Stevie Nicks Unearths Pre-Fame Letter She Wrote to Her Parents: ‘It Will Pay Off in the End’

Following the reissue of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks‘ 1973 album, Buckingham Nicks, last week, Nicks shared some insight into her delightful notions while recording the LP more than five decades ago.

Taking to Instagram on Monday evening, Nicks posted images of the penned letter alongside the caption, “I wanted to share this letter I wrote to my family while Lindsey and I were making Buckingham Nicks. My mom saved it and it’s been in a drawer for over 50 years.”

Addressed to her mother, father, and brother Chris, Nicks writes to them from the “famous” Sound City Recording Studio in Los Angeles. “I am getting very tired of sitting around listening to 12 hours of music per day,” she begins. “I know it will pay off in the end, and when I am sitting in my small but luxurious Beverly Hills home overlooking my small but tasteful pool that is totally secluded, where I can sun in the nude and tan my entire fat body while waiting for my plastic surgery leg lift – it will all be worth it.”

After assuring everything is “peach-y,” she playfully teases that she’s sure “dad is already beautifully tan and lythe – making those gorgeous blue grey eyes even more sparkling than they usually are,” adding, “sickening that he looks better than I do at 47(?) and I’m only 25. (Give me a break, Dad!).” Nicks segues to her upcoming 25th birthday, declaring that the family “should set aside the entire month of May to celebrate the fact that I am now 1 quarter of a century old,” calling it a “landmark” that warrants a “gala celebration.”

After leaving the party planning to her parents and brother, she quips, “presents will be accepted any time after the first of May – no C.O.D’s please.”

Bringing it back to the music, Nicks tells them, “I certainly do miss you all, and wish you could be here to hear some of this stuff.” Addressing her father and Chris, she notes, that the “rock and roll tune” they both liked — “(‘Baby Baby, don’t treat me so bad’) with the fancy guitar work” — is “almost finished” and declares Buckingham “may go down in history as one of ‘greats’ in guitar playing.”

After predicting her and Buckingham’s future greatness, Nicks concludes “It really is quite amazing,” before telling her family “so much love to you all – and hold good thoughts about this thing.”

While the initial release of Buckingham Nicks wasn’t a commercial success, it would eventually lead to Mick Fleetwood asking the couple to join his band. Coincidentally, the reissue arrived after Fleetwood Mac’s self-titled 1975 album turned 50 in July.

From Rolling Stone US.