Mirror in the Sky

The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks

Mirror in the Sky
Simon Morrison
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Hardback
h229 x 152mm - 265pg
4 Oct 2022 US
9780520304437
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A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar. Diva, heroine, icon, and-to the most devoted-a goddess. Stevie Nicks resonates across generations, singing of spellcasters and dreamsmiths, stars of the silver screen, Joan of Arc, her grandmother Alice and Alice in Wonderland. This biography from distinguished music historian Simon Morrison examines Nicks as a singer and songwriter before and beyond her career with Fleetwood Mac, from the Arizona landscape of her childhood to the strobe-lit Night of a Thousand Stevies celebrations. Mirror in the Sky analyzes Nicks' s craft-the grain of her voice, the poetry of her lyrics, the melodic and harmonic syntax of her songs-and identifies the American folk and country influences on her musical imagination that place her within a distinctly American tradition of women songwriters. Drawing from oral histories and surprising archival discoveries, Morrison connects Nicks' s story to those of California' s above- and underground music industries, innovations in recording technology, and gendered restrictions that rendered her femininity an object of fascination, and even fear. Reflective and expansive, Mirror in the Sky situates Stevie Nicks as one of the finest songwriters of the twentieth century.
"Written with respect and admiration, Mirror in the Sky analyzes Stevie Nicks' s music with care, noting how it expressed the sentiments of a generation. " * Foreword Reviews * "Morrison' s extensively researched biography does not shy away from Nicks' s battles with addiction and emphasizes how as a woman musician, she has had to work harder and be better than the men around her. Nicks fans will appreciate Morrison' s care in the details of her songwriting and the song production. " * Library Journal *
Simon Morrison teaches music history at Princeton University.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780520304437
Published: 4 Oct 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 265

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