Gold Dust Woman

The Biography of Stevie Nicks

By: Stephen Davis

Narrated by: Christina Delaine

Gold Dust Woman gives "the gold standard of rock biographers" (the Boston Globe) his ideal topic: Nicks' work and life are equally sexy and interesting, and Davis delves deeply into each, unearthing fresh details from new, intimate interviews and interpreting them to present a rich new portrait of the star. Just as Nicks (and Lindsay Buckingham) gave Fleetwood Mac the "shot of adrenaline" they needed to become real rock stars - according to Christine McVie - Gold Dust Woman is vibrant with stories and with a life lived large and hard:

• How Nicks and Buckingham were asked to join Fleetwood Mac and how they turned the band into stars
• The affairs that informed Nicks' greatest songs
• Her relationships with the Eagles' Don Henley and Joe Walsh, and with Fleetwood himself
• Why Nicks married her best friend's widower
• Her dependency on cocaine, drinking, and pot, but how it was a decade-long addiction to Klonopin that almost killed her
• Nicks' successful solo career that has her still performing in venues like Madison Square Garden
• The cult of Nicks and its extension to chart-toppers like Taylor Swift and the Dixie Chicks

©2017 Stephen Davis (P)2017 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Wow!

A candid and open biography on the life of Stevie Nicks. Some of the material in this book cross reference easily with the books “Storms” by Carol Ann Harris on her life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac, and Making Rumours by Ken Callait. So a lot of the information I’d heard through reading these aforementioned books. However there were quotes from interviews I’d never heard so it offers a pretty darn good mix of information. I found it to be wistful, and tragic and triumphant at the same time because that’s what her life was. She’s a trooper! 5 stars all around!

The narration was brilliant

I loved how she sounded when she was doing English accents whenever quoting Mick Fleetwood or Christine McVie. Riveting tale, and Stevie Nicks is truly an inspiration to me.

Very entertaining

I remember many events over the years in which Stevie and or Fleetwood Mac would be playing loudly in the background of my life. I enjoyed this very much

Covers Both Stevie and Fleetwood Mac

I had been trying to decide if I should get this book, or one on Fleetwood Mac. To my delight, this does a great job of covering both. It was one of those books that made me want to keep driving, just so that I could listen longer.
Christina Delaine's voice is perfect for the book.

STEVIE NICKS IS MORE THAN GOLD DUST. SHE'S GOLD!!!

All I can say is that this book was Awesome, wonderful, great, cool, hip, moving, funny and most of all fabulous!!!

P.S. Buy it! you'll LOVE IT💖😁

Compassionate

This book is as much a testament to Stevie as it is a time capsule that surveys culture and music over a decades-long period. I talked about it for weeks and enjoyed listening to old and new music along the way to complement the writing.

Nicely Done!

Nicely written and performed in a Switzerland-neutral tone. Great story woven without speculation, just facts the author had gleaned from other primary sources. Well researched and put together.

So informative!

Loved this book. It offered so many insights to the “stories behind the songs” that I loved in the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and beyond. What a remarkable woman. Her perseverance through addiction, then horrendous medical treatment should be an inspiration for all.

to coin a reaction for a new higher feeling"fuck"

I've Loved this woman since we were kids and thought that she was intangibly great. but now I'm beginning to wonder if she's intangible. but she's definitely great. this audio book is great if you want to know whats a bood is about but reading hurts your eyes. made me love Stevie nicks so much i feel inspired to be productive

Still love our Stevie

Would you consider the audio edition of Gold Dust Woman to be better than the print version?
I enjoyed listening to the story in my car. I do not have time to read for enjoyment so I would not have had the opportunity to sit down to read it. I Love listening to Audiobooks.

Who was your favorite character and why?
Steve Nicks- I have more respect for her than I ever did. I've been a fan from the start.