It was Nicks’ short-lived fling with Don Henley in the mid-seventies that sparked inspiration for a later song off of the band’s 1979 album Tusk.
The somber ballad “Sara” was written in the aftermath of Nicks’ relationship with Mick Fleetwood who went on to marry Sara Rector in 1988 as well as the singer’s unexpected pregnancy with collaborator and Eagles member Don Henley.
According to Nicks, Sara is the name that she would’ve given their child.
Who is Stevie Nicks husband Don Henley?
In the late 1970s, Don Henley and Stevie Nicks got together after Nicks briefly dated drummer Mick Fleetwood. Henley may have even considered marrying Nicks, according to Smooth Radio.
Nicks ended up becoming pregnant by Henley in 1979, per Billboard, and she had an abortion. Nicks has stated multiple times in the past that she deliberately chose not to settle down and have children of her own due to her demanding career.
“My mission maybe wasn’t to be a mom and a wife; maybe my particular mission was to write songs to make moms and wives feel better,” she told ABC Downtown in 2001.
