Singer Stevie Nicks has expressed her concerns over a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the United States, urging fans to take precautionary measures amid the pandemic as more and more Americans “are dying because people aren’t wearing their masks.”
On Tuesday, the Fleetwood Mac vocalist wrote on Facebook, “Are you aware, everyone, that if you survive this virus~ you will be fighting the after-effects for the rest of your life. Micro-blood clots~ in all your organs; in your brain~ neurological problems; a cough that rips your throat apart and keeps coming back.”
“If I get it, I will probably never sing again,” she continued. “Put me on a ventilator and I will be hoarse for the rest of my life~ I don’t have much time… I am 72 years old….”
Nicks went on to say, “This virus can kill you. It can kill me. Kill my chances of pulling on those boots and hitting the road~ Kill the chances that any of us in the music community will ever get back to the stage, because we would never put you in danger,” before begging fans to “never take you and your life for granted.”
“Never put your family members who are older and more fragile in danger.” She added. “You should feel the same. You take deadly chances because you think you’re immortal. You’re not. If you get this virus, your life will be forever changed. Your beauty will be stolen from you. You will age as you fight for your life. You will age as you fight your way back…if you survive.”
The Blue Denim singer also called out those who “aren’t taking the wearing of a simple mask seriously.”
She wrote, “The masks and the distancing have now become a political statement. It is not political. It is a silent killer hiding in the shadows. It is stalking you. It doesn’t care who you are…It’s just looking for a victim. And you don’t have much time…”
Recalling her appearance on American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Nicks said while she found the plot “terrifying,” it was nothing compared to the realities of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.
She said, “What’s going on in our country now, is a real ‘American Horror Story.’ Nobody is leading us. Nobody has a plan. Unless people change their attitude from – ‘Oh this is such a bummer to stay in and wear a mask and follow the rules, and not party’ ~ We will never get ahead of this virus.” Nicks added, “Call it Armageddon. Call it a Pandemic. Call it the Apocalypse… This is a real American Horror Story. It is not a mini-series ~ It is a tragedy.”
