The FMac Factor
 

Maybe this is something you’ve already talked about.
Why does Stevie looks really happier singing with Tom Petty, Sheryl or Chris Isaak than playing with FMac? :confused:

Cause she likes them best. It's something exciting and new, something that she doesn't get to do as often.

I see it as getting a brake from something you have done by default for most of your life. :shocked:

Yeah, if she had to work with them all the time, she wouldn't like them either. For sure, Tom would get tired of her pretty quickly.

Michele

Yeah, I think she enjoys playing with them more because she likes them :D and that's besides of being in the Mac so she likes it, I guess :D

I think its because she feels a little more appreciated by Tom, Sheryl, and Chris. I think one of the more negative aspects of FM for her came from the fact that they tended to make her feel like the kid sister and less of a partner. I remember reading somewhere that she felt as though they didn't really take any of her ideas or opinions seriously.

I agree with this. She loves singing duets with someone she doesn't feel like she's competing with. These people make her feel like it's an honor to sing with her.

^Sheryl and Chris, yeah. I think with Tom it's more her looking up to him than feeling he's honored.

Michele

She obviously prefers one to the other. Everyone knows that.

I think it's a matter of her liking her band more. Her sound, her songs. Her as the focal point. She's got a great band.