Stevie said "Mick" right nbefore Beauty and the Beast on Saturday - Page 13

SapphireSister · #**181** 05-20-2005, 03:36 PM

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Okay, how did this thread turn into a collection of theories about the end of Stevie's career? I just refuse to believe that that Vegas and this supposed Gold Dust tour is her swan song! It makes me want to cry. Could someone explain their theories as to why she will no longer be recording or touring? Just because she had "bliss" in her eyes in Vegas? How is Stevie being a good performer or looking happy in Vegas a clue that she is at the end of her career? How does this seem like a huge turning point? Just because Lori says there is no new album in the works? That really doesn't mean anything because it has been less then a year since she took a hiatus from Fleetwood Mac. Does she normally go straight from touring to recording a new album? I am just very upset by some of these comments. I enjoy reading them and hearing everyones thoughts but I would love to know why people think this is the end.

This is juat a thought but maybe the reason she seemed like a new woman in Vegas and the reason people are getting a different vibe from her is because she is finally through with menopause. I know I am grasping at straws here but you never know!

I'm totally with you. I don't know how people got the idea from Vegas that this is the end of the road for her. She has said nothing to indicate to us that her career is coming to a close and I'm correct she has said in countless interviews over the years she will be doing this until she can't walk anymore. This is what she lives and breathes for. She is married to it and you don't just dump your mate when you get older lol.

xxxmx · #**182** 05-20-2005, 03:40 PM

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I also think that, if Stevie gets the opportunity to do more than just four gigs there, that her show will become something bigger and perhaps a little more along the lines of the ideas she spit-balled during the Jim Ladd interview. I can't help but think many of those things just wouldn't have made financial sense for a measly four shows... but on a continuing and recurring basis, she could do them.

Maybe they (Stevie and her people, and the Caesar's people) were testing the waters to see what kind of interest there would be for her playing Vegas, and then they'll go from there.

i am in complete agreement. i never once thought that she'd blow the bank for four shows...

diamondsnake · #**183** 05-20-2005, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SapphireSister

This is what she lives and breathes for. She is married to it and you don't just dump your mate when you get older lol.

She depends on her music like a husband!

diamondsnake · #**184** 05-20-2005, 03:49 PM

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My comments were not meant to upset anyone and no, the bliss in her eyes is not the reason I feel what I do. I think it is obvious that Stevie is tiring of travelling..the Vegas gigs are something she said she wanted to do until she became a little ole lady. There is no new album in the works according to Lori....etc. IMHO it is unrealistic to expect her to be fulfilled through making albums and touring indefinately. Many people commented on her lack of motivation at certain SYW shows...at many she really did not seem all that happy. I combine these things with other things I have heard. Do you see her out supporting the GH album? An artist who had a vested interest in an album released under their name might want to show some interest in promoting it. Unless..there are conflicts perhaps? I dont know.. maybe she will change her mind..maybe nothing I say has any merit.

Only time will tell.

(btw..YES..STevie WAS saying she was going right off the road to begin another album last summer. Jessica Nicks told me that exact thing at the Camden show..that was Stevie's answer on the Nicksfix at that time....however..slowly the answers have changed and we have been told by someone who works on her albums with her that none are planned at this time)

That is strange that she dumped all plans for a new album. But I seriously do not think her vacation from the studio is for the rest of her life! She really was only off the road for six months and then she started making plans to do Vegas and tour with Henely. I believe that as soon as she wraps things up this summer with this Gold Dust tour she will start work on a new album. Her voice is better then ever and she has dozens of wonderful demos- she hardly has to lift a finger! She just needs to pen a few new songs, get a band, a belt out the tracks in the studio. Has she mentioned writting any new songs recently? I assume she wrote stuff while on tour for SYW but did Stevie ever confirm this?

Johnny Stew · #**185** 05-20-2005, 03:50 PM

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Okay, how did this thread turn into a collection of theories about the end of Stevie's career? I just refuse to believe that that Vegas and this supposed Gold Dust tour is her swan song! It makes me want to cry.

I am just very upset by some of these comments.

The trick is to not look at it as "the end of her career," Christopher.

Retiring from the road doesn't have to spell the end of someone's career, unless they want it to.
I personally think Stevie will continue to record. With what frequency, I have no idea, but I do think she will.

I also think she'll continue to perform, but she'll either do so in one location (Ceasar's, for example) or in limited engagements someplace like the Hard Rock Cafe.

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This is juat a thought but maybe the reason she seemed like a new woman in Vegas and the reason people are getting a different vibe from her is because she is finally through with menopause. I know I am grasping at straws here but you never know!

That's a very valid theory, too, actually.
It's no secret that she was going through a tough time physically during the 'Say You Will' tour, with her hip problems and struggling with menopause. The 'TISL' tour was also plagued with health problems.
If she is feeling better now... and she certainly seems to be... perhaps she wants to demonstrate that she hasn't "lost it."

Either way, she is rapidly approaching 60, and she's going to want to slow down, I'm sure.
But that's nothing for you to be devastated about. I feel confident we'll still get new music from her in the future.

strandinthewind · #**186** 05-20-2005, 03:52 PM

I personally think she will do one more record. I do not think she will do a full on tour for it because she will probably be 60 by then. I think she may do some venues in larger cities and then Vegas. I hate to see the end and hope I am wrong. But, at some point she will want to slow it down - while she showed NO sign of that in Vegas - in fact she showed that she is one ROCKIN 56 almost 57 year old woman SHEEBUS - I will respect her decision when she makes it

GardenStateGirlie · #**187** 05-20-2005, 03:53 PM

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She depends on her music like a husband!

Perhaps she's ready for something more than her music? I'm not saying it hasn't been fulfilling because lord knows, i'm sure it has been or she wouldn't have kept it up for as many years as she has. Maybe...just maybe...it's not enough anymore and perhaps, in her late 50s she's come to the realization that she can allow herself to depend something other than her songs. They may be forever immortalized on paper but other than getting risiduals from said songs and things, what's she going to do when she is 70? It's easy to write things in a journal and romanticize the pain, the hurt, the longing, etc. over and over again but I think for Stevie, it's always been difficult for her to allow herself the pleasure of depending on someone else in life and in love. There's only so much her music can give her. Just a thought...

Johnny Stew · #**188** 05-20-2005, 03:55 PM

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That's what happens when you get a bf.

"It's a shame that you wanted me... you didn't try...."

ontheEdgeof17 · #**189** 05-20-2005, 03:58 PM

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"It's a shame that you wanted me... you didn't try...."

"Don't blame it on my soul........Blame it on my Wild Heart."

glitter_fades · #**190** 05-20-2005, 04:00 PM

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She depends on her music like a husband!

If that were no longer true could fans deal with it? I wonder if the die-hard fans who often sit at her feet during Edge can be happy to let her go if she someday feels she's given enough to her career. No offense to anyone. Just curious how die-hard fans would react if she wanted to stop touring or investing in her solo career as a full-time job.

Whoever mentioned menopause, I thought about that, too. You do get a different outlook when that's finally over. I wouldn't be surprised if that's a big reason for her changed attitude and demeanor.

diamondsnake · #**191** 05-20-2005, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

Perhaps she's ready for something more than her music? I'm not saying it hasn't been fulfilling because lord knows, i'm sure it has been or she wouldn't have kept it up for as many years as she has. Maybe...just maybe...it's not enough anymore and perhaps, in her late 50s she's come to the realization that she can allow herself to depend something other than her songs. They may be forever immortalized on paper but other than getting risiduals from said songs and things, what's she going to do when she is 70? It's easy to write things in a journal and romanticize the pain, the hurt, the longing, etc. over and over again but I think for Stevie, it's always been difficult for her to allow herself the pleasure of depending on someone else in life and in love. There's only so much her music can give her. Just a thought...

True, but I can't see her quitting her job and joing an online dating service! I think she sees what Lindsey and Mick have and she wants that. Actually, I think she is very much still in love with Lindsey. Whether he has feelings about her is a moot point because he won't act on them. He is married and has children with another woman. The love of Stevie's life is so close yet has never been further away. It is kind of sad. At this point, she sort of has to depend on her music like a husband. Who else is she going to depend on? It is sad to think about but it is very hard for a person to turn over a new leaf at her age and get back in the dating world. Especially when she is still writting songs about a certain someone who has already built a family that doesn't include her.

diamondsnake · #**192** 05-20-2005, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by glitter_fades

If that were no longer true could fans deal with it? I wonder if the die-hard fans who often sit at her feet during Edge can be happy to let her go if she someday feels she's given enough to her career. No offense to anyone. Just curious how die-hard fans would react if she wanted to stop touring or investing in her solo career as a full-time job.

Whoever mentioned menopause, I thought about that, too. You do get a different outlook when that's finally over. I wouldn't be surprised if that's a big reason for her changed attitude and demeanor.

Love is... watching you go

That is how I feel about it. However hard that may be someday.

Johnny Stew · #**193** 05-20-2005, 04:10 PM

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There is no new album in the works according to Lori....etc.

In that Vice article though, Stevie said:

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At the moment, I'm going between preparing for a short residency at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and composing a series of songs based on the books of Rhiannon, these Welsh legends that I really love.

Perhaps she decided to finally focus on that project... which she's often spoke of doing over the years... instead of a more traditional album.

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Do you see her out supporting the GH album? An artist who had a vested interest in an album released under their name might want to show some interest in promoting it. Unless..there are conflicts perhaps?

The record company still insists that they have no such project in the works for Stevie. So go figure.