Mick & Stevie on 'Tusk', MOJO (Dec 2015)

[lilyfee]

I love that Stevie and Mick are saying completely different things here. It's nice to see two sides of the story.

[olive]

funny she thinks of herself as Prudish, she does know all the affairs , abortions , drug use , is common knowledge

[michelej1]

Other than the 4th paragraph about Mick and Sara which is perfectly credible, I don't think Stevie thought then, anything she says she thought then now. Not the poaching, not the rhythm train willingness, nothing.

I know Lindsey won't wear the cashmere scarves, but maybe if she knitted some for him ...

Michele

[michelej1]

Thank you for the scans in addition to the transcript Nicole.

I would love a paragraph from Christine and John. As for Lindsey ... I know what he thinks.

Michele

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I know Lindsey won't wear the cashmere scarves, but maybe if she knitted some for him ...

Michele

she can thread through little moons and stars. he'd totally dig it
Linds prob has an aversion to scarves coz Mick wears them
Now if Stevie got him interested in kimonos again or black woollen berets ...

[Macfanforever]

Thanks Nicole .I'll read it later.

[Macfan4life]

Thanks for posting this. According to Mick in his first book Stevie was well aware of the meaning of Tusk and threatened to leave the band over it. Stevie put up a fight about this when they wanted to call the album Tusk. Mick goes into detail about the dog and how the album was dedicated to Lindsey's father. I find that credible because how are you a member of a band and not know the meaning of your album. But then again who knows. It was 1979 and they were not in the clearest state of mind

[lilyfee]

Originally Posted by olive

funny she thinks of herself as Prudish, she does know all the affairs , abortions , drug use , is common knowledge

I can see her being prudish. For example, have you ever heard any salacious sex stuff from her? She's not even traditionally "sexy." I mean, she's undoubtedly sexy, of course, but it's more her, Stevie, the human/poet/rock goddess, who is intrinsically sexy as opposed to using sexual sex appeal to sell records, if that makes sense. Like what she told Prince that one time. It makes sense in my head.

Lindsey, I would expect sex references from. He's the opposite of prude, sometimes downright crude. He even has kind of explicit sexual song lyrics (i.e. the famous "shacking up is all you want to do" that upset Stevie so much!) but Stevie using sexual imagery? Not so much. Well, unless it's so veiled I can't tell, anyway!

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by lilyfee

I love that Stevie and Mick are saying completely different things here. It's nice to see two sides of the story.

They are each sharing insights from their own individual perspective. Rather than two sides, I see it two different shades of the picture. I hope the upcoming Tusk Deluxe has extensive liner notes, with Christine, Lindsey and John sharing their own perspectives from then and now.