{"id":2900,"date":"2015-05-31T18:44:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T17:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/?p=2900"},"modified":"2022-10-02T13:16:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T12:16:17","slug":"stevie-nicks-believes-every-band-should-have-a-girl-in-it-the-indendent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/stevie-nicks-believes-every-band-should-have-a-girl-in-it-the-indendent\/","title":{"rendered":"Stevie Nicks believes every band should have a girl in it | The Independent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h1>Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks believes that every band should have a mix of men and women because it \u201ccasts a romantic spell\u201d.<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/AN12923584FILE-This-March.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2903\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/stevie-nicks-believes-every-band-should-have-a-girl-in-it-the-indendent\/an12923584file-this-march\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/AN12923584FILE-This-March.jpg?fit=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,413\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AN12923584FILE &amp;#8211; This March\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/AN12923584FILE-This-March.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2903\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/AN12923584FILE-This-March.jpg?resize=474%2C316&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AN12923584FILE - This March\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/AN12923584FILE-This-March.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/AN12923584FILE-This-March.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/AN12923584FILE-This-March.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In an interview with <em>Mojo<\/em> magazine the <em>Go Your Own Way<\/em> singer said: \u201cI think every band should have a girl in it, because it\u2019s always going to make for cooler stuff going on than if it\u2019s just a bunch of guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that the mixed gender dynamic \u201ccasts a romantic spell,\u201d despite whether any of the members of the group are together or not.<\/p>\n<p>Fleetwood Mac has returned to the UK this week as part of their European tour, playing with keyboardist Christine McVie for the first time in 16, to rave reviews.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday night British singer and songwriter Adele met Nicks before the show, and posted a picture of the pair together on Twitter, with the message: \u201cSo tonight was THE best night of my life. I love you Stevie Nicks!! The queen of melodies! Thanks for everything x\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CGDB2HSWMAApE1C.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2901\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/stevie-nicks-believes-every-band-should-have-a-girl-in-it-the-indendent\/cgdb2hswmaape1c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CGDB2HSWMAApE1C.jpg?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CGDB2HSWMAApE1C\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CGDB2HSWMAApE1C.jpg?fit=474%2C843&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2901\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CGDB2HSWMAApE1C.jpg?resize=474%2C843&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"CGDB2HSWMAApE1C\" width=\"474\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CGDB2HSWMAApE1C.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CGDB2HSWMAApE1C.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>So&#8230;tonight was THE best night of my life. I love you Stevie Nicks!! The queen of melodies! Thanks for everything x <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OKukHIpiV4\">pic.twitter.com\/OKukHIpiV4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adele (@OfficialAdele) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialAdele\/status\/603695490954309632\">May 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more-->Nicks reportedly told the crowd that night about meeting Adele, and claimed the 27-year-old singer will be just like her when she\u2019s older.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told [Adele], \u2018You\u2019re going to be me in 40 years\u2019,\u201d she said into the microphone. \u201cYou\u2019re going to still be up onstage doing what you\u2019re doing because of your song writing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks believes that every band should have a mix of men and women because it \u201ccasts a romantic spell\u201d. In an interview with Mojo magazine the Go Your Own Way singer said: \u201cI think every band should have a girl in it, because it\u2019s always going to make for cooler stuff &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/stevie-nicks-believes-every-band-should-have-a-girl-in-it-the-indendent\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Stevie Nicks believes every band should have a girl in it | The Independent<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7,16,18,19],"tags":[79,45,82],"class_list":["post-2900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fleetwood-mac","category-stevie-nicks","category-tour-info","category-uk-articles","tag-fleetwood-mac","tag-on-with-the-show","tag-stevie-nicks"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p31Ax0-KM","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2573,"url":"https:\/\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/fleetwood-macs-stevie-nicks-lindsey-buckingham-and-i-will-always-be-antagonising-to-each-other-guardian-uk\/","url_meta":{"origin":2900,"position":0},"title":"Fleetwood Mac&#8217;s Stevie Nicks: &#8216;Lindsey Buckingham and I will always be antagonising to each other&#8217; | Guardian (UK)","author":"fmfanuk","date":"January 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The Guardian Jan 15th 2015 Tshepo Mokoena The Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter opened up to Rolling Stone magazine about working with ex-boyfriend and bandmate, Lindsey Buckingham Despite their onstage pretence to be close friends and inextricably linked, walking on hand in hand and singing to each other, Fleetwood Mac\u2019s shawl-loving singer\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fleetwood Mac&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Fleetwood Mac","link":"https:\/\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/category\/fleetwood-mac\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Photograph: Stephen Lovekin\/Getty Images","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/f45220f4-b8af-4148-879a-a39d02b89370-620x372.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/f45220f4-b8af-4148-879a-a39d02b89370-620x372.jpeg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/f45220f4-b8af-4148-879a-a39d02b89370-620x372.jpeg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3958,"url":"https:\/\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/fleetwood-mac-members-announce-new-album-without-stevie-nicks-sky-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":2900,"position":1},"title":"Fleetwood Mac members announce new album &#8211; without Stevie Nicks | Sky News","author":"fmfanuk","date":"April 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Entitled simply Lindsey Buckingham\/Christine McVie, the 10-track album will come out on 9 June and will be followed by a US tour. 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