I used to have this magazine, so it was nice to be able to read this article again. This is how I always knew the specifics of the 1987 tour, and how Lindsey DID in fact agree to tour, only to back out at the last minute, after dates had already been set.
I’ve often wondered, if Lindsey had toured with them, if it might have been a better experience than the recording of Tango. By the time the tour began, Stevie was off cocaine and Mick’s drug use had subsided. Surely those two things alone would have made for a better working relationship. I certainly don’t fault Lindsey for leaving when he did, even though I was devastated at the time. He clearly didn’t enjoy recording Tango because of all the crap going on, and probably thought a tour would have been more of the same. And by leaving, he finally got to concentrate on his solo career.
Also, for all those folks who claimed Stevie ALWAYS wanted Lindsey gone from FM- well, this article makes if clear how false that was.
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