Stevie's attitude

[Tango]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

This might not be the best place for this, but I didn't want to lose it. I belong to a "stagehands" group on Facebook, and everyone was supposed to tell their best stories of working with "stars", and their worst. Here's one I didn't want to not repost -

Steve A**** - "While working local security for Fleetwood Mac we were instructed to "stand with shoulder blades against wall and DO NOT make eye contact with Ms Nicks", when she exited the backstage area! This while Mic Fleetwood spent nearly 90 minutes in a tiny room doing a Meet & Greet making sure EVERYONE got autographs and pictures."

Yeah, it's not that bad, but I LOVE that their all instructed not to make eye contact with her.

I heard that story but it was about Diana Ross.

[sasja]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

That is it. Stevie can do whatever the hell she pleases, but she needs to "sing the song that brought her". They're getting long in the tooth, and if she can't honor the WEALTH of life that she's been given, DUE TO FM, then F*CK her. And the horse that she rode in on. If I never read her name again, it would be too soon!!!

And that Lindsay? She's a tw*t, too.

[gssmith]

Her attitude is just fine. Some of y'all's though? Well?

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by gssmith

Her attitude is just fine. Some of y'all's though? Well?

So we're not allowed to express our opinions? We must all share yours?

How refreshing!!!!

[SteveMacD]

One possibility is that Stevie feels that doing another record with this line-up now will ultimately tarnish the band's legacy, since it won't be a multi-platinum seller (the only one from this line-up not to do so).

If that's the case, I think that's a cop-out. Fleetwood Mac's commercial legacy was sealed a long time ago, but the story of the band's creative legacy is still being written. Ultimately, long after the band is gone, that's what people will remember. Just look at how popular "Tusk" has become with a generation that was either too young or not even born when it came out.

[elle]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

So we're not allowed to express our opinions? We must all share yours?

How refreshing!!!!

i know, right? more and more people all of the sudden here saying things along these lines. what's up with that?

[elle]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Fleetwood Mac's commercial legacy was sealed a long time ago, but the story of the band's creative legacy is still being written. Ultimately, long after the band is gone, that's what people will remember. Just look at how popular "Tusk" has become with a generation that was either too young or not even born when it came out.

agree.

and their current creativity is staying locked up somewhere and we have to wait years to maybe hear some of it, when it will not be current anymore.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by elle

i know, right? more and more people all of the sudden here saying things along these lines. what's up with that?

Honestly, for decades now, my "Stevie issues" really had more to do with her lemming like fanbase, than Stevie herself. In the past few years though, it's now a dead heat!

[jkmaletic]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Honestly, for decades now, my "Stevie issues" really had more to do with her lemming like fanbase, than Stevie herself. In the past few years though, it's now a dead heat!

"Lemming like fanbase"? Please explain or give an example.

Jamie

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by jkmaletic

"Lemming like fanbase"? Please explain or give an example.

Jamie

Applying to ANYONE who thinks OSOTM is awesome. That she can do no wrong. Yeah, them.

[secret love]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

So we're not allowed to express our opinions? We must all share yours?

How refreshing!!!!

I love your sarcasm!

Amen to freedom of speech and amen to Ledgies having differing views!

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Applying to ANYONE who thinks OSOTM is awesome. That she can do no wrong. Yeah, them.

Well, I think OSOTM is pretty good, tbh. But I surely don't think she can do no wrong.

Michele

[Turn It On]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Applying to ANYONE who thinks OSOTM is awesome. That she can do no wrong. Yeah, them.

I agree that she has a lemming-like fansbase, but I actually think what's worse is the people who dislike OSOTM, Street Angel, and that whole period of her work simply because Stevie herself has now practically disowned it. That's just blindly following whatever she says.

Maybe I'm just being defensive because I really like OSOTM. I hate Bella Donna, though...

[On Ice]

I agree that she has a lemming-like fansbase, but I actually think what's worse is the people who dislike OSOTM, Street Angel, and that whole period of her work simply because Stevie herself has now practically disowned it. That's just blindly following whatever she says.

Maybe I'm just being defensive because I really like OSOTM. I hate Bella Donna, though...

Good point about the OSOTM/Street Angel period. There were moments during that time where she was in amazing voice, (check out some of the live recordings from that period... wow), her back up on Rick Vito's Desiree, and songs like Rooms on Fire are among her career's best writing, unfortunately it's become overshadowed by some serious missteps, but to me, the era had a lot of potential if she had had Tom around at the time to give some "Hard Advice".

[jkmaletic]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Applying to ANYONE who thinks OSOTM is awesome. That she can do no wrong. Yeah, them.

I like OSOTM ok. Street Angel though - not so much.
Stevie CAN do wrong. Just like anybody else.