Details 1994 Interview - A Must Read

[David]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

He ended up having to leave after barely a day because Lindsey couldn't be a grown up.

If Jimmy barged in to the sessions and offered unsolicited advice, I forgive Lindsey for picking a fight with him. But if Jimmy behaved himself and sat by quietly and didn’t butt in on Fleetwood Mac, then I think Lindsey acted like a real turd. Recording artists know better than to barge in as a boyfriend or girlfriend and get involved in what the band is doing — it’s industry etiquette not to do that. I’m sure Jimmy knew how to behave as an observer or onlooker. I think Lindsey just got terribly pissy about something or other.

But, really, I’m amazed that Iovine even agreed to accept Stevie’s request that he go with her to France. Why did he even want to go? It was early 1982, wasn’t it? and his Long After Dark album is getting readied for release. What was he doing hanging out with Fleetwood Mac, a band he didn’t particularly like at that time? (Unless he and Stevie planned to enjoy the Paris nightlife after work.)