Sam Claflin Reveals Stevie Nicks 'Personally' Reached Out PraisingDaisy Jones & the Six: 'That to Me Is Everything'

Mar. 15, 2025

Sam Claflin; Stevie Nicks.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Rob Latour/Variety/Penske Media via Getty

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Rob Latour/Variety/Penske Media via Getty

Sam Claflingot approval on hisDaisy Jones & the Sixperformance from the rock icon herself who helped inspire the show.

Ahead of the 2024Golden Globe Awardson Sunday, the actor, 37, toldE! Newsin a red carpet interview thatStevie Nicks— whose bandFleetwood Macwas a source of inspiration for the series and its source material from author Taylor Jenkins Reid — personally contacted him to tell him how much she loved his performance.

On the series, the British performer plays Billy Dunne, the titular, fictional ‘70s rock band’s talented yet complex frontman — and the “Landslide” singer told him that she thought his performance was “heartbreaking.”

Sam Claflin.Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Jon Kopaloff/Getty

He revealed, “She sent me a bunch of flowers. I arrived to L.A. with this note. That to me is everything. So I feel very smug right now, very, very blessed."

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In August, several months after the series debuted on Amazon Prime Video and its original soundtrack was released back in March, the“Silver Springs” singer opened up on social mediaabout how emotional it had made her.

Sam Claflin in ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’.Lacey Terrell/Prime Video

Lacey Terrell/Prime Video

The singer-songwriter shared an image from the showon Instagramand wrote in the caption, “Just finished watching Daisy Jones + the 6 for the 2nd time. In the beginning, it wasn’t really my story, but Riley seamlessly, soon became my story.”

She continued, “It brought back memories that made me feel like a ghost watching my own story.”

Keough, who received a Golden Globe nomination for portraying the Nicks-inspired rocker, took to the comment section at the time to reveal how thrilled she was with the musician’s reaction. She expressed her gratitude and shock with a series of emojis, replying: “😍😍😍😱😱😱😱😱🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏.”

Reese Witherspoon, whose company Hello Sunshine produced the series, also shared a sweet comment. “Oh my stars , Stevie !! ✨This means the world to the whole [Daisy Jones & the Six] team! Thank YOU for cutting the path!” the Oscar winner added.

John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty

WhileDaisy Jones & the Sixis a work of fiction, writer Jenkins Reid, 40, has spoken candidly since the original book was published in 2019 how much Fleetwood Mac inspired her.

In a 2019blog post, the writer explained that watching footage of Nicks and Buckingham’s interactions on stage after their break-up, particularly their 1997 performances of “Landslide” and “Silver Springs,” helped to inform an idea she had for a book.

TheDaisy Jonesauthor wrote,: “… When I decided I wanted to write a book about rock ‘n’ roll, I kept coming back to that moment when Lindsey watched Stevie sing ‘Landslide.’ How it looked so much like two people in love. And yet, we’ll never truly know what lived between them.”

She continued, “I wanted to write a story about that, about how the lines between real life and performance can get blurred, about how singing about old wounds might keep them fresh."

source: people.com