My other family is Fleetwood Mac. I don't need the money, but there's an emotional need for me to go on the road again. There's a love there; we're a band of brothers.
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I made a conscious decision that I was not going to have children. I didn't want others raising them, and looking after them myself would get in the way of being a musician and writer.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses a deliberate choice against parenthood to prioritize a creative career.
Stevie Nicks reflects on her conscious decision to not have children, emphasizing that this choice was made to maintain her focus on her passions as a musician and writer. She values her individuality and artistic pursuits over societal expectations, suggesting that personal fulfillment can sometimes come before traditional roles.
Themes
ParenthoodMusicianChoiceCreativityIndividuality
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about balancing career and family obligations, this quote could illustrate the importance of prioritizing personal ambitions.
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All quotes →If you can find a passion at a young age, somewhere between fifteen and thirty, if you can find that passion, I can pretty much guarantee you that you can be sixty-five and still love that passion and still have a reason to dance out of bed and down the hall every morning.
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I'm going to be singing Dreams and Rhiannon when I'm 75 - and that's just fine with me. I just hope my chiffon doesn't get tangled in my rocking chair.
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Can the child within my heart rise above Can I sail through the changing ocean tides Can I handle the seasons of my life Well, I've been afraid of changing 'Cause I've built my life around you But time makes you get bolder Even children get older And I'm getting older too
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Even in my really bad, drugged-out days, I didn't go away. I still toured, still did interviews. I never gave up the fight. That's why I'm who I am today, because I didn't leave. And I think I made the right choice.
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