This Is Stevie Nicks' Biggest Regret

July 2024 · 2 minute read

During her marriage to Kim Anderson, Stevie Nicks was haunted by thoughts of her late best friend (and Anderson's late ex-wife), Robin Synder, and what her perspective of the situation might be.

"One day when I walked into [Snyder's and Anderson's son] Matthew's room, the cradle was not rocking," Nicks told The Guardian in 2011. "I know that sounds crazy, but it was always rocking whenever I'd walk in, and I knew Robin was there. And one day it wasn't rocking and it was very dark and the baby was very quiet. And I said, 'Robin wants this to end – now.' I felt it as strongly as if she'd put her hand on my shoulder ... It was absolutely a sign."

These days, Nicks looks back on her 1983 marriage to Anderson as "insanity." "Everybody was furious," she told The Guardian. "It was a completely ridiculous thing. And it was just because I had this crazy, insane thought that Robin would want me to take care of Matthew. But the fact is, Robin would not have wanted me to be married to a guy I didn't love. And therefore accidentally break that guy's heart, too."

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