A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar.
Draws from oral histories and surprising archival discoveries to connect Nicks\'s story to those of California\'s above- and underground Music industries, innovations in recording technology, and gendered restrictions..
Identifies the American folk and country influences on her musical imagination that place her within a distinctly American tradition of women songwriters.
The book uniquely: Analyzes Nicks\'s craft--the grain of her voice, the poetry of her lyrics, the melodic and harmonic syntax of her songs.
This biography from distinguished Music historian Simon Morrison examines Nicks as a singer and songwriter before and beyond her career with Fleetwood Mac, from the Arizona landscape of her childhood to the strobe-lit Night of 1000 Stevies celebrations.
Reflective and expansive, Mirror in the Sky situates Stevie Nicks as one of the finest songwriters of the twentieth century.
A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar