Stevie Nicks
- Music Artist
- Actress
- Composer
Stevie Nicks was born in Phoenix, Arizona. From an early age, she showed a
love and aptitude for music, singing country and western duets with her
grandfather when she was 4 years old. After moving to San Francisco,
she began songwriting and performing at Menlo-Atherton High School,
where she met her future long-time companion, Lindsey Buckingham. After smaller
projects failed, she and Lindsey signed with Polydor Records, and
produced their collaboration, "Buckingham-Nicks". The album flopped,
and the two (who were now lovers) were dropped from the label, but not
before attracting the attention of Mick Fleetwood, who invited them to join
Fleetwood Mac. Two years later, in 1975, Fleetwood Mac's self-titled album topped
the charts, headlined by Stevie's "Rhiannon". Success for the band, and
for Stevie, was immediate. The legendary "Rumours" album followed in
1977, at the same time Stevie's relationship with Lindsey came to an
end. Stevie's solo career began in 1981 and met with instant success.
The stress of maintaining a solo career and remaining with Fleetwood Mac
became too much for her, and she became addicted to cocaine, and then
to prescription medication. After undergoing treatment for her
addictions, Stevie vowed she would never perform publicly again, but
was lured out of retirement for Fleetwood Mac's 1997 reunion and continues to
perform, write and record.
