Unpublished RS interview from 2014

[Villavic]

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Something weird happened and I posted in the wrong forum. I'll correct that

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

You wanna come over and bang out Not That Funny on mah new drums?

CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG....

IT'S NOT THAT FUNNY IS IT.!!!!!!!!!!
.... DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS...........

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I appreciate this part:

“Stevie had the capability just to play the chords that make her happy, that make her sing. It would be Lindsey that comes in and translates her songs into chords. Then he comes to me, and he and I would work together. ‘Cause he and I have a fantastic musical connection.”

This observation—how Lindsey would bring his fleshed out versions of Stevie’s tunes to Christine so that Lindsey and Chris could work on them together—has rarely been acknowledged in the press, or by Lindsey himself. When MIRAGE was reviewed in ‘82, one critic attributed the production and arrangements to Lindsey AND Christine. Their collaborative chemistry is evident on all of the projects they’ve done together—even on TUSK (parts of it, anyway). But because Christine never felt the need to toot her own horn or build herself up by diminishing the contributions of other band members, the narrative of their co-arrangements hasn’t stuck nearly as much as Lindsey, the loner-genius has.

That's exactly right! The other two were insecure (for one thing) and fighting for limelight. In one way, LB competing for that limelight was great, in another he diminished everyone else, (especially the other writers) acting like he saw the light in what the concepts and direction should be, of the band.

When you listen to Ken's re-master of Tusk, you can hear some of the subtle mixes brought back of other band members on LB songs. Plus, you can hear an equalization of the knobs put back to ranges that give songs their warmth.

When I listen to Brown Eyes, or Never Forget in my headphones, it's apparent how much Ken appreciated the rest of the band.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG....

IT'S NOT THAT FUNNY IS IT.!!!!!!!!!!
.... DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS...........

I'll give you my best, OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH S......
And we can huff smoke off of the same joint!

BTW, am I the only one who OBSESSED over when Mick's stick got caught under the edge of the first tom rim, during the solo?

[Macfan4life]

Anyone remember this from 1984?

“Stevie used to call me Mother Earth because I was always pretty grounded.”

According to McVie, though, Nicks was less grounded. Some of her behavior, including an ill-fated wedding in 1983, was “very, very bizarre” to McVie. It appeared that fame had changed Nicks.

“Ten years ago, she really had her feet on the ground, along with a tremendous sense of humor, which she still has,” McVie told Rolling Stone in 1984. “But she seems to have developed her own fantasy world, somehow, which I’m not part of. We don’t socialize much.”

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

“Ten years ago, she really had her feet on the ground, along with a tremendous sense of humor, which she still has,” McVie told Rolling Stone in 1984. “But she seems to have developed her own fantasy world, somehow, which I’m not part of. We don’t socialize much.”

I think I read this quote in Bob Brunning book. Not sure about the fantasy world, but definitely I remember the We don’t socialize much line.

I'm sure that during the 80s outside of the Mirage and Tango sessions, Stevie kept in touch mostly with Mick , and very little with the rest of the band.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I'll give you my best, OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH S......
And we can huff smoke off of the same joint!

BTW, am I the only one who OBSESSED over when Mick's stick got caught under the edge of the first tom rim, during the solo?

No, you weren't!! I was like... have another beer poured down your throat, MIck!!

Cuz the beer wasn't helping that clunky solo... He did "even it out" tho.. eventually... He was screaming, too. wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

No, you weren't!! I was like... have another beer poured down your throat, MIck!!

Cuz the beer wasn't helping that clunky solo... He did "even it out" tho.. eventually... He was screaming, too. wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

I remember my cousin and I always saying, "you know you've made it, when you've got your own guy to pour beer down your throat!"

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Anyone remember this from 1984?

“Stevie used to call me Mother Earth because I was always pretty grounded.”

According to McVie, though, Nicks was less grounded. Some of her behavior, including an ill-fated wedding in 1983, was “very, very bizarre” to McVie. It appeared that fame had changed Nicks.

“Ten years ago, she really had her feet on the ground, along with a tremendous sense of humor, which she still has,” McVie told Rolling Stone in 1984. “But she seems to have developed her own fantasy world, somehow, which I’m not part of. We don’t socialize much.”

Yes, I remember this from the article RS did in Christine’s ‘84 solo album. At that time, most of the members of the band were pretty splintered. Lindsey and Mick worked on Christine’s record, and then all four of the instrumentalists worked on Christine’s Elvis cover. But in ‘84 the prospect of a FM reunion seemed pretty remote. Much of that had to do with how far afield Stevie’s solo career had become. But Mick’s descent from “Big Daddy” to “Little Daddy” was also a big reason…

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

No, you weren't!! I was like... have another beer poured down your throat, MIck!!

Cuz the beer wasn't helping that clunky solo... He did "even it out" tho.. eventually... He was screaming, too. wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

I recall the cymbal work being damn impressive…

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

But Mick’s descent from “Big Daddy” to “Little Daddy” was also a big reason…

So she was referring to those years when she said

Mick's the big daddy, for sure. He became little daddy for a few years, because we were all a bit worried about him. But he's big daddy again. He's bigger than ever. He's Mighty Mick. He's great.

Fleetwood Mac: Rumours - Classic Albums. 1997

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I recall the cymbal work being damn impressive…

Yes, and his conga work, too.