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Originally Posted by PenguinHead
I do too, but the stories have be rehashed over and over and over, and run into the ground like a sordid tabloid story. It's a just a small notation in their vast history and accomplishments. Is it really worthy of a microscopic dissertation?
And regarding the some of the comments...
Not everyone who has a cocaine habit gets a hole in their nose.
Some people can dabble with coke and not become a full-fledged addict.
Stevie knew she needed to go to rehab, but the Rock a Little tour was pending. She agreed to kick the habit only after the tour. I completely understand that. She was fairly practicable about it.
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Yes it is just a small part of the band's history, but it's my favorite part. We all have our weird interests and guilty pleasures that we would like to discuss, that's why we're on here right? One of mine happens to be the 70s-80s Hollywood and rock n roll era. I love the movies and music and the cocaine use of that period, I find that period kind of romantic, in a grander sense. It was all about glamour and indulgence. I'm very fascinated by the culture of that time period. I think my coke interest comes from seeing Scarface at such a young age, and then I played Grand Theft Auto Vice City and this was also around the time I Love the 80s and 70s came on tv. So I just became really intrigued by it all and started reading more books and watching movies from and/or about that era. Fleetwood Mac has always been one of my favorite bands and they fit right into everything I was just talking about. So to me it is worth a microscopic dissertation. If you're tired of the topic, please feel free to refrain from further comments in this thread. But you're welcome to keep commenting if you would like.
When I was summarizing what I have read about the individual band member's coke use, I did not say they all became addicts.
I have read an interview with Carol Ann Harris I wish I had bookmarked it, but it was from 1984 or 1985, it was after her break up with Lindsey. In that interview she said that one vice she had from spending so much time with the band was coke.
My initial reason for this thread was just to discuss or maybe find out some new details about the Tango era substance use, 1985-87. The band had a three year hiatus between the time they finished the Mirage tour and when they started working on Tango. Some band members were just tired of running on coke for the past 7 or 8 years, some might have been fighting addictions. I was just wondering how the five of them making an album in the middle of that influenced their coke and alcohol use.