Sorry Nicks in tears over Minaj

Stevie Nicks says she didn't even recognise her own words after saying Mariah Carey should have strangled Nicki Minaj to death during American Idol auditions. Picture: Noel Kessel Source: Supplied

STEVIE Nicks has apologised for saying Mariah Carey should have "strangled" Nicki Minaj at the American Idol judges table.

Nicks, who was coach for the contestants last season, weighed into the on-air feud between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey, telling The Daily that she would have strangled rapper Minaj to death if she had been in Carey's shoes.

The distraught Fleetwood Mac singer told the New York Post she was