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Originally Posted by David
She'll never look silly to her fans. It's pretty apparent, by this point, that they will love her forever. She's a woman with a fan base & she has the full support of those devout followers. That will be her story for the rest of her life & even beyond. The fact that non-followers of Nicks think she's silly or antiquated is wholly irrelevant at this point, don't you think?
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I agree, and think she's highly respected in the music business and from those who aren't strictly her fans, looking at how influential for younger artists she still is now. I also believe she still has a lot to express as a songwriter if she decided to devote more time to it, but if to tour makes her happier, I'm only glad she's doing what she really wants.
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Originally Posted by David
He's a complete write-off. He has been a far more harmful influence on his own career than any record label or stuffy executive. His reputation worldwide is that of a constipated guitarist who seems pathologically unable to rouse himself or even sustain a career in music. He's a joke. He's like a character in an old Shaw play. He's cartoonish with his grand ideas & his passion, & no actual product. If you asked him, he'd tell you he is still going to create "the best thing I've ever done." He's delusional if he thinks that any of his neuroses or any of his pipe dreams have any validity in the marketplace. I'm still shocked he produced a Soundstage DVD, but that was what? three years after it was recorded?
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I'm not the greatest fan of his solo work, but I'm quite convinced he also has much to say yet. For instance a couple of his songs on SYW were brilliant (especially Miranda) and I loved Shut us down. I know it doesn't look very likely but if Thomas Pynchon published a new book 17 years after Gravity's Rainbow (I'm not making comparisons here), even Lindsey Buckingham could finally put out that album. I'm hopeful.
Romy