TIME Magazine: Taylor Swift by Stevie Nicks

[DashingDan]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Stevie would never have made it as a dental assistant. Can you imagine her taking the cotton balls, thick with saliva, out of your mouth? Good decision not to take that path Stevie!

Michele

Oooh..imagine, the prettiest hygienist in the world:
"Yeah, you know, the dentist doesn't like me saying this, but he's, like, gone, so, if your tooth is still a little sore tomorrow, you know, you should take an asprin and, like, dissolve it in water and then drop the asprin-water in, like, your nose. It's, like, WAY faster than taking a regular asprin, you know."

[petep9000]

No, she'd be like:

"Well, you can take some of the tylenol w/codeine the dentist wrote you a script for. Just take as much as you want, don't read the bottle or ask someone to look it up for you. Just take them and take them. And if you think it's effing you up, feed them to your assistant and see what happens. Then blame the dentist."

[Christopher]

While I agree that the verdict is still out for Taylor Swift, she is very young and can easily become a has been, having such incredible success so young and so fast is going to be hard to sustain and live up to. He teenage audience may grow up and move on. LeAnn Rimes had early success very young along with many others. Her getting all these accolade 's and 4 Grammy's may be the kiss of death for her career, where else can she go from here.....

Stevie is simply just paying her respect in the way she has done on many other occasions i.e. Sheryl Crow, Michelle Branch, Vanassa Carlton, basically younger female singer/songwriters like herself, that are current and playing the elder-mentor stateswoman that she revels in. Learn from me, do not make the same mistakes... etc.

Also, Stevie's notoriously inconsistent performances in her heyday were a part of her allure and mysterious rock star pathos, and tolerated more in that era, compared to the American Idol, Auto-tune & karaoke mentality of today. She sang incorrectly from the back of her throat, and roughed up her voice, suffering several bout's of nodes, for the sake of her art and passionate unforgettable performances, which has endeared her as a potent concert draw back in the day all the way up till today!

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by tilthefirefades

Well guys, this is it. Where is the fourth horseman?

[petep9000]

Originally Posted by Christopher

a potent concert draw back in the day all the way up till today!

This might be stretching it a bit Christopher. In what way is she 'potent'? I'm not trying to be snarky, I'm just curious what your thoughts on Stevie 2010's potency are.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by DashingDan

Oooh..imagine, the prettiest hygienist in the world:
"Yeah, you know, the dentist doesn't like me saying this, but he's, like, gone, so, if your tooth is still a little sore tomorrow, you know, you should take an asprin and, like, dissolve it in water and then drop the asprin-water in, like, your nose. It's, like, WAY faster than taking a regular asprin, you know.
"

LMFAO

[tilthefirefades]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Hahahahaha!!



Guess I better tell Noah bye.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by petep9000

This might be stretching it a bit Christopher. In what way is she 'potent'? I'm not trying to be snarky, I'm just curious what your thoughts on Stevie 2010's potency are.

Yes, perhaps "potent " is the wrong adjective upon reflection. I really wanted to convey that Stevie earned her stripes on the road and on stage with her persona. She is a road warrior, although she is now undoubtable more conservative on stage, the 10 years or so in her heyday (75' through 86') Stevie really built up a mythology around her performances that were sometimes dazzling, emotional, & mostly unpredictable!

Stevie has become a legendary concert draw because she has built up this myth that still pervades to some extent. I still hear at concerts some casual fan remarking with a straight face "you know she's a witch". And to those of us that have been longtime fans, we still watch with fascination that at any moment she just might become unpredictable, emotional, or delight us with switching up some lyrics & phrasing to remind us she's still the siren she built her reputation on.

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

OMG! i almost spilled my drink. Damn that justin beeber. him and his donald trump come over.

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Christopher

Yes, perhaps "potent " is the wrong adjective upon reflection. I really wanted to convey that Stevie earned her stripes on the road and on stage with her persona. She is a road warrior, although she is now undoubtable more conservative on stage, the 10 years or so in her heyday (75' through 86') Stevie really built up a mythology around her performances that were sometimes dazzling, emotional, & mostly unpredictable!

Stevie has become a legendary concert draw because she has built up this myth that still pervades to some extent. I still hear at concerts some casual fan remarking with a straight face "you know she's a witch". And to those of us that have been longtime fans, we still watch with fascination that at any moment she just might become unpredictable, emotional, or delight us with switching up some lyrics & phrasing to remind us she's still the siren she built her reputation on.

Wow. reading that delighted me. because i have been at afew of those moments, and when they happen, there really is nothing like it. All hail the queen And thanks vivfox for posting this. i like today was a fairytale, and i like that stevie does too. just because she is a strong woman doesnt mean that she cant also wish for that kind of romance. that 14 and 60 comment reminded me of how i think Stevie (like alot of us) still has that young person inside no matter how old she is. As far as Taylor Swift, afew of her songs i really like, some not so much, and weather or not she becomes a flash in the pan or a career artist, i dont know, but she IS a better example for girls than the slutty lohans, brittneys, or gosh theres too many to name. but time will tell for her, but i think and i hope she will grow and get better. im glad she has stevies support.

[michelej1]

I really do think it's great the way Taylor's music appeals to so many. I thought it remarkable when I was in the car with my 10 year old and 16 year old nieces and we were all three singing along to Taylor's single with joyful abandon.

Even so, I think it's rather shocking that Taylor Swift made Time Magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential people. Even Secretary of State Clinton didn't make the list this year, but Taylor did?!

It's nice that Stevie was the one to give the little descriptive quote about Taylor though to go along with her entry.

[vermicious knid]

And Stevie told Jimmy Fallon he was the embodiment of a reincarnated Johnny Carson. Happy feel-good lies.

[golddustgypsy09]

Stevie is just a kind hearted woman.
I think its great she is trying to get young women involved... it just sad she chose to support t-swift.

[Sahara]

Originally Posted by LikeAWillow

When I was fourteen, you were teaching me that I should be the type of woman whom men look at and say "wouldn't you love to love her?" not the sort who helps feed madonna/whore complexes everywhere.

I love this Stevie's still teaching me that!

[Musicman408]

This is really graceful of Stevie. How cool that the article is in Time!