They didn't look happy

[soul_drifter333]

No doubt a big tour has a lot of powerful managers, lawyers, record executives, and promotes, etc.. negotiating to get paid big bucks. No one knows what was going on behind the scenes that might have made the situation change. We have heard Lindsey say that Mick and Stevie drug intake was an issue. Have you ever thought that Lindsey may have been struggling with sobriety and didn't think it would be a healthy situation for him? If you ever been in that situation you know you can not be around other users. A tour and backstage scene can be one big party. We also don't know what else Lindsey may have been struggling with in his physical and mental health. No doubt there was plenty of pressure to make people a lot of money and if you're struggling, extra pressure is not healthy for healing. Lindsey probably didn't spend 3 years making an album, but he more than likely needed healing after leaving a toxic relationship. Something he and Stevie didn't get in 1977. I've stayed at crappy jobs a lot longer than I should have because it can be hard to leave something for the unknown. If I struggled with leaving a crappy job I can only imagine what it was like in a high pressure job with such high stakes as being in one of the most successful bands in the world at that time.

I saw the band on the TITN tour, and while I was disappointed Lindsey wasn't there, I still took it for what it was. I also saw Lindsey on the OOTC tour, and I got to say, his solo tour was much more satisfying if for no other reason than to see Lindsey happy and enjoying himself with a killer band.

I'm not sure where you got that Christine was more responsible for leaving the Dance tour. I was in line waiting to buy tickets for one of the shows when it was announced the show was cancelled. I don't think they would have announced a new leg of the tour and start to put tickets on sale if they knew well ahead of time that the rest of the tour was cancelled. Maybe she let everyone know (like maybe Lindsey did) that she wasn't able to tour and the powers to be thought they would pressure her into it? And if Lindsey was a "jerk" for leaving a tour why wasn't Christine? The situation seems close to the same.

Maybe, possibly, you and the others that try and judge the band members for their actions when you don't really know the situation are the real "jerks". It was just another tour of a band that had a very successful career. As the title of this post suggests, the band was not happy during this time, so hey let's go out and tour!

The band really broke after the Tusk tour when the members each got their own high powered management and legal council. We see now that Stevie was probably the best business person in the band by hiring the most powerful team to ensure her best interest are being met. And here we are. The Mac was different that almost all the other bands from that era. If fact, they lasted longer than some.