Stevie Nicks wanted to join Tom Petty’s band in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Nicks says she tried to put feelers out on whether Petty would let her join the Heartbreakers but he refused, saying that the Heartbreakers didn’t have any women in the band.
Years later, Petty referenced this pivotal moment in a piece of jewelry.
Nicks explained, “In 2006, I did 27 shows with him. Tom made me a little platinum sheriff’s badge that had 24-karat gold and diamonds across the top and said, ‘To Our Honorary Heartbreaker, Stevie Nicks.’ On the back, it says, ‘To the Only Girl in Our Band.’ I keep it on my black velvet top hat. It goes with me everywhere. It’s probably the most beautiful piece of jewelry a man has ever given me, ever.”
