Long before Amy, Britney, Lindsay and other Hollywood powder puff girls, music icon Stevie Nicks dealt very publicly with a drug addiction. Fortunately, Nicks managed to take control of her situation in the mid '80s and continued to make great music as a solo artist and with Fleetwood Mac. In exclusive new video footage, the singer talks briefly about the high price of fame, the dark temptations of Hollywood and how it impacted her work.

Nicks' candid "director's cut" commentary was released to celebrate her newest greatest hits CD/DVD package "Crystal Visions." The legendary singer/songwriter provides first-hand insight into the making of some her music videos. One of them includes the original video for "Stand Back" and the memorable video for "Sorcerer" that features Nicks and her red, hot lips that were supposed to look like "huge pillows" as Nicks explains it. "You couldn't even breathe 'cause you'd mess 'em up."

Highlights on this special compilation consist of live performances of "Landslide" and "Edge of Seventeen" recorded with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, classic hits including "Stand Back, "Leather and Lace" with Don Henley, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" with Tom Petty, "Sorcerer" with Sheryl Crow, "If Anyone Falls In Love," and "Silver Springs" from the original master cut of "Rumours" that was the original side of "Go Your Own Way". Full tracklisting of the CD/DVD package after the jump. (Click here to purchase "Crystal Vision" on Amazon.)

Watch "If Anyone Falls In Love" w/commentary [qt]
Watch "Sorcerer" w/commentary [qt]
Watch "Stand Back" w/commentary [qt]

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