--- title: Stevie Nicks on Her Hero Michelle Obama, Drugs, Music description: The Fleetwood Mac singer and solo artist talked to 'Rolling Stone' about who she considers a hero. First on the list? The former First Lady. canonical: https://time.com/4702144/stevie-nicks-on-michelle-obama/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-15T16:00:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:55.419Z og:title: Stevie Nicks Declares Her Hero Is Michelle Obama og:description: The Fleetwood Mac singer says "she's wisdeom personsified" og:url: https://time.com/4702144/stevie-nicks-on-michelle-obama/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stevie Nicks Declares Her Hero Is Michelle Obama twitter:description: The Fleetwood Mac singer says "she's wisdeom personsified" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Stevie Nicks Says Michelle Obama Is Her Hero: 'She's Wisdom Personified'  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 15, 2017 4:00 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 15, 2017 4:00 PM UTC In a new interview with _Rolling Stone_, [Stevie Nicks](http://time.com/4494565/stevie-nicks-landslide-americas-got-talent-agt-fleetwood-mac/)—Fleetwood Mac star and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer—[shed a little light](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/stevie-nicks-talks-drugs-men-aging-fleetwood-macs-future-w470914) on the person she looks up to as a hero right now. Her answer? Michelle Obama, [former First Lady](http://time.com/4626173/michelle-obama-hope-final-first-lady-remarks/?iid=sr-link3), Mother-in-Chief, and healthy lifestyle activist, of course. “She has such an optimistic outlook and she was able to move into the White House with kids and do such a beautiful, graceful job,” [Nicks explained](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/stevie-nicks-talks-drugs-men-aging-fleetwood-macs-future-w470914) of the [appeal of Obama](http://time.com/4632217/michelle-obama-influential-fashion/?iid=sr-link4). “That had to be really hard. After spending two weeks with my family for the holidays, which was long and emotionally difficult, I know that’s super hard,” Nicks continued, perhaps echoing a sentiment that many feel when they spend extended time with family members. To sum it up: “I think she’s wisdom personified.” Michelle Obama, like her husband, is a noted music fan, having appeared on James Corden’s “Carpool Karaoke” [alongside rapper Missy Elliott](http://time.com/4415791/michelle-obama-carpool-karaoke-james-corden-late-late-show/) and helping curate playlists like the [“Day of the Girl” list on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/thewhitehouse/playlist/3R2DGCLfGdVqqqN6rdQYr5#upsell). Music by Nicks doesn’t pop up on that particular collection, but perhaps this shout-out will give Obama a reason to get into some of Nicks’s work. The 68-year-old legendary musician also had some sharp advice of her own: “I have a piece of typewritten paper here that says, ‘You keep going and you don’t stop,'” she explained of her longevity in the music industry. 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