New Interesting Stevie Article
 

http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au...001182,00.html

Stevie's buzzing
RITCHIE YORKE
30oct05
AT HOME in her beloved Santa Monica mansion, Stevie Nicks (pictured) is feeling the thrill of a returning songwriting buzz.

For the first time in more than 18 months, the 57-year-old sex siren of the shimmering '70s has put pen to paper.

The new song is an ode to New Orleans, as yet untitled, but bound to wring a few more drops of emotion from that familiar Southern whipping post.

"I'm in the middle of writing a happy song – not a sad song – about the plight of New Orleans.

"I have so many memories of New Orleans because we always play there.

"I'm not gonna write a really miserable song," she ruefully declares. "I'm going to write a song about the New Orleans that was – and hopefully will come again.

"This is the first song that I've written in over 18 months. The last songs I wrote were the four tunes I wrote for the Say You Will project (2003). Since then I've written nothing."

But she's certainly had her eyes tightly focused on other balls, such as performing.

"Well yes. After we, Fleetwood Mac, left you guys in 2004, we went back to the States and did another four months of shows. Then I went into pre-production for myself and started out with four shows in Virginia in May.

"Then I did 10 shows with Don Henley and that was lots of fun. Then I followed up with 20 shows by myself and I'm into a little break time now. But we're rehearsed and ready to go."

Accompanying Nicks on her double header with John Farnham at the Entertainment Centre on February 20, will be a distinguished nine-man band under the direction of the redoubtable Waddy Wachtel.

Some observers might suggest that Wachtel's talents alone are worth the price of admission. But that might cast unfair aspersions at the feet of two honest triers such as Nicks and Farnham.

"Waddy is my musical director and he plays guitar for me. He really doesn't go out on the road with anyone else except me. He's like my Keith Richards and I'm happy, frankly, that he's not out doing everybody's stuff. He stays in town, mainly working on film and TV projects," she says, with just a touch of elitism.

"There's parts of this band of mine that go way, way back."

With an extensive punter-friendly repertoire that includes such gems as Bella Donna, Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, Edge of Seventeen, White Wing Dove and Leather and Lace, Stevie operates from a pretty special place in the public psyche.

The Australian response to last year's Fleetwood Mac-athon was a key reason driving Stevie's desire to get back Down Under. But equally significant was a timely invitation from the tuned-in Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for Nicks to join them in a high profile union.

She's flown out to Australia this weekend to announce the symphony gig and to attend Tuesday's big puntathon at Flemington.

If she seemed a tad flustered during our conversation, there was ample reason for it.

"My father passed away about six weeks ago. It was sad but it's OK. He was in a lot of pain and needed to move on. But it put me into a bit of a different space.

"So I should remember to tell you that there's a Best Of retrospective coming out to tie-in with the tour. But there won't be any new tracks. When I came off the road six weeks ago, I just didn't have the time to do some new recording. And anyway, I didn't have any new material until I started writing this song about New Orleans."

Stevie Nicks will perform with John Farnham at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on February 20.


I am surprised she hasn't written any other songs since SYW. I thought she was always writing and would have some good material while being on the road for so long.

thanks for posting
interesting indeed :nod:

Hmmm. This means no solo album. There is no new material.

Rehearsals for Mac at the end of 06, and back on the road in 07.

Maybe a solo record in late 08 ?

I don't see another solo record at all.

When all else fails slap on some obscure rarity or something... I don't know. Seems a shame to have a best of without at least one new track! Everyone puts at least one new track don't they? Actually include the Dreams Deep Dish thing... There's your song and it just might sell a few extra copies because of it.

Is this even for a North American release?

"I'm totally writing. I could go into the studio tomorrow and start a solo record. I think I get better as a writer every day because I work on it constantly. So it's not like I couldn't do it, but ..."
--7/28/2005

Which is it, Stevie?

She pisses me off sometimes.

It is a contradictory statement, but perhaps none of what she was writing ended up developing into complete songs?

I wonder whatever happened to the song she was reported to have recorded sometime during the 'Say You Will' tour. It was a cover tune, and had "Angels" in the title, I think.
I had assumed it was being recorded for a soundtrack, but nothing ever came of it.

Would have been cool if she had included something like that on the "best of" set.

One Million Angels was the song.

If there is anything we have learned from Stevie by now is that her comments about her career and her plans are simply not to be trusted. She's a friggin Gemini. It certainly keeps things interesting.

She could do a cover song... Record Circle Dance and dedicate the cd to her dad:nod:

What? :confused: I'm totally shocked by this.

That doesn't really make me want to buy it. :shrug:

:lol:

Stevie I love you dearly.

Chris is the same way, as much as I love her. She retired and we thought that was the end for her...BOOM...In the Meantime! :lol:

Dude, who knows? :confused:

Not everyone includes a new track, but it does help sales when they do. I doubt she could have found something to include that we haven't all heard anyway, but it would have been a nice opportunity to give one of the vaulted songs an official release.

As far as "Dreams"... she might not be able to include it on her album when Deep Dish is still promoting their own.
I think that, unless there's a contractual agreement from the get-go that both parties can include a song on their individual releases, that there's a standard "waiting period."

I remember Bonnie Tyler once stating that she couldn't use a soundtrack song for one of her (MANY) "best of" albums that was being readied for release, unless she "waited another six months" or something like that. :shrug:

Yay new song....Im glad its a happy one too! :)

Thanks! :wavey:
The title of that song always escapes me.

furthermore, who cares? I mean, get off of it. I'll buy anything she puts out, but that's just me. :) If it isn't appealing to you, then don't buy it and don't worry about it. By now, we all know Stevie does nothing but contradict herself so taking the time to bitch about this or that and quote this in direct response to another quote is useless. It is what it is. She either will or she won't and we'll just have to wait and see and enjoy the great music she's given us to this point.

See, I think she referred to always writing in her journal, which she says she does nightly. She then says she goes back through those volumes and pulls things out and turns it into prose. So, maybe she did the former and not the latter. Moreover, even if she pulled it out and turned it into prose, maybe she has not created the music. So, I do not think she is that off and I get what she is saying.

that would be a great idea. look at poor donna summer - how many best of albums has she had out? and only recently, past couple of years, started adding new songs to them.

That's a wonderful idea actually. She did such a moving job of "Circle Dance," and it would have been a wonderful tribute to her father to have it on the album.

I hope she does record it someday... it would be a wasted opportunity if she doesn't.

I wonder if the new song will contain:

I like the costal cities
I like the lights
I like the way the ocean blends
Into the city at night

what diss posted was funny :shrug:

I don't think I see that quote the same, as it was in reference to making a record and writing. Which reads to me as songwriting. I don't doubt that she writes in her journal frequently. I also think all of those articles should be taken with a truckload of salt. Which provides us with an endless source of entertainment, clearly. :laugh:

yeah, it was and I take his posts for what their worth. I wasn't directing my thoughts on his post; just in general. :thumbsup:

I also think reporters take things she says out of context and use old quotes the same way. Interestingly, I am ELATED she is writing about my beloved New Orleans and I hope it is along the lines of Beauty and the Beast :cool:

Also, when was the last time FM or La Nicks solo played NOLA? La Nicks did a private show there, I think, prior to TISL.

lawd, ain't dat da gospel!

Quite possible.

We may also get an update on crying in the morning, trying to be strong.

I've got it !


Crying in coastal cities
Trying to be strong
I like the way this blends into
Three or four of my previous songs

I hope so...I love those lines and they way Stevie mixes lines from one song to another...almost seems like you're reading a great novel and one of your favorite characters returns.

I have to say - that was my first reaction, too. But I'm in a pissy mood tonight. And having read that article, and the quote Diss posted, I sort of feel like, for God's sake. Why would you lie about this? Either way? Frankly, it's a little tiring.

We need High Priestess and her "web of lies" posts. :laugh:

That's a nice way of putting it... I've never thought of it that way.

:lol: :lol:
write some more sparky pls!:xoxo:

:laugh: :lol: :laugh:

Who the hell says they get better as a writer because they write all the time in their journal? When she makes comments like the one I posted, does she think people are going to think "Ah, she's doing some journal writing! And she's getting better at it!" or are they going to think "Ah, she still writing fantastic songs, man!!" C'mon. I can suspend belief as much as everyone else, but I can't chew on **** and say it's chicken with a straight face.

It also is a popular musical theory that started years ago in, I believe, Tosca, when music is used to introduce him before he walk on the stage. Les Mis and Andrew Lloyd Webber and to some degree Sondheim also used it. So, she is in pretty good company, though the examples I used did it with musical notes as opposed to lyrics.

who is that?

She said she was "writing" - she writes every night. But, I do not believe she has written essentially no prose (second step) in almost two years.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I think I might have just wet my pants!

don't you love being in a pissy mood? lol I get that way too.

And I sorta agree with you and quote you, "This debate is so old."