Rupert Hine has passed away

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by ricohv

Does Stevie ever speak of him? He seems to be somewhat of a mystery-not one of the usual cast of characters who contribute randomly to her different albums. And were they an item? I feel like she alluded to that in the liner notes of TimeSpace but can't remember.

There is some rumor and speculation. She did speak about him during 1989. I swear I remember an interview where she states Rooms on Fire is about Rupert.
I also remember there was something that happened that curtailed their relationship instantly. One rumor floating around was Rupert brought cocaine into the studio during recording of TOSOTM and that set Stevie off. The romance rumors also speculated some sort of lovers quarrel. We may never know for sure.