Category: FAQ – Love

  • Who was Stevie’s first boyfriend?

    Stevie’s first real boyfriend was David “Dave” Young. Stevie met David while attending Menlo-Atherton High School in Northern California, during the late 1960s. “He was gorgeous, he was the quarterback, and I went out with him for almost five years. I broke up with him for Lindsey [Buckingham].” Dave and Stevie were five votes short of being named King and Queen of their Senior Ball in 1966. Dave became a teacher and still lives in the Bay Area with his wife. Stevie often dedicates “Landslide” to Dave when she performs shows in the area.

    Stevie Nicks David Young

     

  • Has Stevie ever been married?

    Has Stevie ever been married?

    Yes, once. Stevie married record executive Kim Anderson in January 1983, but the marriage only lasted three months. The couple did not have children. Kim had one child, Matthew, with his previous wife, Robin Snyder, who died of leukemia in 1982. Stevie remains in touch with both Kim and Matthew Anderson. Stevie considers Matthew to be her stepson.

  • Who was Derek Taylor?

    Who was Derek Taylor?

    Derek Taylor (May 7, 1932 – September 8, 1997) was the road manager of The Beatles. Stevie and Derek had a late 1970’s affair, which was the subject of the song “Beautiful Child” from Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk. “[Derek] used to read poetry out loud to me in his beautiful English voice, and I would sit at his feet, just mesmerized, and he would say, ‘You are a beautiful child,’ and I’d say, ‘I’m not a child anymore.’ He was married, so we stopped, because it was going to hurt a lot of people. The song is like a straight retelling of the last night of that relationship. Every time I sing it I’m transported back to the Beverly Hills Hotel and walking across the grounds to get a cab after saying goodbye” (Nicks, 2015).

    Reference

    Nicks, S. (2015). Beautiful child. Tusk deluxe edition [liner notes].

  • Who is Joe Walsh?

    Joe Walsh is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for being a member of The Eagles. Stevie dated Joe in the mid-’80s and declared him “the great, great love of my life” for about two years. “There was nothing more important than Joe Walsh — not my music, not my songs, not anything,” Stevie said.” But cocaine inevitably ruined the romance. “We had to break up or we thought we’d die. It took me years to get over it. It’s very sad, but at least we survived” (Bartolomeo, 2009).

    Stevie Nicks and Joe Walsh

    Reference

    Bartolomeo, J. (2009, May-4). Stevie Nicks: My life in pictures. People.

  • Who are Stevie’s great loves?

    Who are Stevie’s great loves?

    Stevie has said that Dave Young, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, and Joe Walsh are the great loves of her life. She has written songs about all four men. In her live performances of “Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You,” she has spoken about “the men in her life,” revealing “As difficult as it has been, they were poets. Yet they were priests of nothing. But they were legends. And I thought there was a connection.” Stevie has had many fabulous romances!