New Mick Interview

[David]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

What’s so sad, however, is that once he eventually found his way back to the band that brought him to stardom and once he wanted to celebrate his affiliation with it through new music, Stevie kept blocking him. Rightly or wrongly, working with him seems to have traumatized her.

That's what's upsetting—Christine was an opportunity to herald great new music from that configuration of the band, and now it's blown for good. We wanted a Tusk-like triumph of experimentation and commercialism, a series of albums that would put the Mac back at the forefront of quirky, inventive rock. It was always a pipe dream anyway, but it felt like a stronger possibility with Christine's return than it had in two decades. The 1997 reunion felt like a long-term opportunity just flowering, and it got dashed when Chris quit just a year later. Her return created the same excitement about opportunities, but it too got dashed. People are angry and frustrated more over these hills and valleys than they would be if the band's trajectory were just straight down.