What if.. Stevie had left the band instead of Christine?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by LukeA

Lindsey's fine with losing money on his ridiculously self-indulgent solo tours, and (in this alternate universe) Chris is there for the music. Mick & John have always been along for the ride, and their pay wouldn't be all that different from a tour that Stevie was involved with.

I don't see how Mick and John's pay wouldn't be any different though. I would think they'd make substantially less and that is what would shoot the whole idea down.

Lindsey probably wouldn't be willing to lose money on his solo tours, if he couldn't replenish the coffers with FM. So, he wouldn't want to do it. Although, he knows he'd have a bigger audience with FM and Christine, than he would by himself. So, maybe he'd see it as a way of getting more exposure. And the idea of having Christine there to better showcase some of his songs would be appealing to him. Also, they could do Gotta Hold On Me together, a little extra to throw in for the casual fans.

Of course, even if everyone was magically willing, this would never happen, because if Christine was there, I don't think Stevie would ever not be there. You couldn't keep her away. You could hire all the security you wanted and she'd still break in. If Christine was doing it with the other 3, then even if you told Stevie she wasn't going to get paid at all, I think she'd still want to be a part of that.

Michele

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Of course, even if everyone was magically willing, this would never happen, because if Christine was there, I don't think Stevie would ever not be there. You couldn't keep her away. You could hire all the security you wanted and she'd still break in. If Christine was doing it with the other 3, then even if you told Stevie she wasn't going to get paid at all, I think she'd still want to be a part of that.

Michele

Well, I think it would be plausible to imagine Stevie NOT wanting to return to FM, even with Christine on board, due to an ongoing dispute, e.g., Mick withholding the rights to the original "Silver Springs" recording. But at the end of the day, you're probably right in the sense that Stevie has as much of a capacity to forgive as she has the capacity to carry a grudge.