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Nicks has said that her vocal style and performance antics evolved from female singers like Grace Slick and Janis Joplin.

She admitted inspiration when she saw Joplin perform live ( and opened for with her first band " Fritz ") shortly before Joplin's death.

Nicks owns a strand of Joplin's stage beads.

She also commented that she once saw a woman in her audience dressed in dripping chiffon with a Gibson Girl hairstyle and big boots and Nicks knew she wanted something similar.

She took the look and made it her own.

Another important part of Nicks's image is her jewelry.

Nicks typically introduces one signature piece of jewelry during each tour.

Such items have included silver bracelets, crescent moon pendant, pyramid-shaped pendant, winged-heart pendant, gold crosses and, most recently, a Tiffany pendant with diamonds meaning " longevity.

" The crescent moon pendant is arguably the most iconic of all Nicks's jewelry – the original was bought while she was in England on tour with Fleetwood Mac during the Tusk era.

Nicks then had her personal jeweler, Henri David of Philadelphia, make replicas of the moon pendant which have become treasured gifts to her friends.

In recent years, celebrity pals such as Bette Midler and ice-skating star Tai Babilonia have been photographed wearing their " Stevie moons ".