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[edit] CLOTHING LINKS

This site is not a bill board for you to post your flyer on. This is a formal article, and should not be brought down by your advertising. Your link will be removed everytime you post it. Please stop. --71.105.109.214 20:58, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] POV

This article reads like a fan page or a press release.--12.162.189.80 19:42, 7 July 2006 (UTC)


Someone might want to add to the pop culture section. There was a punk song with the lyrics "sit on my face, Stevie Nicks" which might be worth mentioning. I don't have time to look it up right now. I was using this page to teach me how to do music tables for another project I was working on. --Kit 20:05, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

FWIW, The Rotters was a band from Ventura County, CA...

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[edit] Spam link

I removed a link to a site selling "Stevie Nicks style" clothes and jewelry (enchantedmirror . com), since it obviously did not belong per WP:EL. Several anonymous IP addresses have been trying to add it back without discussion, so please remove it if it is re-added. Wmahan. 19:51, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Voice

What do you think of making a section on her voice?

Let's not. --Soetermans 18:49, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blindness

I've often heard that Nicks has very poor eyesight and may well be legally blind; surely this should be mentioned if it is true. (And if it is not, it's a common enough belief about her that should be debunked.) I haven't found anything conclusive about this, so if there's someone who can document this, please do so.  ProhibitOnions  (T) 20:45, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

I didn't think Wikipedia was in the business of debunking myths, but if you feel so strongly about it, go ahead and add it to the article. --HughL [talk?]/[contribs] •  05:42, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Read my post again. Is she near-blind or isn't she? If she is, it belongs in the article. I do not feel strongly about Stevie Nicks, and would prefer that someone else who knows the subject matter better add this information.  ProhibitOnions  (T) 07:37, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
According to this interview, Nicks' eyesight was indeed poor, but "legally blind" would imply that she could barely see even with corrective lenses, which seems not to be the case. That article mentions her switching to semi-permanent contact lenses (it sounds like she switched to those right around the time of the plagiarism court case over her song "Sara"), and many interviews mention her need for "unflattering glasses" in the past. She also apparently had some sort of eye surgery in the 90s, presumably so she wouldn't need the contacts anymore. This fan's account (a couple of years after the eye surgery) indicates that Nicks must still wear reading glasses, however. - Carolyn81 18:13, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Betty Ford twice?

This article makes it sound like Stevie went to Betty Ford twice for cocaine addiction. According to any interview I have seen with her, she claims that she had to make it through the "Rock A Little" tour before she could go to rehab. There should be some clarity in the writing as there seems to be some confusion with her time with Dylan & Petty in Australia vs. her Rock A Little tour ending in Australia and then the start of her stint at Betty Ford. Also, the straw, roadie and anal consumption of cocaine has NEVER been substantiated. In fact, Nicks says that this completely untrue. Therefore, those statements do not have a place in a Wikipedia article. 207.200.116.10 06:26, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

The second time she went into rehab was to kick her addiction to Klonopin, a tranquilizer. - Carolyn81 06:41, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

The Betty Ford episode happened towards the end of the tour. She continued the RAL tour after her stay in the facility, including the Australia dates. It has been suggested that there were actually two rehab episodes for cocaine, but this hasn't been substantiated. And, you can't always go by what Stevie Nicks says in interviews. Often, her stories are inconsistent or emblished, or details glossed over.

[edit] University of Southern California

I heard from somewhere that she went to USC and was in the marching band and thats why they were on the song "Tusk". Any validity to that.

--I have never heard that. I'm an avid Stevie Nicks fan and do alot of reading and have never read anything even mentioning that. --71.105.109.214 06:37, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

I am also a fan of Stevie Nicks and know pretty much everthing there is to no about her. Stevie went to several high schools which are Arcadia High School and Menlo-Atherton High School where she met Lyndsey. She went to San Jose State College. She has never been in a band. This is something I got from a site The University of Southern California marching band played on this. Mick Fleetwood decided to use a big brass sound after a visit to Europe in 1978 where he saw brass bands marching down the street. The band thought it would be a good idea to hire a band to play their intro music at concerts, and this idea developed into the USC band recording this at Dodger Stadium.

[edit] James Brown Sux Reference

New to this, but there is a reference at the bottom of the article "James Brown Sux.....". Not sure how to edit this out. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jeric39 (talk • contribs) 19:02, 9 December 2006 (UTC).

--I don't see this. --71.105.109.214 20:58, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is this album 'missing'

Hello...I'm not a Nicks fan so I'll leave it to those 'that know' to deal with this...

ArtistDirect.com (which I find comprehensive) has the followinig album listed but is isn't in the Wiki page:

http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,202122,00.html?src=search

????


KsprayDad 13:25, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

That album is not considered a major album. The same thing happened with Fleetwood Mac's Mirage Tour DVD, it was excluded because it didnt make a big enough impact to be noticed. If you feel strongly about it then somebody can add it to the list. Gunis del 06:17, 16 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Vandalism

On the last paragraph of "Personal Life", someone put that they didn't like and stupid stuff! Wikipedia is not a personal journal for your opinion thoughts like that, it's considered vandalism, please do not that again. (Trampton 05:16, 11 February 2007 (UTC)).

[edit] Cocaine, Novel method of ingestion

It's a well known fact that she used to have a novel method of ingesting cocaine which comprised of a roadie blowing cocaine into her rectal canal. However i can't find a credible link to this story, is it worth noting? It is part of Rock and Roll history. Hermangelmet 11:21, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

if it was a "well known fact" you'd be able to find a link to something on the subject. It's an urban legend. Thedarxide 14:31, 11 May 2007 (UTC)It is not true. Rumors spread like wild fires. Remember when they said Richard Gere put gerbils up his rectum. This is just one of the many rumors out there. Stevie only snorted cocaine
Nicks responds to this rumor here. Most versions of the rumor claim that it was because of her "destroyed nasal passages" that she had to do it that way. Nicks has certainly admitted that there was a hole in her nose, even describing its size. She says, however, that she had no idea about the hole until urged by a friend to see a plastic surgeon in 1985, who informed her of the hole, and the danger of cerebral hemmorage if she continued to use cocaine. According to this article, once she had finished touring after learning this, she checked into Betty Ford and has been coke-free ever since.
She does say she did a "tiny, little bit" of cocaine before that tour was over, but she says she "had to be very careful", which may imply that she continued to use nasal snorting as her method of ingestion up until she quit completely. Of course, it could also imply to some that there is truth to the rumor.
Unless one were to find reliable eyewitness accounts from several people of this "novel method of ingestion", I doubt anyone will ever know one way or another what the real truth was.
I would argue that it is certainly worth mentioning in the article, simply because so many people have heard it. I doubt this rumor will ever die, but at least if it can be written about here from a neutral point of view, then the rumor and its associated sensationalism can at the very least be discouraged. - Carolyn81 19:52, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Ha ha ha, I seriously doubt that such a method is even possible. Try holding an empty bottle sideways and blowing some powder into it; it won't go inside, it'll just blow back out toward you. Urban legend.--72.150.38.54 (talk) 00:44, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Breast Implants, and Chronic Fatigue/Epstein - Barr Syndrome

Nicks had breast augmentation surgery in 1976. The silicone implants were, however, to give her problems later in life. Plagued by chronic fatigue and persistent malaise, Nicks believed the implants to have broken, blaming them for her declining health and consulted numerous physicians in order to prove her theory. After several test results proved negative, against medical advice Nicks had the implants surgically removed. It subsequently transpired that the implants had indeed been broken.1


Due to the high levels of silicone left in her bloodstream by the implants Nicks spent the next year in and out of hospital, as well as making several visits to acupuncturists and undergoing numerous sessions with cleansing IV drips to remove the toxic silicone from her blood.2 Reflecting in 2004 Nicks remarked "It was truly awful...I'd advise against having them"3


[1] iVillage interview, May 2001
[2] iVillage interview, May 2001
[3] The Australian Women's Weekly interview, March 2004


86.146.80.118 13:13, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stand Back EP and iTunes

I recently found out that a "Stand Back EP" has been released onto iTunes. Does anybody think that should be mentioned or should that be left out for now? 24.58.27.202 00:24, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

I added that Stevie Nicks currently holds the 14 spot on the dance club play chart with "Stand Back".

This should all go into the Crystal Visions - The Very Best of Stevie Nicks article. "Stand Back" is the album's first (?) single. - Carolyn81 18:12, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ancestry

Does anyone know what's her ancestry? She looks like she might have native american ancestry?

Nicks mentions some of her ancestry (German) here. If you go to Ancestry.com and search for Stephanie Nicks, you'll see a result from their OneWorldTree. Unfortunately, you have to have a membership to view it, but you can also see it if you take the free three-day trial. I haven't checked it out myself, though. - Carolyn81 21:57, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the info Carolyn.

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[edit] Infobox Vandalism, Forthcoming Edit

The infobox listed Stevie's birth name as Andrew Hajian and birth date as January 20, 1987. I have corrected it. I will be submitting a major edit soon to help give the article an encyclopedic tone. If vandalism like this is frequent enough, perhaps the article should be protected or semi-protected for a while?

P.S. Sorry for the lack of signature in the above comment. - Carolyn81 02:00, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Not bisexual....

I just noticed a couple of sentences in the "personal life" section claiming that Nicks has said she is bisexual. In this interview however, she specifically says she is not bisexual. If anyone can find citations for this then OK, but otherwise it seems like someone added that to be mean or start a rumor or something. It should be removed from the article in that case.... - Carolyn81 09:32, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Too Long

Hi, I really think that there is a lot of information in here that is not needed. The stalker part is competely out of place, and I am not really sure if her fleetwood mac albums should be included because her solo career had nothing to do with Fleetwood Mac, does anyone else agree? 24.58.76.115 05:22, 17 July 2007 (UTC)Kyle

There's a balance between duplicating content and ignoring or minimising major elements of her career. FMac should definitely be discussed, but not duplicated, except elements relating to Fmac and their work that are material to Nicks herself (issues relating to writing, behaviour during recording, performance etc). But I haven't looked at the article in a while, I don't know how much could (or should) be trimmed. The stalker thing, well, why do you think it's out of place? Anchoress 06:22, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What about 1975?

For all the detail that is in this article, there seems to be a big leap between the end of the "Buckingham Nicks" section and the beginning of the "Rumours" section. Of course a lot of that would be duplicative of the history of Fleetwood Mac, but it would be nice to know how, for example, Stevie was accepted into Fleetwood Mac, and how their first album as an integrated group came to be. I do remember that that self-titled album took a year to get to the top of the Billboard Top 200 album chart. Some detail about Stevie during this time would be much appreciated. Typofixer76 01:06, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Visits to wounded soldiers

A childhood friend of mine is in Walter Reed hospital after being gravely injured in Iraq. A few days after he was admitted, Nicks visited him, talked with him for a while and gave him a fully loaded Ipod. The staff told his parents that she has been doing this for every wounded soldier who comes there. Has anyone else heard of this? If an RS can be found it should definitely be in the article -- it's far more noteworthy than an interminable list of TV shows that have mentioned her. Perodicticus 10:01, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

My wife works as a nurse at Walter Reed and she just called me to tell me that Stevie Nicks was there giving out the loaded up ipods. Stevie's been there the last 2 days and plans to come back in October. She's done this many times in the past too. I can't find an RS on this though... Spiffypants 10:30, 29 August 2007

~i guess i may be late on this but, there is info on this Ipod thing on her personal website...NicksFix.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.161.201.30 (talk) 19:46, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Memorial Day, 1983

I don't know when the US Festival was held in 1983, but in the U.S., May 3rd IS NOT Memorial Day. Memorial Day was the held on the 30th of May until a 1971 law about holidays changed it so that Memorial Day would be "observed" "the last Monday in May" in order to create a three day weekend (also President's Day, etc.). See http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html

In 1983 the last Monday happened to be May 30th. Ileanadu 18:51, 16 September 2007 (UTC)ileanadu

[edit] Question

This was not in the article, so... Did she do a Christmas song - "Silent Night"? I just heard it on the radio. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.177.111.36 (talk) 18:25, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

She has a version of "Silent Night" on A Very Special Christmas (album) released in 1987. She also performed the song some years back at a televised benefit concert (maybe 1998 or so). - carolyn81 (user • talk) 03:25, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] go your own way

who wrote this song i think it was Stevie with linsey help her with it please help i need proof thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.55.118.12 (talk) 03:08, 18 March 2008 (UTC)