Stevie Nicks says ending abortion would end Fleetwood Mac

In a new interview with the magazine CBS Sunday morning, legendary singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks spoke about why she believes it is important to discuss reproductive rights after repeal Roe v. Wadestating that her decision to have an abortion in 1979 was paramount to Fleetwood Mac’s continued existence.

The Grammy winner said she took all the necessary precautions to prevent pregnancy, had an IUD and saw a “great gynecologist,” but still became pregnant while in a relationship with Eagles singer Don Henley.

“I was like, ‘This can’t be happening,'” she told reporter Tracy Smith. “Fleetwood Mac has been around for three years and it’s big. And we are starting our third album. It was like, “Oh, no, no, no, no, no.” It would destroy Fleetwood Mac. Absolutely.”

While Nicks said she would “do my best to handle being in the studio every single day expecting a baby,” it “wouldn’t have gone over well” with her bandmate and former partner Lindsey Buckingham. “That would be a nightmare scenario for me,” she said.

The two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee concluded, “(Ultimately, the choice) was mine. And guess what? If people want to be mad at me, be mad at me. I don’t care. If I had made different choices, taken a different path, I would have been a great mom. I went this route and I’m doing great.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Nicks talked about back to Saturday Night Live performance after more than 40 years in which she performed her new song “Beacon” about female empowerment.

“I said, ‘Absolutely not,'” Nicks said of her initial reaction to the challenge in SNLStudio 8H. “Because I was scared to do it because it’s going to air.”

Of course, the “Edge of Seventeen” musician ultimately decided in favor of reprisals. Speaking about what inspired her to create “The Lighthouse,” Nicks said it was written and recorded in one day, months after the infamous decision to repeal federal abortion protections.

“Everyone kept saying, ‘Well, somebody’s got to do something. Someone has to say something. And I was like, “Well, I have a platform.” I tell a good story, so maybe I should try to do something.” I was there too. I said, ‘Been there, done that,'” she said.

This isn’t the first time the vocalist has spoken out about her personal decision and how it relates to her politics. During an extensive profile with Rolling Stoneduring which she also discussed Daisy Jones and the six And Stereophonic, Nicks connected the track to the upcoming presidential election and what’s at stake for women’s liberties.

“We are the women who can tell all these young women from 15 to 45,” she said. “We are the light that goes out, and we bring in the ships so they don’t crash. We save lives every day. This is how I feel about the upcoming elections: Kamala Harris this is also a lighthouse.