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Stevie Nicks released "24 Karat Gold" from new LP (listen); will have self portrait show on display in NYC in October

two of Stevie’s self portraits
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This October, Steve Nicks will have a variety of her self portraits on display in NYC for a photo show called “24 K Gold,” ArtsBeat reports. The shots were all taken between 1975 and 1987 and were selected by Eurythmics guitarist Dave Stewart. The show first happens at 201 Mulberry St on October 10 & 11 and then at the Morrison Hotel Gallery (116 Prince St) from October 12 – Halloween. If you’re wondering why Stevie got engaged in self portraits, the ArtsBeat article sheds more light:

“I wanted to learn how to become a photographer,” Ms. Nicks said in comments forwarded by her spokeswoman, Liz Rosenberg. “And I don’t sleep at night, so I thought, who am I going to ask to stay up all night, and then do a show tomorrow? So I’m not going to get Christine,” she said, referring to Christine McVie, her colleague in Fleetwood Mac. “She’s going to say, ‘Are you crazy? I’m going to the bar. Bye.'”

In search of variety, Ms. Nicks used props and costumes, often tinkering with lighting and placement through the night. “I did everything,” she said. “I was the stylist, the makeup artist, the furniture mover, the lighting director — it was my joy. I was the model.”

Stevie’s also got a similarly named solo album, 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault, coming October 7 via Warner Bros, just before the photo show begins. She just put out the track “24 Karat Gold” today. Stream that (via Parade), with the tracklist, below.

And she’ll be on tour with Fleetwood Mac‘s classic lineup (Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Lindsey Buckingham included) hitting NYC that month too on October 6 & 7 at Madison Square Garden. Tickets for those shows are still available.

Song stream below…

Stevie Nicks – “24 Karat Gold”

Tracklist:
1. Starshine
2. The Dealer
3. Mabel Normand
4. Blue Water
5. Cathouse Blues
6. 24 Karat Gold
7. Hard Advice
8. Lady
9. I Don’t Care
10. All The Beautiful Worlds
11. Belle Fleur
12. If You Were My Love
13. Carousel
14. She Loves Him Still