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Originally posted by Johnny Stew
I think the catch is in the implication that Lindsey arguing for a double-album, can't possibly be a selfish thing... but Stevie arguing to release a single album, can't possibly not be a selfish thing.
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Often perception takes on a life of its own until it becomes de facto reality. So I want to disavow you of any notion that I thought Stevie was being selfish, or more selfish than Lindsey. My problem with the double album issue was the way Mick handled it. I felt a lot of sympathy for Lindsey, who was in a situation in which he had a lot of songs to put out and saw that channel narrowing. He was having a very human reaction, and I believe he's gotten too much flak around here for being just human.
As for the Stevie v. Lindsey issue in this case, my position has been that she was far more interested in what was commercial than he was. I know there have been some arguments about that, but all you have do is watch the document to draw that conclusion.