"The affairs dented my self respect"

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Sadly, when I google Christine now choice "quotes" from this biography come up. Headlines about how "sad" and "lonely" Christine was. How affairs "dented her self respect," etc.

It's bad enough we lost her. Now this vulture gets to swoop in and profit off bs...

I feel like Mick should say something. Anything...

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I feel like Mick should say something. Anything...

This is one of those times when Stevie could use her celebrity power for good and shut that shiz dooooown.

[Penguin Emeritus]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Sandra was Peter Green’s partner during his Fleetwood Mac time -even played recorder on “Oh Well, pt 2”- until after he left and is now married to Larry Vigon.

Oh sure, I know, she had a history with Peter. She was also good friends with the girl John was engaged to before chris, so she technically knew John first. She said for awhile she and her friends didn't like Chris because she'd 'taken John away' from the other woman, but of course eventually sandra and chris became friends, maybe through her connection to Peter...?

Still, though, kind of a crappy move on her part to sleep with Chris's husband at the time...although i'm sure the marriage was in really bad shape by then, but still...that sort of crossed a line imo...but chris forgave it.

--Lis

[Penguin Emeritus]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Sadly, when I google Christine now choice "quotes" from this biography come up. Headlines about how "sad" and "lonely" Christine was. How affairs "dented her self respect," etc.

It's bad enough we lost her. Now this vulture gets to swoop in and profit off bs...

I will say I have heard this same thing from a source who was very close to Chris...as much as we may not like to imagine her sad, I do think she struggled with loneliness a lot. That's not to say she wasn't a dynamic, positive, amazing person who jumped back into life after 2012 and obviously brought so much joy to those around her, but privately, I do think she-- maybe like a lot of older women who find themselves without a permanent partner (and in her case, without children also) -- she could often feel a bit too 'on her own'.

So while i take issue with about a thousand other things in this jones book lol, this particular topic i think may indeed be true, or the impression jones got from whatever time she spent with chris, because i heard that about her long before this book came out.

--Lis

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

I will say I have heard this same thing from a source who was very close to Chris...as much as we may not like to imagine her sad, I do think she struggled with loneliness a lot. That's not to say she wasn't a dynamic, positive, amazing person who jumped back into life after 2012 and obviously brought so much joy to those around her, but privately, I do think she-- maybe like a lot of older women who find themselves without a permanent partner (and in her case, without children also) -- she could often feel a bit too 'on her own'.

So while i take issue with about a thousand other things in this jones book lol, this particular topic i think may indeed be true, or the impression jones got from whatever time she spent with chris, because i heard that about her long before this book came out.

--Lis

That’s fair. I can believe this is true, to an extent. I even recall Chris saying around 2005 that she was unlucky in love and that it was a real drag. But would she have wanted the world to read about her sadness? And while a lovely melancholy permeates her songs, I believe she also did what productive, creative people do: she turned her feelings into art. I wish that was the lead story.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I even recall Chris saying around 2005 that she was unlucky in love and that it was a real drag.

And then she remembered she was incredibly lucky in rock and roll and that it was pretty, pretty, pretty sweet.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

And then she remembered she was incredibly lucky in rock and roll and that it was pretty, pretty, pretty sweet.

Yes—thank you!!!

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

I will say I have heard this same thing from a source who was very close to Chris...as much as we may not like to imagine her sad, I do think she struggled with loneliness a lot. That's not to say she wasn't a dynamic, positive, amazing person who jumped back into life after 2012 and obviously brought so much joy to those around her, but privately, I do think she-- maybe like a lot of older women who find themselves without a permanent partner (and in her case, without children also) -- she could often feel a bit too 'on her own'.

So while i take issue with about a thousand other things in this jones book lol, this particular topic i think may indeed be true, or the impression jones got from whatever time she spent with chris, because i heard that about her long before this book came out.

--Lis

Its nothing that Chris has not said herself. She has described herself in this dark period in her life. But is that not understandable? I think anyone that isolated themselves in that big house in Kent would definitely feel lonely. Chris's story is so inspiring especially at her age. She could have sat there at her age and faded away only remembering her music career. She pulled herself up, kicked pain pill addiction, got therapy, conquered her fear of flying, recorded an album with Lindsey, and did 2 world tours and a tour with Lindsey. Even though I am biassed, its the most inspiring story of any rock performer ever. We even got a tremendous solo album before things got really dark. Its unbelievable and a celebration of life.
Mick has written about the same groupies he and John shared while Chris fled to a separate house. Nothing is new in this book that deserves pearl clutching. Its interesting how people can read and interpret things differently. I already knew Chris was a strong woman. But I see her even stronger with some vulnerabilities that makes me love her even more. But I think its a bit boring because nothing new is reported or what we would have expected being put in her shoes. There were many women rock pioneers. Chris did not have a sister in a band like Heart. Even before Stevie Chris was a band member of an all men's club touring like crazy. The things she must have seen, witnessed, and experienced really must have been something. IMHO Chris is the bravest and probably the truest woman rock pioneer. She probably would not even acknowledge that. And that is what was so wonderful about Chris.
If there was anything scandalously false or insulting to Chris in the book her brother and family would have already came out to say DONT BUY THIS TRASHY BOOK. None of us have interviewed Chris yet I think we all could have written this book.
Fleetwood Mac members sleep around with everyone
Having numerous affairs does have a psychological impact on someone when you are married in a band
Betrayal of bandmates hurts
Moving to an isolated place can make you depressed
How is that insulting to Chris's legacy. A biography or autobiography of anyone shows peaks and valleys in one's life. Chris was incredibly strong yet pealing back some of her strong persona revealed some vulnerability which only makes me like her more IMHO.