Stevie Taking questions on TODAY

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

You don't have to defend your feelings... you have every right to them.
I'm not saying that anyone isn't a "true" fan or that anyone else is a more deserving fan. Hell, I don't love EVERY move she makes either.
It's just that with all the Chicken Little -- "the sky is falling" -- sentiments that are expressed around here on a daily basis ("nostalgia act," "non-artist," "sell-out," "washed up"), I do tend to sometimes think, "well, if you're so disappointed by what Stevie is doing, perhaps there's something better to be focusing your attentions on."

why? why do you care, or even think you have the right, to judge how someone else reacts to stevie nicks? it's not like you're her mother, having to stick up for her in the face of the mean bullies in the schoolyard. there is a very wide definition of fandom. some may call themselves "fans" because they own rumours and know the words to dreams. is this "fan" not a fan enough because they don't own all the demos, outtakes, and never released? similarly, a fan can be a fan and hate every solo album she has made. you STILL have no right to suggest they have something better to focus their attention on.

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

And, by "you," I don't mean you personally, but in general.

yeah. i got that. in general, there are a lot of people who you don't think are fan enough to be here.

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Maybe some fans don't give Stevie enough credit... or maybe I give her too much credit. Who knows?

why do any fans have to give her credit? give her credit for what? i like what she does. i like her voice. i like her lyrics. i pay hundreds and hundreds of dollars to travel and see her live. i like the discussions here - and i like to hear the opinions of people here. i like that there are other people in the world who like her as much as i do. but if my like/love/admiration/obsession/respect/whatever of her doesn't measure up to yours, i'm still allowed to be here - and call myself a fan. oh, and say that an album of standards from her would not thrill me.

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I just don't think that any of this is anywhere remotely close to being the end of the world.

where did i or anyone else suggest it is?