Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are opening a new chapter — of conversation, at least. In a recent appearance on the podcast Song Exploder, the two legendary rock figures revealed that they had spoken “last night,” marking what appears to be a thaw in a relationship long defined by artistic brilliance and personal turbulence.
The conversation centered on their 1973 duo album Buckingham Nicks and the haunting track “Frozen Love,” reissued this year after decades out of print. In separate but interlinked interviews, Nicks recalled their early collaboration and hinted that the passage of time has softened old wounds. “Lindsey and I started talking about it last night. This whole thing seems really like yesterday to us,” she said. Buckingham chimed in by outlining their creative dynamic: Nicks brought the lyrical and melodic heart of the song, while Buckingham transformed it into something epic and layered.
Their partnership has long been the stuff of rock‑mythology: meeting in high school, forging a duo, joining Fleetwood Mac, navigating romantic entanglements inside that band, breaking apart, re‑uniting, and ultimately splintering again. Nicks characterized the relationship thus: “Our relationship was up and down and up and down … difficult but at the same time fantastic.” For his part, Buckingham described the song as capturing “two people that were in love, that had a lot of differences and saw the world slightly differently, but had this … relationship that seemed to be, like, a gift.”
While fans may hope this signals something bigger — maybe even a full reunion — Nicks has previously ruled out another tour or full band comeback, particularly in the wake of Christine McVie’s death. Still, this renewed communication offers something intangible yet meaningful: the possibility of closure, respect, and perhaps a creative door left ajar.
In an era when rock legacies often get weighed down by what’s been lost, Nicks and Buckingham’s decision to turn toward conversation is quietly significant. It reminds us that even in music’s most mythic partnerships, there remains room for reconnection, at least one note at a time.