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Originally Posted by KarmaContestant
I don't think Stevie was that zonked out for either Tango or BTM. Sure, by the time of BTM she was getting hazy, but during the Tango era she seemed pretty clear headed to me.
And while it sounds nice to hear Stevie say "Lindsey left Fleetwood Mac because he just couldn't bear to see me this way", I think many of us who were fans at the time know that Lindsey left because he was sick of her ****. Period. Sick of the drama and fighting, sick of the game on stage, sick of the drugs, sick of the lies, sick of his role in all of it and sick of being sick of it all. He left for his own sanity.
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I agree that Lindsey was sick of everything by the time he left the band, and I think he said there were many reasons that he decided to leave.
However, I don't think Lindsey would have said anything to the press about Stevie being intoxicated during the Tango session. I mean Mick was also out of control and on cocaine (which has not been disputed) during that time too and from all the interviews I have read Lindsey did not mention Micks crazy drug abuse during Tango to the press either. Also, Lindsey has known Stevie for most of his life and he knows what she's like when she's sober, as well as what she's like when she intoxicated. Just because she appears normal or sober to us the fans does not mean she appeared that way to Lindsey.
I also don't remember Lindsey ever being the one that "outed" Stevie or Mick (or anyone for that matter) about their excessive drug abuse (although if I'm wrong, I'm sure someone here will let me know
). He did not talk about the excessive cocaine abuse until either Stevie or Mick admitted to it first. So if he felt like Stevie was taking too much medication back in 87 I don't think he would have said anything about it to the media. Remember Lindsey loves to smoke pot and he did coke with the rest of the band, so I don't think he likes to discuss the drug aspect of the band too much in interviews. At the time he quit he had more than enough issues he could discuss with the press without making an issue of his concern over Stevie (and Mick) growing drug abuse problem.