Why is Stevie so absent on stage?

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Originally Posted by elle

i'm not sure whether that's night vision problems or difficulty walking in platform heels, but if you watch the band and how they move on stage during FM gigs, every time when the stage is dark one of the band members is holding Stevie by the hand to take her where she needs to go.

at the start of the show Lindsey brings her out in the dark, when they move around in the dark between some of the songs Christine takes her by the hand and leads her to her spot, at the end after Songbird John holds her hand and helps her walking out on the stage.

that said, and reading beforehand how bad her vision was, i've been surprised at some of the shows where she was clearly looking for someone in the audience, and made eye contacts. so she can see people, although not sure how far back. but yeah most of the time she seems to just have a blank stare towards / through the people, while Christine and Lindsey actually make eye contact and interact with the audience.

Yeah, blank stare is a good description.

Even when I thought she was looking at someone in my direction, it was still just a blank stare. Not sure how to explain it.

Lindsey and Christine on the other hand really make eye contact. Lindsey surprised me SO much. The first songs I was just staring at Stevie, then during Dreams I looked over at Lindsey and he was literally looking into my eyes singing along the lyrics just like me. Suddenly I felt guilty I wasn't paying any attention to him, haha. He's a great guy. Too bad I don't "feel" his music or style.

I guess Stevie is more like a blank stare "in the zone" kinda girl. That's really surprising. Prior to my concert I thought she was very involved with crowd contact and interaction.

Makes you realize how different watching clips is from an actual concert.