Stevie Nicks lent her creative talents to Taylor Swift for her long-awaited album, The Tortured Poets Department.
The 75-year-old Fleetwood Mac alum penned a moving poem about heartbreak that serves as a prologue to the 14-time Grammy winner’s 11th studio album. The album was released on Friday, with a surprise announcement to fans at 2 a.m., and was announced as a double album.
“He was in love with her / At least that’s what she thought / She was heartbroken / Maybe he was too / Neither of them knew,” Nicks writes in part.
“She was too hot to handle/He was too highbrow to try…He couldn’t really answer her/He’s afraid of her/He’s too high-minded to try…” Hiding / And he knows he’s hurting her / She tells the truth / She’s writing about it / She’s an informant / He’s an ex-lover.”
“There’s nothing there for her / She’s already gone / There’s nothing that can stop her,” the “Edge of Seventeen” hitmaker continues.
“She was just flying/In the clouds/When he saw her/She was just on her way/Towards the stars/When he lost her…”
Swift’s admiration for the “Dreams” singer has long been known, ever since the two shared the stage together at the 2010 Grammy Awards.
The two performed Swift’s “You Belong With Me” and Nicks’ hit “Rhiannon,” before Swift gushed about the “fairytale” experience.
Nicks praised Swift’s “determination” and “childish personality” at the time, adding: “This kid writes songs that make the whole world sing, like Neil Diamond and Elton John.” Ta.
“Taylor’s determination and childlike personality remind me of myself. It’s an innocence that’s so special and so rare,” Nicks wrote. time magazine Shortly after Swift won Album of the Year for her second album, “Fearless.”
“This girl writes songs that make the whole world sing, like Neil Diamond and Elton John. She sings, she writes, she plays, and she plays great guitar,” Nicks continued.
“Taylor can sing ballads that can be considered pop or rock and then go back to country. When I turned 20, I had just made the big decision that I would never become a dental assistant. Taylor Although he just turned 20, he has won four Grammy Awards.
Nicks previously gushed over the 34-year-old singer during a May 2023 set at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
“Thank you Taylor Swift for doing this for me: writing a song called ‘You’re on Your Own, Kid,'” Nicks told the crowd.
“That’s the sadness I feel. With Chris, we never had to talk on the phone, even if we were on the other side of the world. We weren’t really phone buddies.”
“Then we went back to Fleetwood Mac, and we walked in and we were like, ‘Sister, how are you doing?'” It was like no minute had passed, and it was the first time in our 47 years that we had an argument. “I never became one,” she continued.
“So when we were two, we were alone, kids, we always were. And now I have to learn to be alone, kids, alone. So please help me do it. Thank you.
