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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
Not that it matters, but my opinion on it has always been that they each have their prima donna moments. Creative people are a mercurial lot, no matter how you slice it. There's always a degree of egotism and stubbornness.
I'd bet there have been times throughout the years when every last one of them (including John) have been downright insufferable about something... a lyric, a guitar part, an out of tune piano, the way the bass line should be played, how the drums are mixed, the running order, a song that was dropped, etc., etc.
In this particular documentary, Stevie came off as more flexible and willing to compromise than Lindsey did, in my opinion. But a documentary about 'Mirage,' for example, might have shown the opposite.
One of the best observations Lindsey has ever made, is that "no one falls into a simple set of labels."
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Agreed.
For whatever it's worth...A couple years ago Stevie and Lindsey's alma mater, Menlo Atherton, had a 50th anniversary celebration or something like that. My father happens to teach there. He talked to a woman who was at the school at the same time as Lindsey and Stevie. She said she just remembered them as a couple of weird kids who always were on the front steps, practicing playing their guitars constantly. No pretense, no haughtiness; they didn't think they were better than anyone else. Apparently, people even made fun of Stevie and Lindsey.
I have yet to see Destiny Rules, and I sincerely doubt that there is any content on the DVD that will make me dislike any of the members. Each has their own ego and pride. Each has their positives and negatives. They're wealthy superstars but they are still human.
Mick is money-hungry. Lindsey is pompous. Stevie is eccentric. John is a Republican.
Frankly, I wouldn't have it any other way. The mix of personalities helped give birth to some of the best music of the past thirty years. All sixteen(?) members of Fleetwood Mac (especially Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, Bob Welch, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks) have changed my life through their musical contributions. I'm forever thankful for that. Far as I'm concerned, they can go their own ways.
Maybe I'm just naiive. That's my two cents worth.
-Justin