Stevie discusses Possible New

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by michelej1

How is it unfair for people to try to change her mind when she just INVITED us to change it? She just said that the fate of new music lies in fan reaction to the 3 songs. So, she has laid down the gauntlet, in essence.

I wasn't talking about us -- I was referring to Lindsey and Mick trying to change her mind. Which is why I mentioned them one sentence prior.

Originally Posted by michelej1

But maybe Stevie should stop blaming the fans and using others as her go-to excuse for not doing things that SHE does not want to do.

But, see, that's the thing -- when she says "fans," I don't believe for a second that she means folks like us. We're the diehards. We're in a class by ourselves. We buy everything. We buy multiple copies of the same album. We buy entire movie soundtracks to get one new song. Stevie's not unaware of that. No, she's talking about casual fans. The "only know it if they play it on the radio" fans. The folks who, like it or not, make up a larger portion of their audience than we do.

I do agree with you, though. If she's not just testing the waters, and really doesn't want to record with the band, it would be better for her to just say so. (Not that that would go over any better than what she's currently saying, but at least she wouldn't be teasing us.)