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[AliP]

Originally Posted by DeeGeMe

On the abortions--isn't there supposed to be an audio of an interview out there where she admits she had multiple abortions? I mean it's so clear that "Goodbye Baby" is about having an abortion.

Even in the following article I find it hard to believe that she admitted to four abortions. Does anyone know if the real article says "babies" or was this just inserted recently by some fan trying to prove a point?

Spencer Bright
VOX Magazine (London) February 1992

Was there a common thread among her men? "They're all very smart and very loving, and they all had a difficult time with my life and the way that I live it and how busy I am." For four lovers, a crucial test came when she became pregnant and opted for terminations. "It's always been a tragedy. But they understood." But they didn't really. "Eventually their hearts couldn't take it, they couldn't understand quite enough, how deeply embedded in this I was. And so it eventually hurt them too much and they had to leave, or face devastation on their own."

She put her relationship with her fans before a relationship with one man. Ever since she saw Janis Joplin perform, Stevie has wanted to emulate her, to achieve that state of communion with the crowd. "I just wanted to be in love with my audience and I wanted them to be in love with me back."

But now there is remorse at the havoc her abortions have wreaked on her psyche. "To give up four babies is to give up a lot that would be here now. So that bothers me, a lot, and really breaks my heart. But they're gone, so..." She composes herself. "But I couldn't have because I was too busy. And I had all these commitments." She wants to adopt, but age and single-parenthood are against her.

[WelshWitchPMD]

Originally Posted by AliP

Even in the following article I find it hard to believe that she admitted to four abortions. Does anyone know if the real article says "babies" or was this just inserted recently by some fan trying to prove a point?

Spencer Bright
VOX Magazine (London) February 1992

Was there a common thread among her men? "They're all very smart and very loving, and they all had a difficult time with my life and the way that I live it and how busy I am." For four lovers, a crucial test came when she became pregnant and opted for terminations. "It's always been a tragedy. But they understood." But they didn't really. "Eventually their hearts couldn't take it, they couldn't understand quite enough, how deeply embedded in this I was. And so it eventually hurt them too much and they had to leave, or face devastation on their own."

That seems to be the only place that Stevie mentions 4 of them. Some people question the authenticity of that interview, however. If my memory serves me correct I think that article read: To give up four (babies) is to give up a lot” but I could be wrong. I don’t feel like going through my stuff but I am pretty sure that Freddie Mercury was on the cover of that issue of Vox.


She put her relationship with her fans before a relationship with one man. Ever since she saw Janis Joplin perform, Stevie has wanted to emulate her, to achieve that state of communion with the crowd. "I just wanted to be in love with my audience and I wanted them to be in love with me back."

But now there is remorse at the havoc her abortions have wreaked on her psyche. "To give up four babies is to give up a lot that would be here now. So that bothers me, a lot, and really breaks my heart. But they're gone, so..." She composes herself. "But I couldn't have because I was too busy. And I had all these commitments." She wants to adopt, but age and single-parenthood are against her.

That seems to be the only place that Stevie mentions 4 of them. Some people question the authenticity of that interview, however. If my memory serves me correct I think that article read: To give up four (babies) is to give up a lot” but I could be wrong. I don’t feel like going through my stuff but I am pretty sure that Freddie Mercury was on the cover of that issue of Vox.

[Ghost_Tracker]

Originally Posted by David

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Ultimately, I want to understand why the spelling of "judgment" changed from "judgement." I have a hunch that the cause must be dropped squarely in the lap of the newspaper industry. Likewise with "acknowledgment."

I think with the "e" is the Brit. spelling.
We're rockers, by definition, since we're Americans -
so to "establish our own identity," we dropped the "e".
Now we're all independent and can think on our own and
all that fancy stuff The American spelling is actually
"judgment," I believe, and the Brit. is with an "e"
But I bet if you look at Stevie's old scribblings on Sararhiannon.com,
somebody forgot to tell the Queen about this - yuk-yuk!

[dissention]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

That's not the only place she mentioned the four abortions. I have a newspaper article where she talks about it and a newspaper interview where she again mentions it. Here's one of them, it's from 1990. I can't remember the paper it was in, as I only kept the clipping.

I HAD 4 ABORTIONS SAYS FLEETWOOD MAC BEAUTY
By Mick Hamilton

Oh, Sharon. That is the worst article I've ever read regarding Nicks. Thank the stars her bitter days are behind her.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

So what? Every thing she says is in quotes, not "a friend says..."
As a journalist I know they couldn't do that unless she said it.
So what's your point?

The same people who hollered about the Vox article and other ones being bull are going to do the same with this one, sweetie. I don't think it's bull and I wholeheartedly believe she said those things because she was a bitter, crabby little thing back then, but posting that article will invite The Wrath.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by Kelly

I do not think it is clear that Goodbye Baby is about an abortion either. It is about the loss of a child though, . Whether by abortion or miscarriage is what is not clear. Somehow I do not see her singing about a child she aborted at the close of every show.....now a child she lost..maybe. The music is very gentle and always reminds me of a soothing lullabye when it starts. Stevie also said it was one of the most emotional to sing everynight.

Well, she sang Sara on the last tour and Henley said that was about their child Nicks aborted - and she never denied that, instead simply shoosing to say that Henley's public statements would not be how she would have chosen to tell the world about that. So, La Nicks is not beyond singing about an aborted child. I suppose it could be argued that GB is about the loss of LB's child in her and that LB's child meant more to her than Henley's, but that is speculative at best as none of us know how much these meant to her.

Also, if memory serves me correctly, she did not say she lost four babies. She was talking about loves and then she says something I lost four. But, I am not looking up that article

[WelshWitchPMD]

Originally Posted by dissention

The same people who hollered about the Vox article and other ones being bull are going to do the same with this one, sweetie. I don't think it's bull and I wholeheartedly believe she said those things because she was a bitter, crabby little thing back then, but posting that article will invite The Wrath.

Yes, that is what I mean. I don't know if she said it or not and I don't care. I personally believe that she did have 4 of them.

[Serrart]

This article is too similar to the one on Vox. It's impossible she had spoken of the same topics in the same order. One is a copy of the other, IMO. And since this one is longer and more specific, I guess the one on Vox is the rehash. The journalist didn't even change the ending.

Romy

[dissention]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

I have another interview from a UK newspaper magazine supplement, which is much more classy than that story, where she's promoting the Timespace album, and the interview asks her about it again, and she says pretty much the same thing.

Oh, I believe it. She said a lot of shocking things during that period, I don't know why people would think that this four abortions baloney is something that was made up by the press.

[Serrart]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

I've deleted my post and asked Pattie, to delete the quote.
It was a mistake posting it, it's just gonna cause trouble. I just know it
Sorry.

I've deleted it too, even if I don 't understand your decision.

Romy