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Stevie Nicks on the importance of being a romantic – The Creative Independent

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Try typing something like "creative blocks", "spiral", "world", "green" or "blue" and our snail will find what you're looking for. Do people often ask about your songwriting process? They do. You know, they say, “Do you write about people? Do you write about love affairs? Do you write about what’s happening now? Do you write about what happened to you a long time ago in the past? How do you summon those memories up?” I always say to them, as a writer you don’t have any one way. You write about what inspires you right now. If what inspires you right now is that song “Missing You” by John Waite because you just happened to hear it on the radio, then so be it. That was my song back when I was with Joe Walsh and whenever it comes on I just have to sit down. My mind races back to that time in my life and if I let myself I could run right to the piano and write another song. I don’t always let myself do that anymore, but that’s what it inspires. As a writer you don’t have any one way. You wr

Stevie Nicks on the importance of being a romantic Prelude Photo credit: Kristin Burns " href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/tci-assets/uploads/Nicks-Stevie.jpg"> Stevie Nicks Singer, Songwriter, Sister of the Moon A true rock and roll icon, Stevie Nicks has been writing and recording songs since she was fifteen years old. As a member of Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist, she has sold over 140 million records. This fall she will embark on a solo tour that will draw from material spanning her entire four-decade career. In addition to rehearsing for her tour, Nicks also recently adopted a new puppy:

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