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Originally posted by Sorcerer386
The woman did some of her best work and performances while hyped up on cocaine
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Some, yes. But like I said before, she proved herself as an amazing songwriter and performer before she got hooked. Look at the early Rhiannon performances. She wasn't using, at least not heavily, in 1975. She said herself even when she wrote Gold Dust Woman she didn't have very much experience with coke. I think she really got into it like around the Rumours tour. So many amazing songs and performances happened before that. My personal favorites, anyway.
Keep in mind that she wrote many, many songs before cocaine and recorded them later in her career.
BUT I don't criticize Stevie for using cocaine...
1. Because all rock stars did it at the time
2. Because I believe her when she says she didn't know it was bad back then
3. Because she was smart enough to stop
My point: Stevie's amazing music, words and performances started inspiring people in 1975, and she was full of character, energy and creativity without coke. Those early moments are what drew attention to her and built the foundation for her solo career that allowed her to be sucessful with coke.
I wouldn't suggest anything be changed, but I think she would have been just as amazing without it.
-Sonia