Spinoff: What Stories Do You Want In A Stevie Autobiography?

[bluecalmsea]

So, no rules- your dream autobiography.

What stories have you heard pieces of, that you want more detail about?

What would an ideal table of contents look like for you?

Off the top of my head:

Chapters 1-2: The Early Years (Pre-Buckingham).
--Basic family/childhood background
--Her side of this story: http://www.khaldea.com/freakstreet6.shtml

Chapters 3-4: Fritz- Buckingham/Nicks
--What it was like working in that band
--How she and Lindsey grew closer
--College-- was she paying attention at all, or just going through the motions to please her parents

Chapters 5-8: 70's Albums FM/Rumours/Tusk
--A chapter on each "era"
--What it was like to become a millionaire
--Coping with fame
--Drug scene-- did she ever have any reservations? Total party girl from day one?
--Breakup with Lindsey-- was he as volatile with her as he was with Carol Ann?
--I need some confirmation about the lyrics of "Sara"/ Don Henley
--Friendship with Christine vs her eventually having her own entourage

Chapters 9-15: 80's Albums Eras
--Band reactions to her going solo, and her success
--What was it like for Lindsey & Chris to go solo and not have the same success?
--Juggling all her men
--I need a chapter about Kim Anderson. Oprah only made me *more* curious about what that was like for those few months
--Non-stop touring-- sending her dad home from a tour- what happened there?
--When she knew it was time to kick cocaine
--What did her family think of her drug use? Did they try to intervene?
--The Tango fight with Lindsey

Chapters 15-20: 90's-Today
--Klonopin (although I do think we know a lot about this)
--Coping with lower sales, weight being talked about
--Never having children-- talked about adopting in the 90's. What was the holdup?
--The Dance-- Silver Springs-- Thrown Down-- Lindsey-- Lindsey becoming a father...
--Popularity rising with TISL
--Coping with changes in the music industry
--Why the hatred of technology- while at the same time technology (youtube) brought Secret Love and Without You back into her hands
--No public relationships during this time? What's up with that?
--Reflections/ lessons learned / looking ahead

Another section telling the stories / inspirations behind each song.

[mylittledemon]

I'm more interested in The Dance era and what happened (if anything) between her and Lindsey then.

"He fell for again, she watched it happen..."

[Dex]

I'd like a book that focuses on a particular era of her career. Like, a book about joining Fleetwood Mac up to the start of working on Rumours, perhaps. Or about the recording of Bella Donna. Or indeed, The Dance tour. I think that format would lend itself to a much more interesting, satisfying, and cohesive narrative than we'd probably get from a more all-encompassing "here's the big stuff" bio. But of course it wouldn't sell nearly as well.

Really, whatever she writes, I'll read and probably enjoy. But I'd especially like to see a more self-deprecating tone from her. We get glimpses of that these days, especially in recent interviews, but I think we're still used to the more perhaps-too-serious style of storytelling from her overall, and that just doesn't make for very interesting writing.

[nicolasjz]

Robin. She's talked about that story many times before but I still have the impression she has lots of things to say about that.

[sleepless child]

I just watched the Through the Looking Glass documentary and Keith Olsen and Rick Vito were interviewed. I realized I didn't know alot of what went on in her life from Rock a Little through Behind the Mask. Keith said he dropped out of Rock a Little because Stevie was not fun to be around and Joe Walsh's influence there was not a good one. And Rick talked about his years in Fleetwood Mac and how important Stevie was to the band at that time. She had the fan base and that was part of the reason for adding her solo songs into the tour set list. I would love to know more about what was going on during those years.

[Dex]

^ That would be an interesting era to learn more about because, yes, she really doesn't talk about it. Maybe this will come off as a bit flippant, but do we think Stevie might not actually be able to remember enough from a lot those years to talk much about the specifics? Memories are subjective and self-editing at the best of times. Adding a drug haze to the mix... I wonder how credible or detailed anything about those eras would be.

It seems unlikely at the moment, but I wonder if Stevie would ever authorize a biography written by someone else, who'd incorporate perspectives from a number of different sources. That might work better.

[nicolasjz]

Originally Posted by Dex

^ That would be an interesting era to learn more about because, yes, she really doesn't talk about it. Maybe this will come off as a bit flippant, but do we think Stevie might not actually be able to remember enough from a lot those years to talk much about the specifics? Memories are subjective and self-editing at the best of times. Adding a drug haze to the mix... I wonder how credible or detailed anything about those eras would be.

She did say several times she doesn't remember much from the Klonopin years.

[rhiannondontgo]

I want some funny Stevie tidbits. I want hear more about her crazy life. Like her everyday schedule. I want to hear about her shopping for babydolls and watching cartoons and making omelettes. I want to know when the last time she's dated was, and what the hell Stevie Nicks does on a date I want to hear about FM on tour and what they do when they're not on stage. I want to hear something that we don't know for once.

Also, i'm kind of nosy and fascinated with Stevie's hot mess of a love life. I kind of want details on this stuff. I want to know what really happened during The Dance. And some chapters on who/what each song was about and the stories behind them. The drama and mystique around Stevie is one of the coolest things about her, IMO. She needs to cash in on that.

[FierySequences]

Great topic!

I think for me I'd like a more detailed, intimate look of her past (personal and professional). Think Storytellers/Crystal Visions/Masterclass, with a unedited recap of what Stevie remembers. I was so impressed at how candid she was with Masterclass, a lot like IYD album, and I'm sure the docu (which I still haven't seen).

Of course we all want to hear stories that we have never heard before. But, I'd like a more detailed version of events, such as:

• The day she met LB and sang California Dreaming
• How her girlfriends (and family) reacted to her new stardom
• What (if anything) she remembers when Mick listened to FL or was it really Crystal? Did she even meet Mick at that time, or was it just LB that met him?
• What her thoughts were (detailed) about quitting FM early on 75-76
• Her and LB's (and FM's) sudden over-night fame
• What really happened in Maui with her and Mick
• When she met Sharon (and why Sharon never left her to persue other endevours)
• The recording details of the masterpieces BD, Mirror, Street Angel
• What was the true inspiration for Gypsy (video and song) and a detailed recollection of her struggles during this time and what got her through it (not the coke)
• How she really felt during 87-92 with LB leaving and Billy and Rick joining
• What she (and the band) did the night after the Innguartion Ball concert
• Has she ever really been to NOTS, yet? and the details
• Regarding the gossip of being a witch, how she came to the decision to record for Practical Magic
• Her interactions and what led up to her recording with LB for Twisted

Enquiring minds want to know more, fingers crossed that Stevie does release snippets of her journal someday.

[goldustsongbird]

I've always wanted to know if her parents questioned her about her drug use. Not in a "very special episode" way ca. 1978, because, too late. But any of the times they were around her when she was obviously high, like the pictures of her with her mom at the awards in '77 or onstage in '82. Or when she went home after the Rumours tour and wrote Sisters of the Moon. She's said that her parents were strict if supportive, and I can't imagine someone like Jess not bringing it up before 85/86. They must have had an opinion because Stevie said they were both worried that she was going to be this 80-lb, burnt out junkie during the lean years. She'd basically become that by the time she wrote SOTM.

Why did she go to a plastic surgeon and not an ENT in '85 for the hole in her nose? Was she considering getting work done?

If she had any moments before that when she thought she was going to die. I want the morbid stuff. You're Stevie ****ing Nicks, give me some drama.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

If she had any moments before that when she thought she was going to die.

I bet Stevie has about 1000, "I almost died" moments. Whether she actually came close to dying or not would be up for debate, but I'm sure there are many times where she will say she thought death was imminent.

Michele

[MikeInNV]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I bet Stevie has about 1000, "I almost died" moments. Whether she actually came close to dying or not would be up for debate, but I'm sure there are many times where she will say she thought death was imminent.

Michele

LOL.....we could start making a list. How about the runaway horse in the Stand Back video?

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

Why did she go to a plastic surgeon and not an ENT in '85 for the hole in her nose? Was she considering getting work done?

Yes. She has had her nose slimmed down via plastic surgery (who knows how many times it's been tweaked). But she was talking to a plastic surgeon about having something done and he said, um, you have a bigger problem with your nose......... She tends to leave out that it was a consult for some cosmetic work because she doesn't admit to any work (and bless her, the work she's had done has been done well enough that most people don't even notice)

[Neal]

Originally Posted by bluecalmsea

So, no rules- your dream autobiography.

What stories have you heard pieces of, that you want more detail about?

What would an ideal table of contents look like for you?

Off the top of my head:

Chapters 1-2: The Early Years (Pre-Buckingham).
--Basic family/childhood background
--Her side of this story: http://www.khaldea.com/freakstreet6.shtml

Chapters 3-4: Fritz- Buckingham/Nicks
--What it was like working in that band
--How she and Lindsey grew closer
--College-- was she paying attention at all, or just going through the motions to please her parents

Chapters 5-8: 70's Albums FM/Rumours/Tusk
--A chapter on each "era"
--What it was like to become a millionaire
--Coping with fame
--Drug scene-- did she ever have any reservations? Total party girl from day one?
--Breakup with Lindsey-- was he as volatile with her as he was with Carol Ann?
--I need some confirmation about the lyrics of "Sara"/ Don Henley
--Friendship with Christine vs her eventually having her own entourage

Chapters 9-15: 80's Albums Eras
--Band reactions to her going solo, and her success
--What was it like for Lindsey & Chris to go solo and not have the same success?
--Juggling all her men
--I need a chapter about Kim Anderson. Oprah only made me *more* curious about what that was like for those few months
--Non-stop touring-- sending her dad home from a tour- what happened there?
--When she knew it was time to kick cocaine
--What did her family think of her drug use? Did they try to intervene?
--The Tango fight with Lindsey

Chapters 15-20: 90's-Today
--Klonopin (although I do think we know a lot about this)
--Coping with lower sales, weight being talked about
--Never having children-- talked about adopting in the 90's. What was the holdup?
--The Dance-- Silver Springs-- Thrown Down-- Lindsey-- Lindsey becoming a father...
--Popularity rising with TISL
--Coping with changes in the music industry
--Why the hatred of technology- while at the same time technology (youtube) brought Secret Love and Without You back into her hands
--No public relationships during this time? What's up with that?
--Reflections/ lessons learned / looking ahead

Another section telling the stories / inspirations behind each song.

I'm thinking YOU should write this book!

Realistically, she'd probably completely gloss over everything from 1985-1996. We'd be lucky to get a few romanticized re-tellings of the stories we've already heard ad nauseum, with plenty of "....." thrown in for good measure.

[johnnystorms]

Originally Posted by MikeInNV

LOL.....we could start making a list. How about the runaway horse in the Stand Back video?

it wasn't "runaway". it was purposely "trying to KILL" her!