Stevie only writing ONE song in 18 months?
 

From the time we have all read that statement, I have found it hard to believe. Going back, and looking at past news articles, I have found this one, that i'm sure we all remember. http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html.../28/105209.php. This statement in the article is the thing that really caught my eye...and one more thing, the article was published in late July of this year, 4 months ago.

Like many albums released in the summer of 2001, “Trouble in Shangri-La” got lost in the madness that was the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Nicks said she is unsure if she’ll release another solo record.
“I really don’t know what to do,” she said. “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 ...”

So if she is "totally writing" why is she saying that she has only written 1 song in the past eighteen months? It just doesn't make any sense to me. :shrug:

I think the one song in 18 months is accurate. Both Stevie and Lori have addressed more solo albums....the writing is on the wall. The above quote about her "totally writing" is probably partially honest, because she writes in her journals everyday. Stevie toured this summer to fulfill a touring obligation, IMHO...her dad was dying, does anyone really believe she did it because she wanted to? If she had plans to put out an album, she would tour to promote that when it was complete.

No sense to me either?:shrug:

You know what I think....
I think she should take a minute or two..
and write her juicy autobiography...


:nod:

Ciao!
Ash
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I absolutely agree. She just means the initial, journal stuff when she's
talking about "totally writing" - it's just an expression, she doesn't
mean the final product.
Believe me or don't believe me, but I was told that the second half of
the tour was extremely difficult for Stevie and yes, she wanted
to quit and probably would have, and just bought the rest of the contract
out, but her Dad - of course - talked her in to continuing.
Maybe her Mom and Don a little too, I dunno.
Anyway I really respect that she continued under such difficult
circumstances and that she put all that she could in to the remaining
performances. Reportedly she went immediately from the after-party of
the last concert to Phoenix to be with her Dad. I guess he died four days
after the last show.

I think I might buy that..:lol:

I think she was likely referring to a complete song, rather than just lyrics here and there that she always writes. What I basically got out of what she's saying is she has written a complete song lyrics/music the whole thing in that long.

I was wondering if the seeming turnabout from her prior statement (that she was "totally writing" and could go "into the studio tomorrow") and her most recent comment that she's only written one song in 18 months, could have anything to do with her contractual obligations with Warner Bros and perhaps a desire to shop her songs elsewhere.

I'm not meaning to assume anything here... I'm just speculating that if someone is eyeing a way to buy out their contract, they might want to downplay any plans for future recording.

According to Ghost Tracker (who always claims to have inside info)when I asked this identical question on another thread, Stevie was indeed trying to throw off Warners so she could get out of her contract.In this case I hope you are both right because I think she still has something to say in her music .For someone who always talks about how she gave up so much for her music it is difficult for me to understand why she would stop recording new songs just because radio might not play them.I could understand her stopping if she meant to retire but her touring and other appearances indicate that this is far from the case.

Absolutely. I've gotten some indications from some stuff I found out on
the net that there might be some ****e going on behind-the-scenes,
involving not just Stevie, but Don Henley, Elton John, and some others.
Stevie isn't the only one who hasn't come out with new material in some
time - in fact, it's a semi-widespread thing. Carly Simon just came out
with a new album - of "oldies but goodies," I believe - nothing new.
She's claiming "writer's block" also.
Never, never mess with the Queen of Rock.

I don't have any "inside info" - I've just read some articles, that's all.
You'd be surprised what's available on Nicksfix if you search around a
little. I've also talked to someone who's talked to Someone, once or twice,
which I do admit is not exactly a reliable source of information.

Maybe I blinked, but what's up with all of this talk about Stevie wanting out of her Warners contract? It isn't like every label in the world is knocking her door down. I know Warners hasn't exactly been the best promoter of her material... but then again, no artist in Stevie's age bracket has been given the big promotional treatment on any label. She should be thankful that she's with a major label, a prestigious one at that. I mean, where would she go... Def Jam? :eek:

I think maybe Stevie kinda has this "blind faith" thing goin',
that all of this "business stuff" will just work itself out.
Hey, it always has in the past!
I still claim she's not as wealthy as some people think - I mean,
she's not in Madonna's territory that way - but she has enough
capital, credit, and connections to be able to form her own small
record company. (I think maybe her answer to "she doesn't know
how to run a company" would be "YEAH so - how much does one of
those MANAGER thingies cost? I'll take one of THOSE TOO!" :lol: )
Remember she actually part-owned Modern Records "Back in the Day" -
so it's not as if it's beyond her, financially.
So in my opinion, if she were to tell Warner Bros. to f. off,
it wouldn't exactly be a major crisis in her career. Not that I'm saying
she would; for all I know she's the bestest buddies in the whole world
with them.
By the way, I'm curious - when's the last time Don Henley came out
with a new album?
"Writer's Block?" Please. She had whole filing cabinets full of songs
all the way back in 1983. Plus the journals.

Bruce Springsteen got quite a bit of promotion from Sony when his album was released earlier this year, although he does tend to be the exception more than the rule.

No one in Stevie's position needs or ought to be "thankful" for being on a major label (and what exactly is prestigious about Warner?). There are dozens of smaller or independent labels that would be more than happy to sign up an artist like Stevie, and she'd likely have much more control over her recording career, though she might have to get used to a smaller recording budget.