Stevie Q&A In March 5th Rolling Stone

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Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

I knew exactly what you meant..That is why I said there would be no mysterious Stevie Nicks today as she had been back in the day..It would be too easy for all her business to be spilled in the mass media like it is now.We fans did have a very good inkling then that she was very hedonistic ..it just did not come out in the media at least until she went into Betty Ford but that was late 1986.Also I believe at least the late 1970 were still a more innocent time .If La Nicks turned up today with her witchy image she'd be harder pressed to have the type of career she had then IMHO.As for Winehouse she went off the deep end after one hit album. it took La Nicks over a decade to get near that point.

I have to agree with you about the 1970s being a more innocent time. We've gone from a culture that truly idolized celebrities (then) to a culture that tries to scandalize and mock celebrities (now). If a young Stevie appeared on the scene today wearing lace doilies, curtain sheers, legwarmers and platform boots (or anything that wasn't trendy or hip) she would be ridiculed savagely instead of being held up as a fashion icon. It was easier to suspend reality back in the day, when it was still cool for rock stars to wear spandex, capes and goofy hats- it was theatrical, kitschy and fun. Now everyone takes themselves so seriously for fear that they would be mocked or, heaven forbid, accused of being gay or, at the very least, irrelevant.