In one of her recent shows, Stevie Nicks recalled the man who saved her during one of her earlier performances.
According to one of the many stories she shared between her songs in the show, the singer received heckling and catcalling from someone in the audience during her gig at the Fillmore Auditorium in 1970 in San Francisco. As she told it, a man took the stage and addressed the heckler with strong words. The man apparently said:
“I want you to get out of my f*cking Fillmore and never f*cking come back to this building ever. And if I ever see you again, I’ll kill you!”
After the show, she found out that it was no other than the San Francisco concert promoter Bill Graham, known for his role in launching the careers of artists such as the Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin.
Nicks Lived In San Francisco For Many Years
Before pursuing a career as a musician, Nicks lived in San Francisco for a long time. This fact may come as an overlooked information due to Fleetwood Mac’s well-established association with Los Angeles’ Laurel Canyon.
The rocker came back to San Francisco for a show at the Chase Center on December 15. But instead of the typical ‘Welcome, San Francisco,’ Nicks, who relocated to the Bay Area during high school and attended San Jose State University, expressed:
“This is where I would say, ‘Welcome, San Francisco,’ but I could just say, ‘I feel like I’m home.'”
After all these years passed, she still feels like she belongs to the city:
“My heart is still here. I lived here for about seven years, and had I not joined the band and went to LA I would still be living here.”
Before exiting the stage on the latest show, Nicks said that she loves San Francisco and can’t wait to return.
