HARRY Styles was the final showstopper at Fleetwood Mac legend Stevie Nicks' London show last night. The BST crowd roared in unison in the park and ALL Accor stand when he walked on stage for her hits Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around and Landslide. Indie icon Stevie , 76, and boyband star Harry , 30, share a very close bond.
It's fair to say her music has influenced his sound and eccentric style. They first met nine years ago when Harry was touring with pop machine One Direction . And he has the group to thank for his decade of friendship with Stevie.
Stevie's bandmate, drummer Mick Fleetwood , made the initial connection when he took his young daughters backstage to meet One Direction at one of their concerts. And it paid off for Harry who would later become the starstruck fan. He saw his chance at a Fleetwood Mac show in London and presented frontwoman Stevie with a carrot cake for her birthday.
They hit it off and stayed in touch. Years later, Harry recalled inviting Stevie and her friend over to his London home to listen to his yet unreleased album. "It was pretty crazy," he told Harold Stern.
"They all came back to the house and they're so used to living nocturnally. "They wake up really late and they kind of live through the night — because they're witches. "It's getting to like 3am playing the album, I'm like 'I'm kind tired' and they’re right in their prime.
"They're like: 'Oh this is like daytime for us!" "They left at like six," added Harry. "I remember them walk.
