Daisy Jones and The Six premiered on Amazon Prime back in March, based on a book of the same name that was loosely based on the members of Fleetwood Mac. It was a big moment for Riley Keough, who starred as the Stevie Nicks character, earning her a recent Emmy nomination (whenever they end up happening post-strike). I have a soft spot for inspired-by stories on musical artists—Grace of My Heart is an amazing take on Carole King’s life—but I admit that when it’s so obviously based on a real person, the lines get blurry with bio and fiction. Well, I’m not the only one who gets confused: this week Stevie Nicks took to Instagram to muse on the eerie experience of watching, in essence, her story:
For Stevie Nicks, the story of Daisy Jones & the Six hit very close to home.
The “Edge of Seventeen” singer, 75, revealed that she has streamed the Prime Video series based on the book, which is loosely inspired by her own band, Fleetwood Mac, twice.
“Just finished watching [Daisy Jones & the Six] for the 2nd time,” Nicks wrote on Instagram on Tuesday alongside a photo of the series’ titular band performing on stage.
“In the beginning, it wasn’t really my story, but [Riley Keough] seamlessly, soon became my story,” the Fleetwood Mac frontwoman wrote.
“It brought back memories that made me feel like a ghost watching my own story,” she continued. “It was very emotional for me.”
The “Landslide” singer added that she wishes her late bandmate and longtime friend, Christine McVie, was alive to watch Daisy Jones.
“I just wish Christine could have seen it,” she wrote, adding that “she would have loved it.”
Following McVie’s death in November, Nicks honored the legendary keyboardist with a handwritten note, which she signed: “See you on the other side, my love. Don’t forget me.”
[From Yahoo! Entertainment]
I had forgotten that Christine McVie passed away just last November. For Riley Keough, promoting Daisy Jones came barely a month after she lost her mother. I wonder if Stevie and Riley have been able to connect and commiserate in grief. (Not that I want the details, that’s a private moment for them that I hope has happened.) While I think her post is genuinely Stevie writing about her own experience, the Hollywood business part of my brain can’t help but note that it’s a very nice bit of press for Emmy nominee Riley while the strike bars her from campaigning (as Kaiser noted, her recent Vanity Fair interview was conducted pre-strike).
I find it equal parts hilarious and glorious that Stevie is admitting she’s watched a show (essentially) about her—twice! Some people couldn’t get away with it (just imagine Gwyneth Paltrow posting about her second viewing of The Goop Story) but of course Stevie can. That’s what I love about a certain class of women rock & pop stars—I’m thinking Adele, Beyonce, Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga—they honor, if not celebrate their worth without being conceited. Something to aspire to! Like viewing your early seventies as your last youthful years.
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