# In 1985, Stevie Nicks stormed out of the studio. Tom Petty kept the song she left behind

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-1985-stevie-nicks-stormed-out-of-the-studio-tom-petty-kept-the-song-she-left-behind/
- Published: 2026-11-07T19:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T20:34:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1985-stevie-nicks-found-a-singer-she-completely-passed-on/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Nicks gave Petty the song after storming out of the studio.
- “Don’t Come Around Here No More” was written by Dave Stewart.
- Nicks later accepted that Petty’s vocal suited the track.

## Summary

In 1985, Stevie Nicks left a studio session after hearing Tom Petty sing on “Don’t Come Around Here No More”, a song Dave Stewart had written for her. Angry that Petty had recorded a vocal, she told him to keep the track and walked out; Petty later released it. The episode shows how questions of creative control could shape Nicks’s work as a solo artist.

Nicks later said she had been selfish and spoiled, and came to accept that the song suited Petty’s voice. She had previously worked with him on “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” for her 1981 album Bella Donna. Stewart went on to produce Nicks’s 2010 solo album In Your Dreams, giving her more space for her own ideas.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.