Ann & Nancy Couldn't Match Stevie's Intake

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Originally Posted by rhiannondontgo

Honestly, I understand Stevie completely here. I agree that she can be ridiculous and stubborn and quit silly sometimes, but she's honest and straight-up about how she feels. She has every right to say that she didn't like being in the book. Personally, like most people have, I've made about a million mistakes and bad life choices and been involved in a ton of really stupid situations, and I know that. But I really wouldn't be happy if 40 years from now people were still writing about it and discussing it and asking me about it in every interview. Stevie's coke habit lasted for what, 14 or so years? Meanwhile she had a good 25ish years before that where she never did drugs, and then was clean off coke for another 25 years after that. But because of that much smaller segment of her life where she was using drugs, it's arguably one of things she's most famous for and most often asked about. It has to have gotten very old by now and she's probably sick of listening to other people tell her how much drugs she was consuming. She knows and that's all that matters. I think it's perfectly fair for her to say she doesn't like it, and I like that she's honest about her feelings.
That being said, I agree that Ann & Nancy did not mean any harm by writing it, and it's really no big deal. In fact I adore Heart. I don't think they meant to upset her at all.

I wouldn't say Stevie didn't do drugs until she did coke. She's smoked pot forever and still does (which sort of blows my mind re: her voice) as well as numerous other substances. It was just the coke that took over her life (until Klonopin).