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Gold Dust Woman
Gold Dust Woman: A Biography of Stevie Nicks | Stephen Davis
On their final worldwide tour and coming off her most recent celebrated solo tour, Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks has surprised fans old and new with her never-better onstage presence. She's a legend of rock, but her energy and magnetism sparked new interest in this icon. At 68, she's one of the most glamorous creatures rock has known, and the rare woman who's a real rock ?n' roller.Gold Dust Woman gives "the gold standard of rock biographers" (Boston Globe) his ideal topic: Nicks' work and life are equally sexy and interesting, and Davis delves deeply into each, unearthing fresh details from new, intimate interviews and interpreting them to present a rich new portrait of the star. Just as Nicks (and Lindsay Buckingham) gave Fleetwood Mac the "shot of adrenaline" they needed to become real rock stars-according to Christine McVie-Gold Dust Woman is vibrant with stories and with a life lived large and hard:-How Nicks and Buckingham were asked to join Fleetwood Mac and how they turned the band into stars-The affairs that have informed Nicks' greatest songs-Her relationships with the Eagles' Don Henley and Joe Walsh, and with Fleetwood himself-Why Nicks married her best friend's widowerHer addiction to cocaine, drinking and pot, but how it was a decade-long addiction to Klonopin that almost killed her - Nicks' successful solo career that has her still touring today a preforming in venues lie Madison Square Garden-The cult of Nicks and its extension to chart-toppers like Taylor Swift and the Dixie Chicks
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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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Mehso-so

It wasn't until the end that I realized this was an unauthorized biography. There were so many parenthetical statements throughout the book that I found them to be annoying, but I learned a lot about Stevie Nicks and her songs! I wish she would write a memoir.

Bookzombie I wish she would too! 10mo
UwannaPublishme I‘m waiting for her to write that memoir too! 10mo
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NatalieR
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Pickpick

This biography tells the comprehensive story of Stevie Nicks and all of the people close to her. Only knowing Stevie through her music, I learned so much about her. The author spends a large portion of the book detailing how Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac, the relationships between members, their music, and time on tour. I included some cool You Tube videos in my blog post.

Full review https://abookandadog.com

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Valeka
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I needed something different and Stevie is always a source of inspiration for me.

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Kimberlone
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Mild pick. I can‘t say I learned anything earth shattering about Stevie Nicks‘ time in Fleetwood Mac and after. I pretty much already knew the broad strokes of most of the inter-band drama and Stevie‘s journey with drug addiction. The most out-there fact I did learn was that Stevie Nicks was a Twi-Hard and even wrote songs in the 2000s inspired by Twilight. Overall, I enjoyed the peek into 1970s-80s music industry but wasn‘t overly impressed.

EvieBee When she talked about not carrying less than a gram of coke in her boot at all times i was like…wow! Addiction. 3y
Kimberlone @EvieBee I know, right…cocaine was a helluva drug! 3y
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Kimberlone
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Week Three totals for #LittenListen. The only audiobook I finished was the tagged, a biography of Stevie Nicks (review TBD), but I got extra points for #CuriousCovers (Woman), finishing a square on my #BookSpinBingo, and June holidays (Road Trip Day). I have some shorter books I am planning on sneaking in during the last 10 days.

@aperfectmjk I am keeping a running total, so the 845 points are everything I‘ve accumulated so far.

aperfectmjk Good luck this week! 3y
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Kimberlone
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#CuriousCovers Day 14: Woman

Started listening to this yesterday for #LittenListen, but didn‘t realize it also fit for the cover prompt also! I love Fleetwood Mac and have consumed a lot of documentaries and videos about them, so looking forward listening to the full story.

Eggs Oh this looks good! 👩🏼🎶👏🏻 3y
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books_and_tea
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Just got this in the mail. So excited!😊☺️📚.

Megabooks As much as I love Stevie, I love Christine more. 3y
TheNeverendingTBR 💛💛💛 3y
books_and_tea @Megabooks Oh yeah. I can't even choose lol. And have you read this?:). 3y
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books_and_tea @TheNeverendingTBR 😊. Have you read this? 3y
TheNeverendingTBR @books_and_tea It's in my TBR. I love her, she's my favourite female singer! 😌 3y
TheNeverendingTBR I've also read a few of his biography books, he puts them together so well! 3y
books_and_tea @TheNeverendingTBR Awesome! She's one of my favourites too! Her voice is like my therapy haha. And I have checked out his other books. There's lots of good ones. Lots I would like to get. 3y
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Littlewolf1
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Nothing makes a day better like a book delivery. Can‘t wait to read these three.

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crhealey
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First book of school shutdown. #teachersofLitsy #stayingin

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TheBookHippie
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Panpan

I love Stevie. LOVE. We even share a birthday.
This book though..eh...no love.
Dry and work to read ...alas 🤷🏽‍♀️

marleed Darn! 4y
TheBookHippie @marleed my feelings exactly!!! I wish she‘d write her memoirs. 4y
Bookzombie @TheBookHippie I wish she would too! 4y
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Lizpixie
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Once again I‘ve been caught with my pants down after the start of the #24B4Monday #readathon in my time zone. The past few days have been pain flare ups all round so I‘m playing catch-up on Litsy. This is a very hopeful #TBR #stack with a few #NFNov choices in there as well, though there‘s another 9 library reservations the hubby is picking up tomorrow which includes more non-fiction. I‘m starting officially now with the rest of Loch Of The Dead.

BeansPage Awesome choices 😍 4y
Andrew65 Good luck, I‘m going to struggle to play along this weekend as likely to be working all weekend ready for a big review at work next week. 4y
jb72 Good luck and thanks for joining us! 4y
rsteve388 1 pt 4y
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BookishRedhead
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Pickpick

The first book I've read about Stevie Nicks and it won't be the last.
Interesting biography about the Fairy God Mother of Rock.

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BookishRedhead
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Read all The Runaways, Suzi Quatro and Debbie Harry book(s).
Now starting on Stevie Nicks (my first book on her)

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Lizpixie
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Almost filled my new #TBRcart already, but I still have some room if I reorganise the lower shelves a bit. Lots of choice of genres for this weekends #24in48 #Readathon ranging from true crime to SciFi and everything in between (except soppy romances🙅🏻‍♀️) Can you see anything you‘re either dying to read or have read & would highly recommend? Who‘s joining me this weekend? 🙌

hermyknee Cute cart! Love all your OwlCrate magnets! 5y
Lindy That sweet cart will make it easy to keep your next read handy. 👍 5y
Books88 Oooh I need this in my life 5y
Lauram I really liked the Pamela Paul book. 5y
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Lizpixie
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#BookMail Pt2 Really envying all you winter littens, 43C(109F)here in Sydney today with a week of the same in store🔥Even with ducted air con I‘m struggling🥵The book is Stevie‘s biography by the author that wrote Hammer Of The Gods, the infamous Led Zep book that had “the fish incident” detailed for the first time. His books pull no punches so this includes Nicks struggles with addiction & her failed relationships.

Kayla.Adriena I just gifted my mom this book for Christmas! 5y
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Caz1
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Pickpick

This is so good !! Really enjoying it ❤️

Texreader Her voice...❤️❤️❤️ 6y
Caz1 Oh yeah !!!! I love her voice and her songwriting ❤️ 6y
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GripLitGrl
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TheBookgeekFrau Ms. Stevie😍 6y
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LisaJo
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Bailedbailed

I tried. Stevie Nicks is one of my favorites. I have been looking forward to this book for quite some time. Finally, after several months, It moved to the top of the hold list. Alas, I am not enjoying it. I‘ve read the first chapter which takes you all the way to Stevie Nicks meeting Mick Fleetwood, not a spoiler. I‘m returning it to the library. Perhaps, I will continue to read is the future.

Rachbb3 I bailed too! 6y
LisaJo @Rachbb3 I‘m not sure exactly what I was expecting, but it was not this. 6y
Rachbb3 Same here. I'm a Stevie fan too but it just didn't grab me. 6y
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Wife Hmm. I may drop this from the library hold list. 🤔 6y
alisonrose I've heard so many awful things about this book. It makes me mad that this douche did such a crap job. She deserves better!! 6y
Caz1 I loved it 6y
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Aleida
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Everyone wanted to be like Stevie. #witchywoman

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crhealey
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I love #giveaway surprises and I love Fleetwood Mac!

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Rachbb3
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Bailedbailed

I love Stevie Nicks, but I bailed. This couldn't keep my interest. Maybe because I listened to it on an audiobook. Maybe a physical copy would be better.

Bookzombie Hmm, that‘s a bummer because I was interested in this one too. 6y
LisaJo Physical copy didn‘t help. I bailed too. (edited) 6y
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mrsmamfa
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Kissykay65 How was the book? I‘ve been pondering.... 6y
mrsmamfa @Kissykay65 so far so good! It‘s written very well and gives a great insight into all aspects of Stevie‘s life 😊 6y
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LivingReflections
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Mehso-so

This book is not authorized and is basically a compilation of publicly known information about Ms. Nicks. It reads like a fans perspective on her. If you're a fan ( as I am. I always wanted to twirl in cool outfits), you'll enjoy it, if not why would you bother? It's not especially well written and this is a flattering, non-objective view.

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CarolinaCarter
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Happy birthday, Stevie Nicks! 🌙✨🦄💖

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love her!! ❤️❤️ 7y
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Liberty
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Hellooooooooo, evening reading. 🖤✨🎩

LisaJo She is the best. I need too read this now, while listening to Rumors. 7y
Well-ReadNeck 💚💚💚 7y
anrobe Oh! I love her! 7y
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