Stevie's voice and lyrics are what drew me in originally, too. Actually, it was her voice...I've always had a thing for scratchy voices, since I was a kid. (Kim Carnes, Rod Stewart, Bonnie Tyler, etc.) When I got older, I started really paying attention to what Stevie was *saying*, though. And I realized, man...this woman has to have been through it, to write these beautiful words, that I really began to relate to. So, after I had gotten my hands on all that I could find of hers, I wanted to know exactly *what* she had been through to be able to write like she does. The more I found out, the more amazed I was. And fascinated. The music still means more to me than the story behind it, but at the same time, if it were not for that story behind it all, there would not BE this wonderful music that we have to listen and relate to.
~Angela~