![]() ![]() Petty not only launched her solo career by essentially giving her their duet, “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” but he was also there for her on many occasions later. She talked warmly about her relationship with the group’s fans, getting older and more, but after speaking for several minutes, she paused poignantly, and then launched into a tribute to her longtime friend and collaborator, Tom Petty. At one point, though, she couldn’t help but join them to sing “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” and “Like a Rolling Stone.The Grammys charitable organization MusiCares honored Fleetwood Mac for its annual pre-Grammys fundraising concert, and as expected Stevie Nicks’ acceptance speech was one of the most entertaining moments of the evening. As she didn’t have a work permit, Nicks could not perform with Petty and Bob Dylan. On that same tour, Nicks nearly lost the right to return to Australia. Stevie Nicks irritated Australian officials after joining Tom Petty on tour I don’t know why you’re doing all this synthesizer rock.’”īy mentioning synthesizer rock, Petty took a dig at Rock a Little, the album Nicks was currently promoting. You get too easily distracted by bulls****ers that want to make a hit. My frustration with her was, ‘You need somebody to remind you what you’re capable of. I didn’t always agree with her musical taste, and she didn’t always agree with mine. I thought her journey was different than mine. “And I love that band, have the greatest respect for Lindsey and Mick, but I didn’t see them as a rock & roll band. “And this long debate ensued about how you get those credentials,” Petty explained. “How dare you say that to me?” Nicks said. ![]() He thought they produced corporate soft rock. Petty believed the Heartbreakers were a rock and roll band. “She got really mad at me one night in Australia,” Petty said, per the book Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks by Stephen Davis. ![]() Tempers flared in a post-concert conversation. Following the release of her third solo album Rock a Little, Nicks decided to join Petty on tour in Australia to support him. Though they were close, they had their disagreements. They got into an argument while discussing music styles “She came into my life like a rocket, just refusing to go away,” Petty said. We weren’t impressed by superstars - it just wasn’t our nature.”ĭespite the less than warm welcome, Nicks was persistent. “It wasn’t like she received a lot of warmth. “We weren’t really welcoming to her,” Petty said in Petty: The Biography. Petty viewed Nicks as a corporate songwriter and wasn’t sure what to make of her at first. “And it was her mission in life that I should write her a song.” “She was this absolutely stoned-gone, huge fan,” American Songwriter reported that Petty said in the book Conversations With Tom Petty. She was a huge fan of his music, stating that she may have left Fleetwood Mac if the Heartbreakers wanted her to join. When Nicks started working on her solo career, she wanted Petty to write a song for her. Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty | Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Stevie Nicks was a huge Tom Petty fan She was furious with how he described Fleetwood Mac and her solo career. During one conversation about musical styles, Petty inadvertently insulted Nicks. Neither would stand for the other insulting their work. Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty were close friends, but they were both fiercely proud of their music.
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