The Story of Silver Springs - The Best Song I've Ever Written

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Coming up... she claims Silent Night is the best song she has ever written.

Does she realize that she comes across as completely insane to normal people?

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Does she realize that she comes across as completely insane to normal people?

Well of course the Silent Night comment was sarcasm . But seriously, if I had to defend her, which is becoming more difficult every day, and I have no interest in doing so, I would say that the years of substance abuse have seriously affected her memory and judgment. I wouldn't say she's insane but yes her mind could be seriously affected. It would be a very sad case.

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Well of course the Silent Night comment was sarcasm . But seriously, if I had to defend her, which is becoming more difficult every day, and I have no interest in doing so, I would say that the years of substance abuse have seriously affected her memory and judgment. I wouldn't say she's insane but yes her mind could be seriously affected. It would be a very sad case.

Definitely a possibility but I’m more inclined to think she’s been a spoiled and entitled brat her entire life. A rich kid who got everything they wanted and then found celebrity status and wealth unimaginable to 99.999% of people. She lives in a fantasy world where nobody ever dares put her in her place or knock her down a peg or two and call her BS out. I’ve found most senior citizens tend to have their worst attributes amplified as they age and become incredibly self serving/selfish. She had a major head start long before her 60’s and 70’s so it was inevitable.

Add in a decade or two of heavy drug (prescription and otherwise) use and it’s not too surprising she is how she is.

[sue]

Originally Posted by jmn3

Definitely a possibility but I’m more inclined to think she’s been a spoiled and entitled brat her entire life. A rich kid who got everything they wanted and then found celebrity status and wealth unimaginable to 99.999% of people. She lives in a fantasy world where nobody ever dares put her in her place or knock her down a peg or two and call her BS out. I’ve found most senior citizens tend to have their worst attributes amplified as they age and become incredibly self serving/selfish. She had a major head start long before her 60’s and 70’s so it was inevitable.

Add in a decade or two of heavy drug (prescription and otherwise) use and it’s not too surprising she is how she is.

While I agree with most of what you say.
I find your statement about older people a bit sweeping…I am a mature person and I think I’ve improved with age like fine wine, mellowed and well rounded.

However, what you think of Stevie is pretty much my opinion.
A spoilt little girl, who was used to getting her own way.
And when she doesn’t she takes her ball and bat home.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by sue

While I agree with most of what you say.
I find your statement about older people a bit sweeping…I am a mature person and I think I’ve improved with age like fine wine, mellowed and well rounded.

However, what you think of Stevie is pretty much my opinion.
A spoilt little girl, who was used to getting her own way.
And when she doesn’t she takes her ball and bat home.

I concur that some people improve with age, that their perspectives are enriched by experience and self stock-taking, though only those willing to grow will grow.

Regarding Stevie, I’m assuming she grew up with a good deal privilege, though her tireless work ethic, which admittedly persists today as self-promotion and touring, had to have been instilled in her from a very young age. Her parents wouldn’t financially support her when she dropped out of school to pursue music. But she persisted. She could have crumbled but did not. So, while I consider her a spoiled, delusional, and self-centered woman whose lost perspective, there was a set of core values around hard work that she never abandoned. If she wants something, she angles for it—and not always in above-board ways. But she still angles, plays the game, works to stay on top.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I concur that some people improve with age, that their perspectives are enriched by experience and self stock-taking, though only those willing to grow will grow.

Regarding Stevie, I’m assuming she grew up with a good deal privilege, though her tireless work ethic, which admittedly persists today as self-promotion and touring, had to have been instilled in her from a very young age. Her parents wouldn’t financially support her when she dropped out of school to pursue music. But she persisted. She could have crumbled but did not. So, while I consider her a spoiled, delusional, and self-centered woman whose lost perspective, there was a set of core values around hard work that she never abandoned. If she wants something, she angles for it—and not always in above-board ways. But she still angles, plays the game, works to stay on top.

And THAT’S why she became the power broker in Fleetwood Mac. Lindsey did 88 tour dates in 21 years. Aside from the nine months for The Dance and the Inauguration and Super Bowl, Christine was largely out of the public eye for 23 years.

[DownOnRodeo]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Aside from the nine months for The Dance and the Inauguration and Super Bowl, Christine was largely out of the public eye for 23 years.

But not out of the public ear.