"The affairs dented my self respect"

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

I'm not saying it would be ludricrous that stevie slept with dennis. it just seems unlikely that A. chris would not have known about that at the time/would not have suspected dennis slept with everyone in their circles, and B. that it annoyed her enough all those years later to quit over it.

but i guess anything is possible w these people...maybe she did complain about it at some point and jones just went with it.

--Lis

--Lis

I don't think the revelation (if true) is a reflection of Chris or the author. Its a reflection of Stevie/Dennis and the insanity of the band. I see it a different way. If it did happen would it not be seen as a huge mistake and kept secret? I can sort of see finding out about it later (even though so much time passed) would sort of irritate you like seriously? Nothing is sacred? IMHO its so believable because of the patterns of these people. I see the delay in finding out makes the allegation stronger, not weaker. Regardless if true or not, we will never know for sure. The author has not been accused of faking stories of David Bowie or Freddie Mercury.
I can see Chris being hurt. Was it the reason she left in 1998? No, I would say it was not the only reason. But the totality of her fear of flying, her marriage falling apart, the earthquake in LA, and just wanting to get out of the biz. As Lindsey would always say "it just was one more of those things"
If Stevie and Dennis slept together in some drug fueled late night shin dig, I see it completely reasonable they were the only ones that knew about that at the time and it was a regretted secret between the two. But as the years go on, those secrets do leak out. I can imagine there are far more stories of betrayal between these band members than Stevie and Dennis.
For instance, you dont think Mick knew where all the missing money went on the Tusk tour? I would not put it past him he robbed them blind with the intention of doing so. We all have deep dark secrets between family and friends that we sometimes go to the grave with. But sometimes they do leak out.
I suppose I am a bit confused that many are surprised at this to the extent they dont believe it? If it happened, of course it would upset Chris whether she found out in 1980 or 1997. Of everything that has been written about this band, this is the least surprising and interesting IMHO. On another thread we were discussing how Prince was telling his assistants to keep Stevie away from him with the way she was dancing, flirting, and lifting up her dress.
I say this with all sincerity. I love this board and all of its posters. These conversations about mostly a distant band are amazing. As David said once, there is more drama here than ever was in Fleetwood Mac. But its times like this that I swear I am on another band's message board. We are seriously discussing affairs of Fleetwood Mac's band members and find them unbelievable? Or if once they are discovered there would be a sense of betrayal afterwards? This is what made Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac. They relished in the fact that everyone was sleeping with everyone. Sometimes in life the longer a secret is held, the more damaging it can be. Its like when a child was never told they were adopted but find out when they are well into adulthood. Stevie and Mick's affair was found out in real time. I just see that such a fling between Dennis and Stevie had much more power if discovered so much later in life especially after one's passing.
Someone once wrote: A wound gets worse when treated with neglect

I may have the minority opinion but hear me out. I think Chris was the smart one here. No way in hell would I believe Chris is having lunch with a woman who has done biographies about iconic British rock stars without knowing what she tells her will make it to a book. An author would never reveal that kind of info what kind of agreement they had. When Chris found out about the affair I doubt she confronted Stevie. It would make no sense to do so. It was water under the bridge. But I see this as Chris letting Stevie know and the world know she knew about this betrayal. That was her entire point and its got to sting Stevie. I would not go as far as its Chris's middle finger to Stevie but like a good mannered Brit, she kept this to herself because it has been so long and senseless. But no doubt its got to sting Stevie which I think was the point. Chris may have also exaggerated the irritation claiming it was a reason she left in 1998 to make it sting and hurt even more.
But at the end of the day if this is the only juicy thing in the book, we are in for a boring book and most of the stuff we are already going to know. But Chris was smart, no way I think she was naive to think she was just talking over tea. All of this is on purpose. If we believe how these affairs both her and John were having had an impact on her then why would be believe something like this wouldn't. I just cant believe you can take chapters of a book and say which ones you believe. I find what I have read very heartfelt.