Simon Morrison 
Mirror in the Sky [EPUB ebook] 
The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks

A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar.


Reflective and expansive,  
Mirror in the Sky situates Stevie Nicks as one of the finest songwriters of the twentieth century.


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.


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.


• Identifies the American folk and country influences on her musical imagination that place her within a distinctly American tradition of women songwriters.


• 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.

Tabela de Conteúdo

Introduction: Crystal Visions 

1. Stephanie

A.J. • Fritz • Van Nuys • Alabama


2. Stevie

‘Landslide’ • ‘Rhiannon’ • Glunk Glunk • BDE • The White Album • Rumours •
“Dreams” • Maryland • “I Don’t Want to Know” • Love and Hate • Tusk •
‘Angel’ • ‘Sara’ • “Storms” • Luna • Disappeared Years • The Kingston Trio • ‘The Goldfish and the Ladybug’


3. Bella Donna

‘Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’ • Age of Seventeen • ‘After the Glitter Fades’ • ‘Bella Donna’ • Face to Face • Sharon and Lori • Ghosts • ‘Designs of Love’ • “Gypsy” • The Wild Heart • ‘Beauty and the Beast’ • ‘Stand Back’ • Joe • ‘Don’t Come Around Here No More’ • Rock a Little • Live at Red Rocks


4. Sara 

‘Welcome to the Room, Sara’ • Tango in the Night • ‘Joan of Arc’ • Rupert • The Nadir • Twister • Trouble in Shangri-La • Say You Will •
Someone She Used to Know • In Your Dreams •
Fred and Ginger • Musi Cares


5. 24 Karat Gold

Except for Mabel • Mabel


Conclusion: A Thousand Stevies

Acknowledgments

Appendix 1: Demos 

Appendix 2: Fandom

Notes

Index

Sobre o autor

Simon Morrison teaches music history at Princeton University.