Stevie's Trip to Chile
 

I was always intrigued (please forgive the Gallicism) by Stevie's trip to Chile in 1979, about which there is so little information.

She mentioned it once that I remember: on the 1981 NBC Source radio special hosted by Denny Somack. She said that she was burned out after recording "Tusk," & went to Chile for a month afterward to try to regain strength & vitality & a new outlook. Apparently, the song "Bella Donna" came out of that experience.

Let's hear more about her Chile trip, lurkers!

Hmm, six weeks in a foreign country? :laugh:

Isn't there a thank-you on the Bella Donna album to someone in Santiago Chile?

I forgot. Is there? do you remember? I want to know what she did down there, whom she stayed with, exactly when she went, &c. Thanks for reminding me.

Remember Benmont's comment about being in Chile during the session for Sanctuary?

I always figured that thank you was to an amazing cocaine connection.

Or to Hernan Rojas's sister.:shrug:

:] that and a lot of hash!

That was my first thought! This is a little off topic and maybe I should start a new thread but when and what is Stevie talking about with *six weeks in a foreign country*. Did she just like the way it sounded or did she really live that and when?

I am sure a discussion of Destiny Rules will lead to much disagreement but Stevie wrote the song in Jan. 2002. I cannot think of one example where she would sit down and write a song about an event that happened twenty years ago. Yes, she would rework an old demo but to suddenly become inspired about an event from twenty years ago?
So, no I do not think the six week line refers to Chile. Besides I am sure Stevie has travelled many times in her life to foreign countries...that her fans do not know about.

I do think the line in DR is about an actual event..just a more recent event. An event that she would be inspired enough to write about in 2002. She hasn't commented much on the song, so no one really knows who or what it is about.

I agree. When she says " I didn't speak the language" I guessed she was speaking of some Asian or European Country (Germany, Sweden, Holland, Italy :D ?), since I assume, Americans are at least familiar with Spanish oriented languages

Romy

Fyi
 

Just for the recored: His REAL NAME..is Benjamin Tench!
I waited on him years ago and that is what his AMEX Card said.
Benmont is a name he made up.

and yes..he was very nice..we talked about Stevie..I made a Stevie Mix that was playing in the Restraunt while he was there.:thumbsup:

Did you ask him why he bowed out of the final North American leg of the Wild Heart Tour? Were the Heartbreakers on tour at that point?

(that point being late October through late November 1983)

But, but, but.. Did she spend 6 weeks in a foreign country? Was she in one country for 6 weeks? Coz it sounds like she's saying it was one specific country. (Sorry to stay off topic and I should have started a new thread but this line always had me confused. Like is it something that sounded good or actually happened)?

ya...on my sanctuary master reel...she talks about the "chilien caper"...whatever that is...it's kind of funny...she's all coked up and is talking in a chilian accent!!!..I love it!!!