Lindsey's Arrogance?

[SuzeQuze]

http://www.afterellen.com/blog/karma...comment=484639

From After Ellen

Crow's name has been mentioned as the possible new addition, though Buckingham told Billboard.com,

"I don't think anything is written in stone yet." He added, "I think we were all a little surprised (Crow) was announcing that to the world with such certainty...We have talked about the possibility of bringing another woman into the scene to kind of give Stevie a sort of foil and shake it up a little bit. (Crow) was certainly a name that has come up. We'll have to see."

A "foil"? That's irritating. Would they hire a dude to be Lindsey's "foil," or would he simply be an accomplished musician in his own right?

Sigh. Anyway, according to Dictionary.com, a "foil" is "a person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast."

As much as I worship the ground that Stevie Nicks spins on, I'm not sure that Sheryl Crow is the best woman for this particular job. Crow is a force of nature in her own right, and her production of (not to mention her appearance on) Stevie's 2001 solo album, Trouble in Shangri-La, helped make it one of Stevie's best solo efforts since 1983's Wild Heart.

So he says Sheryl will make them look better by contrast! I didn't realize that "foil" meant that.

Do y'all think Sheryl would make Stevie and Lindsey look better? I thought that was an odd phrasing choice on his part.

[BTFLCHLD]

Perhaps Lindsey is reading the dictionary and stuck on F...his favorite word of late seems to be FERMENT.

I've nothing further or worthy to add.

[Betsy]

foil (n.)

-- a flexible four-sided fencing sword with a blunt point.

(I read it as Sheryl being Stevie's sword. Isn't the Mac known for its infighting?)

Yes, I think Lindsey has an ego which often blends into arrogance, but in this case, he's thinking about keeping his left flank covered.

[Nico]

Good old cerebral Lindsey.

[michelej1]

I really don't think Lindsey meant "foil" in that sense. He can be arrogant, but I don't think that was an instance of it. From her talk about not liking the boys' club, we know it was Stevie's idea to have another woman in the band, so Lindsey didn't think Stevie needed another foil, friend, companion or anything else.

He probably meant to express that Stevie would simply have another woman to play off of, but he knows what she will really get is a buffer between them. He just chose not to say Stevie didn't want to be on the road with him in the interview.

Michele

[gretchen]

Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

Perhaps Lindsey is reading the dictionary and stuck on F...his favorite word of late seems to be FERMENT.

I've nothing further or worthy to add.

Lolol....F E R M E N T is the word of the day...i do love his vocabulary...

[shackin'up]

What's arrogance? Honesty? Nicks says: NO FM with me on stage without another woman in the band. Isn't that something to be a little cynical about? She just thought lindsey took too much stage during SYW. At first he deserved it but later on she got pissed. well, whatever. He should stick to solo and she can go on touring solo doing standback and landslide and dreams. pfff

[michelej1]

Actually, "foil" is a more apt description of what Lindsey and Stevie are to each other than what Sheryl would be to Stevie.

Foiled again!

Michele

[SortaSavageLike]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Foiled again!

Curses! And if it weren't for those meddling kids...