Lindsey Talks with Charlie Rose, 9/8 on PBS - Page 2

darklinensuit · #16 09-04-2003, 12:43 AM

Charlie seemed positively giddy to have Lindsey on. I was half expecting him to take a cue from Letterman/Stevie and refer to Lindsey as his ex-husband.
A pretty good interview. It was neat to see how many ways Lindsey could speak of cycles without using the word cycles. (Incarnations, changes, morphing, reinvent, etc.)
Note to Lindsey: Fruit of the Loom better be paying you a LOT of money to be wearing the shirt yet again.

- Jake

GardenStateGirlie · #17 09-04-2003, 01:12 AM

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Originally posted by wondergirl9847
They talked about the inevitable...Rumours and Stevie.

Well, did you think he was going to talk about the invention of Easy Mac and how Wheat Thins should be their own food group?

GardenStateGirlie · #18 09-04-2003, 01:16 AM

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Originally posted by darklinensuit
Note to Lindsey: Fruit of the Loom better be paying you a LOT of money to be wearing the shirt yet again.

- Jake

That's what his next venture should be...being the next LOOM guy. He can be one of the big pieces of fruit dancing on stage...

If not, he could always do the music to the commericals OR make his own line...lol

wondergirl9847 · #19 09-04-2003, 01:41 AM

FOTL could sponsor the tour!!! Then, ticket prices could go down!! LOL

I loved hearing him pronounce Illume also!! Ill-OOO-may.

Fave quote: "I am pushy." Hehe.

EricBliss12345 · #20 09-04-2003, 06:50 AM

He's a quirky man isn't he?

I feel like I read every answer he gave somewhere else in recent interviews.

I liked some of the live footage they showed. The song Say You Will sounds much better live.

CarneVaca · #21 09-04-2003, 09:53 AM

Charlie Rose missed a great opportunity to talk about the state of the music industry, the current Fleetwood Mac sound and the future of the band and the industry.

Instead, we got more boring crap about Rumours and the relationship.

Except for a thoughtful pause when Charlie asked about the relationship with Stevie, Lindsey just reiterated answers that he's given so many times before. It must be hard to force yourself to actually listen to the questions when you already know what they are going to be. Really, all you have to do is go into your mental repository of canned answers to get through the interview.

A missed opportunity for sure.

Livia · #22 09-04-2003, 10:04 AM

YAWN! Boooooring! I was really hoping Charlie would talk to LB about world issues as well.

Okay, I want LB to officially eliminate the following words and phrases from his vocabulary:

Morph
Machine
Package deal
Maneuver

And why did Charlie think that ALL of Stevie's songs on SYW were about 9/11? He probably thinks her "tower" reference in GB is the world trade center.

Sorry folks, but I was very disappointed - and skipped working out this morning cuz I stayed up so late to watch it. Meh.

CarneVaca · #23 09-04-2003, 10:22 AM

Livia, it was obvious that Charlie had not listened to the album. If he had, wouldn't he have asked about What's the World Coming To, Murrow and Peacekeeper? Especially Murrow! It truly was a waste.

And I got a very strong sense that Lindsey is sick of talking about the relationship thing and Rumours. He even said that Rumours' popularity owes to the soap opera more than the music itself. No wonder the man has gone so out of his way since to create the anti-Rumours again and again. I really don't get the sense he enjoys the whole voyeuristic aspect of the fascination with the relationship question. If anything, I saw a man who has resigned himself to the fact that it's never going away so he might as well make the best of it while still pushing the boundaries of creativity.

gldstwmn · #24 09-04-2003, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by darklinensuit
Charlie seemed positively giddy to have ...
- Jake

met Lindsey's wife in the anitique store. It was the same old thing. I think Charlie, like a lot of us, has a Stevie fixation. I'm glad to see Mr. Buck supporting public TV, although I'm not surprised.

Also, did he have to mention that FM was playing Biloxi? He could have mentioned MSG but I'm guessing that once again, this date isn't selling so well.

John Run · #25 09-04-2003, 11:59 AM

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Originally posted by gldstwmn

Also, did he have to mention that FM was playing Biloxi? He could have mentioned MSG but I'm guessing that once again, this date isn't selling so well. [/B]

More logically it was mentioned because it is their next tour date.....

gldstwmn · #26 09-04-2003, 12:26 PM

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Originally posted by John Run
More logically it was mentioned because it is their next tour date.....

Who's to say what is logical? That is your opinion and I respect that. It was just the context in which he said it: Springsteen is playing Shea Stadium, The Stones were going to play China but cancelled due to SARS and you guys are playing Biloxi. To which Lindsey responded "Ha." It wasn't the best segue, IMO.

Cour · #27 09-04-2003, 04:13 PM

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Originally posted by CarneVaca
Charlie Rose missed a great opportunity to talk about the state of the music industry, the current Fleetwood Mac sound and the future of the band and the industry.

Instead, we got more boring crap about Rumours and the relationship.

Except for a thoughtful pause when Charlie asked about the relationship with Stevie, Lindsey just reiterated answers that he's given so many times before. It must be hard to force yourself to actually listen to the questions when you already know what they are going to be. Really, all you have to do is go into your mental repository of canned answers to get through the interview.

A missed opportunity for sure.

I agree. As much as I love Charlie Rose and his interview with Lindsey was better than anything we've seen in a long time, he did miss a lot of opportunities.

Charlie has a website with a message board and you can also email your thoughts to them. Maybe if FM gets nominated for a Grammy, he can have Lindsey back and get into some other more interesting subjects. I also felt that Lindsey was being a little too PC when it came to some questions. There were a few where he could have talked more openly about the state of the music business and he chose to go in another direction and take the easy way out. Did anyone else notice that?

I have to admit there was a surreal feeling about seeing Lindsey being interviewed without commercials for so long. I'm so used to those Dateline type interviews where he gets to answer one dumb question and then they splice in overdubbed video about the rehashed history of the band. It was a thrill to see 25 minutes of him. I kept looking at the clock and saying..there's 20 minutes left...there's 10 minutes left.

What happened to that Bravo show with the famous music reporter. He had Sheryl Crow, Randy Newman and some other good guests...is that show still around?

jwd · #28 09-04-2003, 05:20 PM

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Springsteen is playing Shea Stadium, The Stones were going to play China but cancelled due to SARS and you guys are playing Biloxi.

I think the whole gist of that comment was to say that "classic rockers" are still alive and kicking, plain and simple. Not a dig at FM or Biloxi. Lindsey pretty much responded that you don't have to burn out at a relatively young age in rock and roll. It's all about fine-tuning or honing your craft. You get better with practice and experience. And why should they stop because they're in their fifties? Hey and Linds became a daddy when he was in his late forties....he's unstoppable!!

Joe

gldstwmn · #29 09-04-2003, 05:24 PM

We hope!

Janet · #30 09-04-2003, 05:31 PM

The 1984 interview with Charlie Rose is classic.

I remember Lindsey was totally talking about Stevie and just being semi evil about it. Back then he cared much less how he came off.

Now he must be polite etc. His wife must really be tired of hearing about Stevie.

I hope I get to catch this interview someday. It seems I miss everything