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Stevie Nicks Finished This Song About Lindsey Buckingham After Watching One of the ‘Twilight’ Movies
Stevie Nicks has revealed that her song "Moonlight (A Vampire's Dream)" was written in two stages decades apart, blending her long, turbulent relationship with former Fleetwood Mac bandmate and partner Lindsey Buckingham with themes from the "Twilight" film saga. She began the track in the 1970s while dating Buckingham, then added a second verse after watching "Twilight: New Moon", weaving lyrics about Bella and Edward's romance into lines originally written about Buckingham decades earlier.
Nicks has described herself as a genuine "Twilighter" and credits finishing the song with reviving her recording career: after 2001's "Trouble in Shangri-La", she had been discouraged by industry feedback from making another album, but completing "Moonlight (A Vampire's Dream)" prompted her to tell her assistant she was finally ready to record again, ending a decade-long gap without a new album. She has said the finished song ultimately fuses her real-life relationship with Buckingham and the fictional Bella-Edward romance "all mixed into one".
In short
- Stevie Nicks's song merges her Lindsey Buckingham romance with "Twilight" themes.
- She wrote it in the 1970s, finished it after seeing "New Moon".
- Completing the track pushed her back into making a new album.
Explained simply
Stevie Nicks is a singer from Fleetwood Mac, one of the most successful rock bands of the 1970s. Lindsey Buckingham was her bandmate in the group and her romantic partner during that period.
A song called "Moonlight (A Vampire's Dream)" showcases an unusual creative journey spanning decades. Nicks began writing it in the 1970s about her relationship with Buckingham but only finished it after watching the "Twilight" film series, incorporating storylines from the vampire romance films into a track originally inspired by her real-life romance.
The song became significant to Nicks' career because she had not released new music for over a decade prior, having stepped back from recording after 2001. Completing this track prompted her to return to the studio, ending her prolonged recording absence.
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