New Mick interview for Rolling Stone

[MikeVielhaber]

Originally Posted by DauphineMarie

Yes, thank you... Many seem to forget this fact. For the first time in 40 years Stevie doesn't want to make an album, and she is vilified. Where is the hate for Lindsey and Chris when they refused to tour/left the band altogether?

I know the circumstances are different, but I feel like the hatred is imbalanced.

I don't have any issue with them for leaving because that's what they wanted to do. I would be equally as ok with Stevie doing the same. In fact, Stevie left the band in 1991 as well and that was fine. No one should be in the band if they don't want to be there. Not leaving and forcing them to decide to move on without you or wait for you to get your act together is an entirely different action.

Also Stevie has been against making an album for 13 years and has actively held the band back from doing so multiple times. It was Lindsey's initial desire to do another album following the Say You Will tour, but Stevie was not on board so he went off and did solo albums. They got back together in 2009 and toured with the intention of doing an album but Stevie said no so Lindsey went off and did another solo album. Stevie did as well. They got together again in 2012 with the desire to do an album. They actually recorded several songs without Stevie and were able to get her to agree to sing background vocals on two songs to be included on an EP. The hopes were to use the rest on a future album. They toured on that EP featuring only a 40 year old song from Stevie and zero lead vocals. Then Christine joined and the intention all along was to do an album with her and the first thing that happened was they went in the studio and recorded new songs, without Stevie. Those songs plus the remaining Lindsey songs from 2012 were supposed to form the basis for an album with Stevie that has still yet to materialize due to Stevie's refusal to participate.