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

[TheWILDheart]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

and bless her, the work she's had done has been done well enough that most people don't even notice

Except for the MSO concert, hence the lack of DVD release

[Jondalar]

Didn't some lady try to steal her identity? I want to hear about that.

[Aussie W/Heart]

Originally Posted by johnnystorms

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

That horse tried to kill her not only once, but twice.

Also the making of the Gypsy Video clip, something to do with power lines & out of control car

[bluecalmsea]

You guys brought up some good stuff I forgot about!

-I'm super curious about the lawsuit over "Sara" and I wonder what the other woman's lyrics were in completion

-How did she feel about these women:

[bombaysaffires]

i'd love to know more about the early days of fame... different people around the band have talked at times about how all the fame and money and power went to band members' heads. We know about Stevie insisting that hotel suites be painted pink and white pianos brought in... I want to know what other diva behaviors she engaged in. She said once that while at Betty Ford she was given an exercise where she was asked to describe the difference between the Stevie onstage and the Stevie in real life and she said it was the hardest thing she'd had to do.

It's interesting to see the footage of her backstage during the early Rumours period doing her own makeup and hair and all that with just Robin helping her out some and then she became a STAR and had the makeup person, the hair person, wardrobe mistresses, bodyguards, assistants etc. I'd love to know how much she actually does for herself. In a couple of magazine interviews where the reporter went to her house they talk about her not knowing how to turn on the big tv or the disco ball or much of anything else for that matter. Is Karen at her side 24/7 to turn the pages of her magazines, keep her glass filled...?

[KarmaContestant]

I'd like to know...
*what really happened with Prince
*the details of her disagreements that resulted in Jimmy Iovine walking away during the recording of Mirror Mirror / Rock A Little
*why her and Rupert Hine could never be together
*Why her and HWIII stopped working together, and what happened to the photo book they were working on all those years ago

[goldustsongbird]

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

More "when" than "if," then.

Originally Posted by MikeInNV

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

Not to mention having to put her head on the guy's shoulder. She didn't even know him.

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

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)

I just didn't realize how far back it went. Something else she could address in the book! I don't know why that surprises me (or anyone) since new boobs were her first big famous-girl purchase.

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

i'd love to know more about the early days of fame... different people around the band have talked at times about how all the fame and money and power went to band members' heads. We know about Stevie insisting that hotel suites be painted pink and white pianos brought in... I want to know what other diva behaviors she engaged in

That wasn't her, that was Kay DeLongpre.

She said once that while at Betty Ford she was given an exercise where she was asked to describe the difference between the Stevie onstage and the Stevie in real life and she said it was the hardest thing she'd had to do.

It's interesting to see the footage of her backstage during the early Rumours period doing her own makeup and hair and all that with just Robin helping her out some and then she became a STAR and had the makeup person, the hair person, wardrobe mistresses, bodyguards, assistants etc. I'd love to know how much she actually does for herself. In a couple of magazine interviews where the reporter went to her house they talk about her not knowing how to turn on the big tv or the disco ball or much of anything else for that matter. Is Karen at her side 24/7 to turn the pages of her magazines, keep her glass filled...?

I didn't know that story. I'd love to know what she said.

Or this beaut from 1991:
http://bla.fleetwoodmac.net/index.ph...v2&id=196&c=11

She does have an occasional drink. She offers wine while rummaging through cupboards for a little rum, which she can't find. She won't drink much, she says, " 'cause it's too fattening. I'd rather eat a piece of cake." Dinner this evening is buffet style, chicken or steak. "Where's mine?" Nicks asks the five women - ever-present friends and aides - already at the rough-hewn kitchen table. "Get up and get it yourself," teases Wendy, the cook, and Nicks does.

[Macfanforever]

This thread is giving me a stomach ache .

To much negatives.

We need some positive things here.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

I'd like to know...
*what really happened with Prince
*the details of her disagreements that resulted in Jimmy Iovine walking away during the recording of Mirror Mirror / Rock A Little
*why her and Rupert Hine could never be together
*Why her and HWIII stopped working together, and what happened to the photo book they were working on all those years ago

^ Yes to all of these!

[Sanne2]

Originally Posted by bluecalmsea

-How did she feel about these women:

I agree, I would love to hear her side of the Cheryl Cusella/Britney Marx story and how her family got involved with that mess.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by bluecalmsea

You guys brought up some good stuff I forgot about!

-I'm super curious about the lawsuit over "Sara" and I wonder what the other woman's lyrics were in completion

-How did she feel about these women:

I remember these two. If I was a celeb.I would be alittle scared if somebody looks and acts like me.Wow I be having "Skip" look alikes running around.

I do love the Stevie hair they have there.

[SummerlongBoots]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

She said once that while at Betty Ford she was given an exercise where she was asked to describe the difference between the Stevie onstage and the Stevie in real life and she said it was the hardest thing she'd had to do.

I would love to hear the outcome of that exercise. I'd also like to know about the relationship she had with her dad and how that shaped her relationships with men.

Did her father dote over her? Or maybe he worked too much and Stevie needed his attention?

Has she been searching for those qualities (or faults) with the men in her life and which man came the closest to being like her dad?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by SummerlongBoots

Did her father dote over her? Or maybe he worked too much and Stevie needed his attention?

From all accounts, he doted.

Michele

[SpyNote]

Originally Posted by 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.

I think some fans have been a little dismissive about this new documentary, but the new interviews are quite good, especially the ones from Keith Olsen and Rick Vito. Even NPR correspondent Ann Power's interview is well done. She is extremely eloquent and interprets Stevie's career moves so well.

[SummerlongBoots]

Originally Posted by michelej1

From all accounts, he doted.

Michele

Was reading from the link that bluecalmsea shared in the first post and for some reason these things stood out. I agree, I'd like to hear her side of this.



Yes, Stevie wanted to move in a folk and rock direction, but she stressed that if she were to do this, she would have to be "the best." It was very important that she must be the best, she didn't want to disappoint the parents by being anything less.



I asked if she could sing blues. No.


"Do you do protest songs?" No, the parents wouldn't like it. They're confused and concerned about protests and demonstrations.

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"Why don't you come back to NYC with me. I'm sure you'll make it big there within a year. . . . I know everyone," I exaggerated, "there are so many clubs and venues, so many opportunities and possibilities. You'll dig NYC."


No, she couldn't do that. She had enrolled at San Jose State and she couldn't disappoint the parents that way. Besides, she had just joined the band, and she couldn't abandon them.

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No, she couldn't go, but she wanted me to stay. We could develop something . . . she proposed I work for her dad's company . . . she would take care of everything.


The notion that she would want me to take a job with her father's large corporation bothered me. That wasn't something I would want to do, but she assured me that her dad was a really nice guy, that her parents would like me, that she was very close to her family and that I would have to meet them . . . All of that put me off, and it was all happening rather quickly.

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For a long time I thought my discomfort regarding her parents caused me to walk away. I had not met or seen her father, but she spoke much of him and it was clearly very important for her to please him. I simply felt he wouldn't like me and my lifestyle. She insisted he really wasn't uptight under the surface, but her saying so didn't make me feel more comfortable.

Her side of this story: http://www.khaldea.com/freakstreet6.shtml

There's been some discussions about Stevie being "vain" but maybe it's more about her feeling overly scrutinized? My mother was always -" fix your hair, stand up straight, don't shuffle your feet" so I know what that feels like!

Pressure to be perfect? Afraid if she wasn't perfect, her parents might not love/approve of her?

Just some random thoughts. Not anything more.