Many know what it's like to lose a best friend. Being a superstar doesn't protect you from that grief and my heart goes out to Stevie Nicks for her loss. She and Tom Petty were soulmates in a way, and I'm certain that she is feeling gutted not only by his passing, but by the fact that it could have been prevented. It was revealed that Tom died of an accidental prescription drug overdose. According to People.com, Stevie took the stage Friday night at Radio City Music Hall in N.Y.C. at a pre- Grammy event to give her acceptance speech for Person of the Year on Behalf of her band, Fleetwood Mac. Tom Petty was last year's honoree. This is Stevie's speech:

Here are two old friends singing a song together as they did when they were young.

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