Stevie Nicks calms me down. I do not know exactly what it is about her voice that does it (the raspiness, the world weary sounds, the raw honesty?), it just does. I have taken medication before for my anxiety and it has never worked right...sometimes even making it worse. As far back as I can remember, music is the only thing that has ever really worked on my nerves, so when that does not work, I feel so at a loss I barely know what to do.
I saw this on Whisper and I thought, "Wow! I am not the only one."
The singer appeared as #98 on Rolling Stone's list of top 100 and this is what was written about her:
Sheryl Crow calls Stevie Nicks' voice a "combination of sheer vulnerability and power," and Courtney Love swoons over "that ridiculous beautiful tone." Nicks' strong, deceptively versatile voice — by turns husky, warm, velvety and childlike — has provided the color and texture for songs ranging from smooth and mysterious Fleetwood Mac hits such as "Rhiannon" and "Dreams" to solo rockers like "Stand Back." "She's so tiny, and this big, deep voice comes rattling out, and I think that's very sexy," said Debbie Harry of Blondie. Nicks has influenced and mentored a wide generation of younger female singers, from the country of the Dixie Chicks to the sweet pop of Vanessa Carlton. "Her voice soothes me," says Love, "gives me something to aspire to and leaves me feeling courageous."
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