Stevie and John interview (1987)

[Penguin Emeritus]

Originally Posted by Villavic

With everything we know about the 80s' Stevie it's easy to say Hey she is drugged up, sedated, whatever, after she said What was I going to say? I may have lost this whole thing. But actually that has happened to me dozen of times, and to friends, while being sober; sometimes one goes on for so long explaining something that one forgets what one was originally going to answer.

But I see she is sincere when mentions Led Zeppelin, The Who, etc. and says I wanted to arrive in the helicopter..., etc. I mean, she dreamed of being a star, no doubt. I don't think Christine ever answered the same, correct me if I'm wrong. They were different persons. John's answer was also completely different, and very simple.

Whether being very different people made things easier or harder in the band, I guess it depended on the situation.

I don't think either John or Chris ever wanted to be a 'rock star...' they were more introverted and probably didn't dream of fame and helicopters lol. I'd guess being very different helped the group over time in certain ways...like it's good that stevie and chris were so opposite, they never really had to compete as women. and maybe it was good that J&C were so similar because it kept them kind of on the same page in all the years after the divorce, whereas L&S seemed quite different as people and ended up with a bit more friction. and Mick to me seems kind of like a chameleon who can adapt himself to various personalities to work towards a positive outcome.

chris once said about the band that they were "five quite strong minded, quite stubborn individuals, but somehow it seems to gel and we can always arrive at a musical agreement." and Lindsey has said that on paper you wouldn't think these people should all be in a band together lol. but the chemistry just worked. (with some ups and downs..)

they've always been such an interesting group of people.

--Lis