“The first couple of lines are definitely about Sheryl. And when I thought about writing a whole song to this poem I had called "Silver Girl,” I thought, ‘Well, this whole song could be about Sheryl and also about all the rock and roll women, be they Norah Jones, Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Stevie Nicks, Gwen Stefani, whoever.”
“I wrote it about Sheryl Crow, someone who in many ways would have been much happier being part of that musical generation from 1965 to 1975. That song is sort of saying that it’s harder to hold onto your integrity today.”
"That’s written about Sheryl Crow. In the song where it says, "She would have preferred the last generation,” Sheryl absolutely would’ve preferred to be my age and to have been in our generation and to have been in her own Fleetwood Mac, more than to be in this generation. We all love her and try to take her along with us because we know that. It was very fun when she came to record with Fleetwood Mac. Lindsey likes her a lot and Mick loves her and John loves her, and she’s one of our little adoptees. So the song is like an ode to the girl rock star, and ode to the question, “Is it possible to find somebody to love?” When you’re rich and famous, it’s very hard to find somebody. That’s not taking away the hope, but it is stating that it’s difficult.
Well, another song that shows that Stevie can write about many different things, not only in one song, but in general. Great lyrics and great song.
That's what Nicks said about this song:
“The first couple of lines are definitely about Sheryl. And when I thought about writing a whole song to this poem I had called "Silver Girl,” I thought, ‘Well, this whole song could be about Sheryl and also about all the rock and roll women, be they Norah Jones, Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Stevie Nicks, Gwen Stefani, whoever.”
“I wrote it about Sheryl Crow, someone who in many ways would have been much happier being part of that musical generation from 1965 to 1975. That song is sort of saying that it’s harder to hold onto your integrity today.”
"That’s written about Sheryl Crow. In the song where it says, "She would have preferred the last generation,” Sheryl absolutely would’ve preferred to be my age and to have been in our generation and to have been in her own Fleetwood Mac, more than to be in this generation. We all love her and try to take her along with us because we know that. It was very fun when she came to record with Fleetwood Mac. Lindsey likes her a lot and Mick loves her and John loves her, and she’s one of our little adoptees. So the song is like an ode to the girl rock star, and ode to the question, “Is it possible to find somebody to love?” When you’re rich and famous, it’s very hard to find somebody. That’s not taking away the hope, but it is stating that it’s difficult.
Well, another song that shows that Stevie can write about many different things, not only in one song, but in general. Great lyrics and great song.