[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by sodascouts

It's wonderful that Stevie cares enough to write to people and express sympathy. She has a kind heart and I love her. That said...

I truly hope this isn't what she sent to Peter Jennings because if it is, I'm embarrassed for her. This letter is incredibly self-absorbed. It's like "Let me comfort you by telling you about how I persevered after 911 with the help of my good friend Don Henley. Because you were my favorite newscaster on 911 and so telling you the tale of my heroic decision to continue sharing music with people to help them forget is totally meaningful."

Yikes, Stevie.

That is exactly how I felt when I read it. So much of what she said just doesn't seem appropriate at all. Also, when she called TISL her "little masterpiece," I couldn't help but laugh. I'm pretty sure I could never call any of my works "my masterpiece." That's great of someone else says it but I think it isn't something you claim yourself. I really do get the impression that Stevie lives in another world as opposed to ours. Kelly pointed out that Stevie has always been self-absorbed and if anyone who has been a fan for any length of time has figured that out. I guess I am finally realizing that. Suze said self-absorption is part of her charm, and I have to say that I don't find that charming. I consider myself relatively self-centered, and whenever I come across people who are more self-centered, I find that disturbing. That being said, I don't think it's some unforgivable personality trait, just not a really charming one.

And I know some of laughed when you got to the "don't smoke" part, but it saddened me. Did she really think that was going to make someone stop? People who have smoked for years have heard that same message worded hundreds of different ways many times, so why would her little phrase make an impact? Maybe I'm wrong and it does for someone merely because she is Stevie Nicks; that would be really nice.

Also, I never realized before why some fans write things like this ~and now I see that, ~for some bizarre reason, ~Stevie must write with that symbol everywhere all the time. ~Why?