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Originally Posted by Villavic
Very interesting, i posted about this, years ago. Not only about Stevie but in general. I said record companies don't mind at all, and they squeeze artists like oranges until they are completely dry.
I mean they don't care they are addicts (record companies, managers, etc). Mick said in his book that they had a coke supplier during the Rumours-Tusk era concerts and sessions, who went with them. They even wanted to give him credits in teh album (!)
And obvioulsy everybody knew and didn´t care.
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I think maybe the record companies, etc. have changed a lot since then. But yeah, back then - Jesus, WHAT a mess! They were freaking notorious.
And up to a certain point, I really agree about the "didn't care" part - yeah, for sure. At least as corporate entities, they just viewed the band as a money-making machine and nothing more, and the rule of the day was "strike while the iron's hot." And like I said - if you weren't "inside" - you were "OUT-side."
. . . . ya dig???
I'm not saying they weren't responsible for their own behaviors as individuals, but there was HORRENDOUS peer pressure and pressure to perform and huge energy and effort demanded, and the whole thing just became this big huge unbelievable mess. Not to be a bummer, I'm just saying that there was that side to it. As Stevie said in one of her songs (and many others) "And the dream became a nightmare."