Stevie's Charisma - Page 2

goldustsongbird · #16 12-04-2005, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Remember what the rock writer Sylvie Simmons said about her?

Nope.

Enlighten me.

Your sig pic is fabulous, btw. Do you happen to have a copy of the original picture? I don't think I've seen that particular shot before.

snowman · #17 12-04-2005, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by maygirl

What makes Stevie so charismatic and enchanting that so many are so fascinated by her after 30+ years ?????????

She's enigmatic, foxy, talented. She worked her ass off to get where she is. She took chances (solo career). She battled addiction and won. Even with all the glitzed up hype, she still seems to be grounded and relatively humble.
I wuv you TeeDee...

Janis_no1 · #18 12-05-2005, 12:19 AM

Hmmm i dont know how to explain what it is about her and her music that i just adore. I had this dilemma when i was going to meet her.. didn't know what to say. What i do know is that i want to listen to her when im sad, happy, overjoyed, annoyed, angry, in love and in tears. She just seems to fit perfectly into all my moods and my life no matter where i am or whatever i am doing. I dont seem to ever seriously try to sit back and interpret her lyrics line by line, and there are times i certainly feel as though that means im not a big fan, yet i also feel as though the understanding of her ways, the basic interpretation of her lyrics, her passion and emotion comes through anyway...

What can i say... i just love it!
I may not know why, but i do know that her love remains...

Janis_no1 · #19 12-05-2005, 12:31 AM

Oh yes the intenseness.... my goodness. Just cannot beat it... its like she is our drug. Stevie is my high, guess thats why she sounds so good in any situation or mood...

It seems as though i connect with a stevie gone by... (turned into stone)... just joking about that last bit... couldn't help myself

But yes it seems as though when i was in her presence early november, and right in front of her at 3 fmac syw tours that "somthing" just wasn't there... hmm dont know how to explain this and dont want to get into too much trouble by fellow ledgies.

goldustsongbird · #20 12-05-2005, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Janis_no1

It seems as though i connect with a stevie gone by... (turned into stone)... just joking about that last bit... couldn't help myself

You could be Garbo, or even Marlene...

ABout the last bit about something missing from the SYW shows: Let's see, who was behind the piano? Or wasn't?

Janis_no1 · #21 12-05-2005, 12:42 AM

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You could be Garbo, or even Marlene...

exactly!... Sorry Marilyn (aka goldustsongbird) ....or you could forget

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ABout the last bit about something missing from the SYW shows: Let's see, who was behind the piano? Or wasn't?

very good!

goldustsongbird · #22 12-05-2005, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Janis_no1

exactly!... Sorry Marilyn (aka goldustsongbird) ....or you could forget

Or I could be aloooooone. LOL.

Janis_no1 · #23 12-05-2005, 01:03 AM

And you musn't give it up goldustsongburd... for your still but a guest!

Ghost_Tracker · #24 12-05-2005, 01:48 AM

[QUOTE=maygirl] What makes Stevie so charismatic and enchanting that so many are so fascinated by her after 30+ years ?????????QUOTE]

She has kind of a weird inaccessible accessibleness to her. Make sense??

Check out towards the end of the Gypsy video - she has sort of this "you can have me (no, of course you can't REALLY (but you can - not - can ))" thing going. Sort of like, "You can not, not, not, not, not, not, not have me" thingy and you find yourself waiting till she leaves and then counting the "nots" as you wonder if that noise you hear off in the distance is her chuckling at you. She paid VERY close attention to her influences, for example, Joni Mitchell, Mabel Normand, Greta Garbo, etc. (And I suspect Bette Davis, although she's never admitted that publicly) and she learned from them how to be "mysterious" etc. (plus she just plain IS, and loves being that way).
She also has this amazing balance of "strength" and "femininity" going - she's fine-tuned that to a "t" over the years. And she manages to do that - to be "pro girl-power" - without being "in your face" or "political" about it. She also has managed to build up this "mystique" about her just by being herself, and (as I'm sure her mother taught her...), she "always leaves them guessing" - she lets you see JUST enough to make you wonder, "Just how deep IS she!??? Is she really THAT smart!???"

So she's both old-fashioned and modern at the same time.
And you somehow sense that she LOVES both.
As we do.

Also, granted this must vary from time to time and day to day, based on the situation, her mood, whether she's feeling well,
her energy level, etc., but in general she GENUINELY loves her fans and loves meeting them and talking with them. And she
sort of "lends love" to people, JUST 'cause she can. She has this Attitude about her like, "HEY it's no skin off MY back, why
not spread some LOVE!?" I really do suspect that that's a very real, genuine part of "the real Stephanie Nicks," but also a
"product" of the time she grew up - she remembers, and she knows how lucky we ALL are and feels that VERY strongly.
I only recently learned that Mr. Nicks was in the Navy in WWII and I've come to feel that that's a VAST influence that's been
totally overlooked - both on her songwriting, and on who she is as a person.
OH and she writes awesome songs!

Kelly · #25 12-05-2005, 07:46 AM

Stevie's amazing voice and lyrics are what make her amazing to moi. I also find her fascinating because after a few decades of idolizing her, I still do not feel like I know the real woman...behind the image. She really does not let us see her soul, unless she wants to. We catch glimpes of the real Stephanie but in reality the fans only know "Stevie Nicks". The abilty to create that image and stick to it for all these years takes an incredible inner strength and sometimes huge sacrifice.

cliffdweller · #26 12-05-2005, 09:58 AM

The voice...and the eyes. That saying about the eyes being the window to the soul comes to mind everytime I see her sing

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Angelick Witch · #27 12-07-2005, 01:04 PM

Basically she's just Stevie Nicks!

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David · #28 12-07-2005, 01:16 PM

Stevie is so cool to me because she was so swirly & sexy onstage, & she had a great distinctive singing voice that had probably one of the broadest emotional palettes of any singer in rock (her equals were Springsteen, Bono, Sting, Elvis Costello, Elton John ... the greats).

Stevie circa 1976 ... when you're that good-looking, you command the world.

DavidMn · #29 12-07-2005, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Stevie is so cool to me because she was so swirly & sexy onstage, & she had a great distinctive singing voice that had probably one of the broadest emotional palettes of any singer in rock (her equals were Springsteen, Bono, Sting, Elvis Costello, Elton John ... the greats).

Stevie circa 1976 ... when you're that good-looking, you command the world.

Right on. Couldnt have said it better..

JazmenFlowers · #30 12-07-2005, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Stevie is so cool to me because she was so swirly & sexy onstage, & she had a great distinctive singing voice that had probably one of the broadest emotional palettes of any singer in rock (her equals were Springsteen, Bono, Sting, Elvis Costello, Elton John ... the greats).

Stevie circa 1976 ... when you're that good-looking, you command the world.

pure poetry. that's gorgeous.