Going Their Own Way (Sunday Times, 24th May)

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Yes, but because of Lindsey's quarantining himself from the band for 5 years, Stevie also got a 5 year break from FM. What did she do with it? Tour with Tom Petty unpaid, tour solo ceaselessly, and trot out an increasing procession of irrelevant cover songs. No Rhiannon movie, no goldfish & ladybug cartoon, none of her stale list of things she's always whining FM prevents her from doing. I don't get why it's such a hardship for Stevie to tour 3 years with FM, but her glut of 21st century solo oldies tours wasn't. She's talking out both sides of her mouth, and nobody is really buying it anymore.

Just because she got a break then doesn't mean she can't request one now. Like it or not, other than John and Mick, Stevie has been the most committed member of Fleetwood Mac and if she wants a break I don't see any point in vilifying her for it. The reason her solo tours aren't such a hardship for her is because they are smaller, the sets are ahorter, and she runs them. She doesn't have to worry about her solo tour running across the world over the next two years. If she were to say yes to Fleetwood Mac she would be signing herself up to make a record for the next year, releasing it in 2016 and touring with them again thru 2017, which ends up being five straight years of Fleetwood Mac, which is clearly not what Stevie wants and I don't see why anyone would blame her.