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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Mind you, she'd most likely have never escaped "being a waitress". She was lucky enough that Lindsey included her in the "package deal".
She'd have neither fame nor fortune, if it weren't for FM.

Yeah, you're right...she owes them nothing.

Originally Posted by SisterNightroad

None of them would escape poverty but perhaps Christine, Chicken Shack went pretty good. Lindsey, John and Mick while undoubtedly talented would have been totally uninteresting alone (and would have succumbed to their demons).

While I agree Stevie totally owes her fame to FM, I don't exactly think she would have spent her life destitute, and neither would Lindsey. They both came from wealthy families. If they had never joined FM or broken through on their own, they most likely would have dusted themselves off, moved home, and gotten involved in their family businesses somehow. At the very least, their parents would have helped them complete their educations, and each would have reinvented themselves that way.

Christine has far and away always seemed like the most practical, grounded member of the bunch. Even if she had never found fame, she would have made a comfortable life for herself, in whatever form that might have taken.

Now John and Mick? They'd be the wildcards for sure. Real life would have been especially hard on Mick. He just doesn't seem like the type who would ever have been able to hold down a "real" job or support a family. And with John, you'd have to wonder how his alcoholism and temperament would have paved his life path.