Ask Sharon a Question

• Tell me a little about your history, like where you grew up, how you got into performing / singing.
y involvement in singing and performing began when I was in elementary school. I grew up in the San Fernando Valley area around Los Angeles, and our school’s primary way of raising funds was by putting on student performances for the public. From an early age I was singing, dancing, and participating in these shows, which I think made me comfortable enough to want to continue performing for people, especially the musical side of it. At one point I saw a Gene Krupa movie and it inspired me to be a drummer. Between the ages of 12 and 14, I played drums and percussion in the school orchestra and marching band. In addition to this, I began playing drums in a couple of rock bands that performed at parties and school dances. During this same time period I was also taking piano and vocal lessons, and about the time I turned 15 my teacher recommended me to an all girl band - some of the other members were her students as well.

The night I met Stevie, on stage in Lahaina

met Stevie while I was singing in a rock and roll band playing at a club in Lahaina, on the island of Maui. Stevie came to one of our shows and ended up on stage singing with us, and this was the beginning of our friendship. That night Stevie mentioned to me that she was staying in a place on the beach where the tropical atmosphere was inspiring her to want to write, and that she wished she had a piano to work her ideas out with. I called up a friend and arranged to get a piano brought to Stevie’s place. When she got the piano she invited me over to sing with her on a new song idea and I’ve been singing with her ever since.

• Confirm what tour(s) and recording(s) with Stevie and/or Fleetwood Mac you were on.
irst of all, I’ve been very fortunate in that I have sung on every Stevie Nicks solo record and tour since her solo career began in 1979, as well as all of the private shows and most of the benefits she has done during the same time period. The list of Stevie solo album projects I’ve worked on would include:

In addition to working with Stevie on her solo projects, I’ve also feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to sing with Stevie on some Fleetwood Mac tours and recordings. The Fleetwood Mac work I’ve done includes:

Other recordings I’ve done with Stevie would include:

Stevie has also had some of her music that I sang on used in movie sound tracks -

And for television an interesting remake of one of Tom Petty's classics-

• What song do you like performing with Stevie the most and why?
t’s hard to pick a favorite, because I love to sing with Stevie on every one of her songs - she’s such a great singer, and the songs are so great, that it’s always a pleasure to to harmonize with her - but there are some special moments that are dear to me.

One of my more recent photos with Stevie

I loved singing the harmony on “Silver Springs” live on the Fleetwood Mac “Dance” tour in 1997. Watching Stevie and Lindsey singing it to each other with such emotion and intensity only a few steps from where I stood on stage was incredible! I also loved singing “Silent Night” with Stevie and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on the Special Olympic Christmas television special in 2000. On the most recent Stevie tour, “Trouble in Shangri La”, the song “Planets of the Universe” stands out in my memory because it has some great harmonies which make it really fun to sing. On some of the earlier Stevie tours, the harmonies on “Beauty and the Beast” were simply gorgeous live. All through the years, “Stand Back” continues to be a favorite of mine.