependency or commit suicide. After repeated attempts to help her, they flew to Los Angeles one night and convinced her to enter the Betty Ford Center in California.

"She resisted it when we confronted her with it," he said. "She was concerned...that it would be publicized and be detrimental to her career. We spentmost of the night with her and convinced her though, that it was for her health. Finally, she said, 'OK, Daddy, I'll do it.'

"It's tough. It's really tough," he said, shaking his head. "Christ, the career means nothing ot the parents when it comes to the health of your children."

Stevie Nicks remembered her parents' lifesaving intervention from a different perspective.

"He basically said to me, 'How could you possibly even consider putting me through not having you for the rest of my life?' " she recalled quietly. "He said, 'Do you have any idea what it would do to me if you weren't around? You may be rock 'n' roll star to the rest of the world, but you still my daughter, and if you were to die...' "

Overcome with emotion, she could not continue the sentence.

After 28 days at the Betty Ford Center, Stevie was determined to turn her life around. And she has.

"It is scary. It is frightening, " she explained. "But I walked out of those doors saying to myself, 'I'm gonna win this. I'm not gonna disappoint my dad. I'm not going to break his heart.' "

Today, father and daughter are proud of her hard-won sobriety. As life's challenges continue, Jess continues to inspire his beloved daughter. "I can always go home," Stevie explained, as if reassuring herself. "Everybody who knows me knows when it comes to me, there is nothing first in my dad's mind. He could give two cents about everbody else. I am the only one that matters."

"It's wonderfuld to have a father like that."

crying....
thanks for posting. I can't even imagine, that's just like me and my dad....

[sodascouts]

RIP, Jess.

My heart goes out to Stevie and her loved ones. They are in my prayers.

[SweetGirl24]

Seeker...that article is so sad! This really is a sad time. It seemed like Stevie was ok in Phoenix, she was even joking about her dad's leg...I guess it was just a mask

[catinthedark]

How very sad. My heart goes out to Stevie and her family. I'm so sorry for their great loss.

[seeker007nmss]

From what I can tell... he was 81 years old.

[ontheEdgeof17]

This is for you, daddy....

.....it will take on a whole new meaning....

[77Rumours77]

OMG thats such sad news.
My prayers go out to her and her family!

[AliceLover]

Im so sad! I can't believe it happened! I feel so bad for their whole family. I will pray for them!

[SweetGirl24]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

This is for you, daddy....

.....it will take on a whole new meaning....

This is so heartbreaking! I just hope that she was able to be with him. RIP Jess.

[SapphireSister]

I can't imagine how it will be for her the next time she performs Landslide....

[EnchantedSLN]

I'm so heartbroken for Stevie. My deepest sympathies to her & the entire Nicks family. I wish them all the love and support in the world right now.

[LiquidBlue5000]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

This is for you, daddy....

.....it will take on a whole new meaning....

you know... i had heard at the Phoenix show she was really emotional during this.. very, very sad

[NoSpeedLimit8]

I heard this today too. It is so sad. The Nicks family is definitely in my prayers. I think they all knew that it was just a matter of time~I think I did too. He was a wonderful man from what I have heard.

He, along with Barbara gave us the greatest gift of all, his daughter~
And for that I will always thank and adore him~

RIP Jess Nicks
You will be missed.

Stevie we love you....

"..For the first time, in a long time
Everyone was ready
No one said a word
And that simply said it all

And then I see someone standing
At the side of the stage
Not standing in the shadows
I see her face
Glowing in the darkness
In her own angel way
"I have come to make you better,
I have come...to take you away."
I’ll make you better

Walking through the room together
In suspended animation...
No one saw us go... no one said goodbye
But in my heart, I leave
Great expectations
That you will find the answers
to your questions
And that life will once more...
be a celebration...
and that you will be touched by an Angel.."

[seeker007nmss]

Here is another article if anyone is interested.

http://www.geocities.com/the3birdsof.../azliving.html


Near the bottom is more Jess Nicks info and his picture.