Stevie and John interview (1987)

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Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Part 2 of the interview
Its so nice to see John interviewed. He is the least interviewed of the band


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syzirXdrOqw

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

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

John is least interviewed in part by design on his part....especially in the later years he really absented himself from either individual or group interviews.


Re Chris and John, it's a very British thing (esp the English) to NOT make a spectacle of yourself. (Mick is something of the exception here). Brits have that dry, sharp humor that pops the ego balloon of anyone who gets too full of themselves or starts to think they're the center of everything. It's considered rather unseemly to flaunt your ego or your success around. That's why I love watching some of the behind the scenes stuff, especially in the earlier years of the 5 where Chris will say something that initially sounds kind of neutral but if you know Brits she is in fact skewering them... It's fascinating to watch especially when it goes right over the Americans' heads, especially Stevie.