Stevie Nicks moved around a lot as a child because of her father’s job, so they lived in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, California, and more.
When she was about four years old, her grandfather taught her how to sing duets. She received her first guitar when she was 16 and immediately started writing songs.
Farrokh Bulsara, or Freddie Mercury, was born on September 5, 1946 in Zanzibar, which is now Tanzania. He spent most of his childhood in India and started taking piano lessons when he was seven.
By the time he was 12, he started his first band called the Hectics, which was a rock and roll cover band.
Mick Jagger grew up in a middle-class family in Kent, England, and was encouraged to become an athlete. Jagger always loved singing as a child, so he knew that’s what he wanted to pursue.
He met Rolling Stones band member Keith Richard in elementary school. When the two reconnected several years later, they formed their world-famous band.
David Robert Jones, or David Bowie, was born on January 8, 1947 in Brixton, London, England. He was considered to be a gifted child and participated in choir, dancing, and music classes.
The first time he could remember wanting to become a musician was listening to his father’s Little Richard record with the song “Tutti Frutti.”
