Scotsman.com (Interview)

[David]

When Stevie talks about all her old boyfriend rockers, she refers to their jets & their clothes & their high life. She never says, "I dated the guy who wrote Hotel California & I learned from him," &c. It's made me kind of question her journey to be recognized by the Highwaymen as a good songwriter rather than just a rock chick. She always wanted to write songs that lived up to the standards set by her idols: The Eagles, Warren Zevon, Tom Petty, &c. So I always figured that was more important to her than the trappings of fame -- both her own & those of her boyfriends. Was I naive?