The Untold Truth Of Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks' penchant for all-black outfits, flowing sleeves, fairy tales, Halloween, burning candles, and a song about a Welsh goddess named Rhiannon have seen her labeled a witchy. In the most complimentary way. Although she's not entirely opposed to this characterization, Nicks would like it known that despite the Fleetwood Mac song, she's not a "Black Magic Woman." "I like to think that I'm Glinda," she told Rita Braver, referring to the Good Witch from "The Wizard of Oz."

One of Nicks' magical qualities is her belief that she can connect with the spirits of people she's loved and lost. For example, Nicks told the Guardian that shortly after her mom died in 2012, Nicks felt her presence while standing in the kitchen. Moreover, she heard her mom tell her to stop drinking so much Gatorade, because it was giving her acid reflux!

Being a rock star, Nicks has access to some celebrity spirits, whom she turns to when she needs musical assistance. She told Variety that she still talks to Prince, who played keyboard on her song "Stand Back," and Tom Petty, who was a close friend. "I call in all my spirits, and I say, 'Tom, stand behind me. Prince, stand with me,'" Nicks said.

Nicks' witchy reputation is so deeply embedded in pop culture that it became a plot in "American Horror Story." She graciously played herself — but as a full-on White Witch — in three episodes of the show.

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