Stevie’s weird and mysterious comment on Rupert Hine

[Ghost_Tracker]

Originally Posted by greendaze5

‘…Then something happened to him (Rupert Hine) that simply made it impossible for us to ever be together again. I left him there… the rooms were still burning, but the fire had been stolen from us. It wasn’t over love, in fact… it had nothing to do with love. It was just a bad situation. I came back to Los Angeles, a very changed woman…’

(from Stevie’s ‘Time Space’ liner notes)

Anyone care to speculate what she meant? Despite Stevie’s denial, a secret love affair gone bad? Drugs? An argument over the making of the album? Or Stevie putting an overdramatic spin on things?

No evidence for this, but if someone put a gun to my head and said I had no choice but to take my best guess, I would say that he probably found out his wife was pregnant. I would imagine Stevie at that point would be like, "YEAH okay have a nice DAY! I hope it's a beautiful CHILD! Hey do you have a pen? Thanks. Gotta go, bye."
That seems like "the most-likely scenario" to me.

[greendaze5]

Since the lyrics of ‘Rooms on Fire’ were supposedly inspired by Rupert Hine, I think Stevie was attracted to him and vice versa, and they had a brief fling during the making of the record. ‘It had nothing to do with love’ could mean that it was a purely physical relationship. Maybe after the album was done, Roop dumped her, hence Stevie’s bitter feelings.

Oh, here’s a rare pic of Stevie and Roop in their ‘happier’ days together attached below). Sorry for the lousy quality. It’s a photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy. If anyone has a clear copy of this - please post.

The caption says the two were attending the premier of the U2 movie ‘Rattle and Hum’ together.

[Ghost_Tracker]

Originally Posted by greendaze5

Since the lyrics of ‘Rooms on Fire’ were supposedly inspired by Rupert Hine, I think Stevie was attracted to him and vice versa, and they had a brief fling during the making of the record. ‘It had nothing to do with love’ could mean that it was a purely physical relationship.

I've seen other interviews where Stevie indicated that Rupert Hine was it for her; that he was "THE one." Granted she's said that about others - especially Joe Walsh and Lindsey - - - But this somehow seemed "different." To me at least.
And I remember in the past people have commented in here that it seemed that way to them.

[Bubba Fleetwood]

Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

I've seen other interviews where Stevie indicated that Rupert Hine was it for her; that he was "THE one." Granted she's said that about others - especially Joe Walsh and Lindsey - - - But this somehow seemed "different." To me at least.
And I remember in the past people have commented in here that it seemed that way to them.

I remember her writting in that Timespace tourbook that he was older than her. I wonder if that had something to do with all of that. Ya know, just about every guy Stevie has been involved with has been younger than her. She has admitted that around the Dance period in '97 she was involved with a guy in his 20's. That just makes me want to say, "Stevie, get down with your bad cougar self !!!!"

[gypsy4life]

He had to be good in bed for her to able to stand that ugly face!!!

[Sanne2]

Originally Posted by greendaze5

The caption says the two were attending the premier of the U2 movie ‘Rattle and Hum’ together.

That was November 3, 1988.
Here's a pic from July 15 1989, 8 months later and still happy together:

[soul_drifter333]

My, she sure loved the BIG hats during this period!

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

I think the "something" was she found out he sucked as a producer...

And could someone be so ugly that they can set rooms on fire every time they walk in the room?

[fringed n fab]

Lindsey was by FAR the most handsome of any man we know she's dated/been involved with.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

And could someone be so ugly that they can set rooms on fire every time they walk in the room?

Maybe she found out he was an arsonist. Poets, priests and pyromaniacs.

Michele