On a trip to New York City earlier this month to appear on “Saturday Night Live” for the first time since 1983, Stevie Nicks said she was scared to death. She said her first reaction when she got the call to appear on “SNL” was, “Absolutely not. Because I was terrified to do it, ’cause it goes out live!”
She says the inspiration for her latest song, a rallying cry for women’s rights, came a few months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, and it took her less than a day to write and record the song.
Stevie Nicks recently made a triumphant return to “Saturday Night Live,” marking her first appearance since 1983. Despite her initial fears about performing live, she captivated audiences with her powerful rendition of “The Lighthouse,” a song inspired by the fight for women’s rights. How does a rock legend tackle such a pressing issue?
She says the inspiration for her latest song, a rallying cry for women’s rights, came a few months after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Wade, and it took him less than a day to write the song and record it.
Smith asked: “It takes some courage to enter the waters of the abortion debate. Why take the risk?”
“Because everyone kept saying, ‘Well, someone has to do something. Someone has to say something,’” Nicks responded. “And I said, ‘Well, I have a platform. I tell a good story. So maybe I should try to do something.’ I was there too. been there, done that.“