“They’re real stories of memories of mine of fantastic men.”
Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
“I’ve written a song about Prince because we were friends,” Nicks said.
Stevie Nicks in 2024; Prince on the ‘Purple Rain’ Tour in Michigan in 1984.Credit:Dominik Bindl/Getty; Ross Marino/Getty
The singer then recounted arriving at thePurple Rainpremiere in Hollywood in 1984.
“And I go to the fancy bathroom and sit there for the rest of the whole movie.”
“He goes, ‘Well, did you love it?'”
Prince at the ‘Purple Rain’ premiere in Hollywood on July 26, 1984.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
“And I’m like, ‘I only saw the first half!’
And he’s like, ‘Why?’
‘Because you slapped that girl!'”
Nicks then did an impression of Prince silently pouting.
“And I said, ‘But I brought you a gift.
“And he goes, ‘I don’t want your necklace.'”
Prince at the ‘Purple Rain’ premiere in Hollywood on July 26, 1984.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
You never bring me you.'”
“I thought, ‘you oughta go back to work,'” Nicks said.
