![]() ![]() ![]() For as accessible as they are, Nicks’ songs are also symbolic, even mythological, springing from what seem like a world lurking somewhere beyond our own: Her 1981 solo debut, Bella Donna, mixes a rootsy, unvarnished sound with images of demons, dreams, mountains, and doves-an especially perceptive blend for an era when spirituality and self-realization were creeping into the mainstream. Nicks helped close the distance between our notions of artist and star–and inspired a generation of women from Madonna and Courtney Love to Taylor Swift and Beyoncé to do the same. Her best-known turns with Fleetwood Mac-"Rhiannon," "Dreams," "Landslide"-proved that pop could be both feminine and powerful, earthbound yet mystical. She brought a sense of softness and sophistication to rock music at a time when it was still primarily considered the province of youth culture. Born in Arizona, where she learned country duets with her grandfather as a child, Nicks (along with her then-partner, singer/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham) went on to help transform Fleetwood Mac from a British blues band into one of the most influential pop groups of all time. Of all the singer-songwriters to emerge from the '70s, few embody the contrast of confidence and vulnerability like Stevie Nicks. ![]()
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