Barbie has just introduced the Stevie Nicks doll, which harks back to Nicks’ early days with Fleetwood Mac. The preorders sold out in a flash. Nicks said on X: “When Mattel came to me asking if I would like to have a Barbie made in the ‘Rumours’ cover style, I was very overwhelmed. Of course, I questioned ‘would she look like me? Would she have my spirit? Would she have my heart…’” Nicks’ fears were put to rest upon seeing it. “I am her and she is me. She absolutely has my heart.”
Dolls aren’t a new love for Nicks, who spoke of her affinity for them in a 1992 interview with Vox magazine. Nicks’ home was decorated with dolls and lace, and she confessed a desire to dress like a rag doll. “She’s like a damsel in distress in her castle,” Vox reported, “and we’re in her fairyland lounge.”
Nicks is featured in my book, The End of Woman: How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Us (Regnery, 2023), after I unearthed her candid remarks to Vox about her life, career, and four abortions. “‘To give up four (babies) is to give up a lot that would be here now. So that really bothers me, a lot, and really breaks my heart. But they’re gone, so …’ she composes herself. ‘But I couldn’t because I was too busy. And I had all these commitments.’”
Nicks, like many women before and since, prioritized career over family, seeing her obligation to her fans and those who worked on her tour
