The band was also in the middle of an emotional upheaval, and all of its romantic relationships disintegrated: The McVies decided to divorce, Fleetwood and his wife separated, and Nicks and Buckingham were in the midst of a tumultuous split. The band continued to record together, however, and their next album, Rumours , became a record-setting hit. It spent 31 weeks at 1 on the Billboard chart; went platinum in both the United States and the U.
Nicks' song "Dreams," inspired by the group's dissolving relationships, was the band's first No. During this time, Nicks had a brief affair with band member Mick Fleetwood and began an up-and-down relationship with Eagles drummer Don Henley.
The band continued to put out albums, including 's Tusk and 's Fleetwood Mac Live , but Nicks felt the draw toward solo work.
The album reached No. Stevie continued on at a prodigious rate, recording 's Mirage with Fleetwood Mac and her second solo effort, The Wild Heart , in Around this time, Stevie's best friend, Robin, succumbed to leukemia.
The relationship lasted less than a year. Although it went platinum, Nicks' solo album, Rock A Little , didn't match the commercial success of her previous efforts. The singer also started developing serious problems with alcohol and drugs.
She maintained a severe cocaine habit that eventually created a hole in her nasal cartilage. In , she entered the Betty Ford Clinic for a day rehab program, which helped end her chemical dependence.
The following year, she began working with a psychiatrist who recommended she take Klonopin. Although she was done with cocaine, Nicks became addicted to the tranquilizer and was under its influence throughout the better part of the late '80s and early '90s. During this time, she continued to tour and turn out independent records as well as albums with Fleetwood Mac, including the solo effort The Other Side of the Mirror , Behind the Mask with Fleewood Mac and a solo compilation, Timespace After years of addiction, weight gain and exhaustion, Nicks fully detoxed in and ended her ties to Klonopin.
The next year she released Street Angel , another solo album. As her health improved and she regained energy, Stevie returned to the studio to record new songs for multiple soundtracks.
In , Fleetwood Mac reunited and released The Dance. Stevie also put out a boxed set dubbed Enchanted , and added two songs to the soundtrack for Practical Magic That same year, Fleetwood Mac was given one of the greatest honors in the world of rock: induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Since then, Nicks has recorded and performed as a solo act and as a member of Fleetwood Mac. Her band, unfortunately, had to cancel part of their tour because of John McVie's ill health. Fleetwood wanted his guitar skills in the group. Advised in advance that Buckingham and Nicks were a package deal, he asked them both to join. The duo took a few days to decide.
Buckingham was ambivalent, apparently, considering Fleetwood Mac to be a meat grinder that ran through band members. The moonlight confessions of Stevie Nicks. We have too much to lose here. We need to put our problems behind us. Band members John and Christine McVie, who had been married since , also broke up. Why leaving Fleetwood Mac may be a smart move for Lindsey Buckingham.
Nobody was seeing the guy before he was famous. We knew each other before. Nicks had a short-lived affair with Fleetwood in yes, during his second marriage. Buckingham, meanwhile, embarked on an eight-year relationship with Carol Ann Harris. Though he and Harris got engaged, they never married. But things seemed to be working out OK. Nicks went on to date musicians Don Henley, J. She was married in , very briefly, to Kim Anderson, the widower of her best friend who had just died, but never had kids of her own.
She has said she makes do with her niece and godchildren. Buckingham, who broke up with Harris in , had a son with photographer and interior designer Kristen Messner in They got married in and went on to welcome two daughters. In the s, Buckingham started releasing solo albums, preferring the studio to touring. He left Fleetwood Mac in the late s and stayed away for a decade.
Robin was diagnosed with leukaemia while she was pregnant with her first child and died shortly after his birth. It started in when a psychiatrist prescribed her the drug to help her sleep after she came out of rehab for cocaine addiction. It was not a dreadful or traumatic time, she says. She sat at home, watched films, ate good food, saw friends. But she stopped creating.
I just existed. It took away all my wonderful drama, my tempestuousness, my compassion, my empathy — all those things that drove me to my piano. Made a Fleetwood Mac album or a solo record. I could have gotten married or had a baby or adopted one. Let me tell you, if anybody ever tries to put you on Klonopin, run screaming out of the room.
I had a relationship with a man when I was 50 and he was And people are going to say, wait, is that Stevie Nicks? Is she dating now? So, could I fall in love and run away with somebody at 72 years old? I ask about her friendship with Harry Styles. My very good friend. Like Styles, Nicks is a fashion muse: the top hat, billowing sleeves, draped silk and shawls she popularised in the 70s and 80s is still a beloved silhouette.
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