Stevie confirmed on Oprah

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

But I'm probably not the only one who still remembers feeling upset back in (August? September?) 1991 when she did that national radio interview for TimeSpace & declared (in between rants about Mick & rights to "Silver Springs) that she would be gradually easing herself entirely out of the music business over the next 5 years so she could work as a painter. That felt like a slap in the face to those of us who stood by her during the Klonopin years (not that we knew about the Klonopin itself) and were hoping for better music & performances in the future.

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Whether she said that for Bella Donna or not, how does that show that she "always believed" (to quote Oprah/Stevie) she'd be doing this at 60, given than 10 years later she said she'd be quitting to paint?

Hey there, Jake.

1991 was right in the middle of the Klonopin Years -- by all accounts, she was miserable, un-inspired & lethargic. I'm sure she was looking at the near future and thinking she wouldn't be able to physically manage for much longer.

So I don't think comments made at the lowest point in her life, with her judgment severely impaired by a tranquilizer addiction, necessarily negate the statements she made when she was clear-headed, that she'd be touring & recording into her 60s.