Stevie Nicks: Cory Monteith’s Death Made Me ‘Sick For Days’
Stevie Nicks sent a heartfelt note to the cast of Glee after star Cory Monteith’s death in July.
The show did a Fleetwood Mac episode in 2011, and Nicks visited the Los Angeles set during filming, growing close to the cast.
Nicks told The Telegraph, “I said, ‘Forgive me if I’m stepping into your personal space. I lost my godson to an overdose last year — he died at a fraternity party — so I understand how shocking that it.'”
She added, “When what happened to Cory happened, I just was sick for days. Honestly, just sick. It’s just so prevalent. It’s everywhere. It’s worse than when we were young.”
The 65-year-old said that she wished someone had warned Fleetwood Mac about the dangers of addiction in the 1970s and ’80s. The group was warned about heroin, but not cocaine.
“But I wish people had told us the same thing about cocaine. But in our day everybody was going, ‘It’s not addictive, it’s just recreational fun, blah blah blah,'” she said. Nicks became addicted to cocaine for a decade. In 1986, she was prescribed clonazepam to wean her off the drug and became addicted to the sedative for eight years. She has since bounced back from her addiction.
“I think that I’m stronger than a lot of people,” she said. “And I knew then, as I know now, that I still have so much to do.”
The Emmy Awards will honor Cory Monteith in its “In Memoriam” telecast and a second tribute Sunday night. The second spot will also focus on James Gandolfini, Gary David Goldberg, Jean Stapleton, and Jonathan Winters. Jane Lynch will share memories of her Glee co-star.
Emmy telecast executive producer Ken Ehrlich said that the second spot was a way to give something more personal than the “In Memoriam” mentions.
“These five individuals brought us such great entertainment and joy, so having their close friends share personal remembrances is something that will be very meaningful for television audiences across the country and across the generations,” he said.
Glee will air a Cory Monteith tribute episode on October 10.
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