She says that this refers to a person who helped her during a difficult period in her life. In the early 1990s, Nicks went to rehab for an addiction to Klonopin. Soon after she exited rehab, Fleetwood Mac was heading out on tour. (source)
According to Nicks, it was “Not a good time … I was freaked out. In rehab, when you’re leaving, the last thing they say to you is, ‘Don’t get married, don’t sign contracts, don’t buy a house, don’t sell a house. Nothing heavy.’ Because your judgment is impaired. You’re a shell. And you need to go out there and find out who you are, not on tranquilizers.”
She added that the fact that she was going on tour was especially daunting. This person helped her through it.“So you walk out into the world and you are a different person,” she said. “And we were going on a tour and I was terrified. Terrified. And this person just sort of hung with me through that tour and buffered me from the world. And he did save my life.”
Though Nicks has had many famous relationships, she says she’d be OK if she didn’t date again. She explained that she has ruled out dating younger men, worries that older men may die, and thinks men her age want someone younger. In the video Nicks appear with Dave Stewart and Mike Campbell.
“I’ve narrowed it down to nobody,” she told Rolling Stone. “Sounds like a good country song, doesn’t it?” “I have had experiences that have been so amazing that if I never go out with anybody again, my memories are so full of incredibly beautiful, sensual, fantastic experiences that it’s OK,” she said. “And my life today is great, and I have wonderful friends, and I have music.”
A new comic book about the life of Stevie Nicks has been published
Titled Female Force: Stevie Nicks, the 22-page comic book details the life and career of Nicks and was helmed by author Michael Frizell and illustrator Ramon Salas. The new comic is available both in hard copy and digital formats.