Stevie Q&A In March 5th Rolling Stone

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Originally Posted by kennation

The word, "irrelevant" is used a lot when people talk about Stevie or Fleetwood Mac (In the circles in which I travel.) I don't understand that. I just don't. Honestly, I feel as though FM & SN are legends and once you are a legend then you will always be relevant. Mainly, because you are inspiring so many new people. Your music lives on- you live on. When I saw the trailer for Stevie's soundstage package I felt as though she couldn't be more relevant. Are they irrelevant?

I think Stevie voluntarily placed herself out of "relevance" back in the early 90's. I think the jumping off point for her was recording "Sometimes it's a Bitch," which she supposedly recorded under protest due to record label pressure. Ever since then I think she basically decided to do her own thing at her own pace, regardless of whatever was going on around her. Accordingly her productivity fell off a cliff! Sure, her recording sessions with Rodney Jerkins and Dallas Austin may have hinted at a whiff or two of desperation, but ultimately she has elected to stay out of the mainstream, which I think half of her fanbase applauds and half of her fanbase derides. On the one hand, it means that Stevie maintains everything about her "Stevie-ness" that makes her unique. On the other hand, it means that she is considered as something of a relic who lives in the past ala Baby Jane Hudson. Yet the notion that she is considered to be so out-of-touch makes her that much more interesting to the hipster set in a very ironic way. I guess when you have been around as long as Stevie has, and when you are as unique as Stevie, you are bound to inspire a broad spectrum of opinions.