Lindsey Buckingham gets kicked out of Fleetwood Mac and the band gets better?

[David]

Originally Posted by Nathan

"She has something wrong with her." Yes, for sure she does. I think that it has a great deal to do with (1) the small mountain of cocaine she spent ten years shoveling into her face, (2) the brain rot that resulted, (3) the pharmacy of pills she ingested over the better part of a decade, (4) far, far too much money, and (5), a "team" (to use their corporate lingo) of handmaidens and homegirls that are probably a little bit overindulgent.

She's also old.

That's really why it feels bad to slag off on her. But I should add I still love her no matter how remote she feels from those qualities that I originally found so compelling.

For me, the Desmond connection has always been part of the appeal and the make-up of the whole package. She is at least half, and perhaps wholly, off of her rocker, and has been for some time. Her relationship with reality or lack thereof is one of the many contradictions that play a part in her image, and keep people engaged. If we remain tuned in, we might be able to figure her out completely. I call it the Stevie Nicks Scavenger Hunt, and I think it's the puzzle that many fans are intent on putting together. Is she crazy? Or just rich and eccentric? Or both? Is she strong or fragile?Impassioned performer or just high as a bat? Gifted writer or lifter of Oscar Wilde, the Spinners, Joni Mitchell, et al? Controlling diva or humble woman who is aware that she got lucky by virtue of destiny and Lindsey Buckingham? An artist living life on her own new-wave feminist terms or a giant B. who is so insufferably self-involved that she was unable to maintain a marriage or have children?

Yes and yes, Nate, absolutely. And the fact that she started in this business as a genuinely warm and considerate girl keeps her within reach. No matter how odd she gets, there's always that little piece of Stevie Nicks at the very center, amazingly enough. I haven't seen her live since 2003, but the videos of her singing Wild Heart and Bella Donna and Moonlight last year contain those glimpses of Stevie Nicks. She hasn't lost it, but she has done a lot to obscure it. Some people's narcissism can be fascinating, but the fascination inevitably wanes over time.