Stevie Nicks brother Christopher Passes at 72, and the news was shared publicly on Friday, Sept. 4 by his daughter, Nixi Parkinson Nicks. He died after a private battle with cancer, a fact that had stayed outside the public conversation even as family tributes began to surface.
Nixi Nicks on Friday, Sept. 4
Nixi Nicks said Christopher Nicks had spent the last two-and-a-half years battling a cancer diagnosis, and that he kept the illness to himself because he never wanted people to worry about him. She wrote, “Second star to the right, and straight on till morning” and “I love you, daddy. Rest easy.”
Those words put a name and a timeline on a loss that arrived with little public notice before Friday, Sept. 4. Christopher Nicks was Stevie Nicks’ younger brother and her only sibling, so this is not just a family obituary but a close personal loss for the singer’s immediate circle.
Fleetwood Mac Memories
Mick Fleetwood also paid tribute in an Instagram post, writing, “The passing of Chris Nicks has brought so many memories of his amazing life” and “Much of course was shared connected to Fleetwood Mac.” He added, “His zest for life will be a forever beacon of inspiration!!” and “Chris, you will be missed by me and, I know, the family of Fleetwood Mac. Peace and love.”
Christopher Nicks was five years Stevie Nicks’ junior, and his name had already appeared in her work before this week. He cowrote The Nightmare in 1985, and the song was featured on Rock a Little, her third solo album.
Phoenix in November 2018
Stevie Nicks had already singled him out in public once before, dedicating Landslide to Christopher Nicks during a November 2018 concert in Phoenix. She told the crowd, “I would like to dedicate this song to someone who no matter what our problems are or how much we fight or what comes between us, he always has my back, my brother, Christopher Nicks,”
That leaves the important practical question focused where it belongs: what type of cancer he had was not part of the public record in the statements shared Friday. For readers following the family story, the facts now point to a private illness that ended in a public loss, with the clearest next step being to watch for whether Stevie Nicks or the family chooses to say more.
