Stevie Nicks: Wild At Heart - Harper's Bazaar Article - April 19th, 2011

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by Spoinny

send that pic to Harper's

Isn't it hilarious that pic is from the taping of the Little Lies video?

[mikebise]

"Well she sees no evil...
Well, she’s in love!
And he speaks no evil...
She’s in love!
I’m afraid they say anything to anyone..."

[MacMan]

She's smoking on film... The Tango in the Night concert vid - during a rehearsal scene.

[Fiver]

Maybe she meant she didn't smoke crack.

[Gypsy0033]

I can't believe she ended this interview with " I never smoked"...oh wait, I can believe it. Maybe she really blocked those years out.

[WildHearted]

When did she start smoking?

If she only smoked during the Klonopin years, I'd give her the benefit of the doubt and say she couldn't remember anything from that haze...

but I'm pretty sure I heard about her smoking on the RAL tour.

Oh Stevie.

Also, I laughed out loud at the 'Ka-Ching, Ka-Ching'.... at least she acknowledges it, I suppose.

[mikebise]

Stevie said she started smoking during 1984 and the long recording of Rock A Little. She got off cigarettes in Late 1993 while detoxing off of Klonopin. She was smoke free in 1994, which explains her awesome Street Angel Tour voice.

Then in 1995, as she got slim again, she started smoking again. She quit again on December 31, 1996, when she said she got drunk and smoked "about 500 cigarettes", hoping to be hungover the next day to help her in not smoking.

So, she smoked from 1984 through 1993, and then 1995 to the end of 1996.

In trouble again for the wrong things...
I didn’t know him, he didn’t know me
There she goes again, and she says,
“Do you think that this could be the one?”

[APerfectLie]

Not to mention in the EXACT GODDAMN INTERVIEW, just a mere 5 paragraphs earlier she says, "It was worse than brandy, coke, pot, and cigarettes combined. I had no energy. I lost my fire. I'd perform now and then, but mostly I sat on the couch, watched TV, and ordered Jerry's Deli."

Oh Stevie...

[APerfectLie]

Originally Posted by mikebise

Stevie said she started smoking during 1984 and the long recording of Rock A Little. She got off cigarettes in Late 1993 while detoxing off of Klonopin. She was smoke free in 1994, which explains her awesome Street Angel Tour voice.

Then in 1995, as she got slim again, she started smoking again. She quit again on December 31, 1996, when she said she got drunk and smoked "about 500 cigarettes", hoping to be hungover the next day to help her in not smoking.

So, she smoked from 1984 through 1993, and then 1995 to the end of 1996.

In trouble again for the wrong things...
I didn’t know him, he didn’t know me
There she goes again, and she says,
“Do you think that this could be the one?”

Didn't some people say they saw her smoking during soundcheck at a few TISL shows too?

[WildHearted]

So, I guess the real question is: is Stevie deliberately trying to rewrite history or does she seriously just have that bad of a memory (whether it be from the drugs or simply her innate tendency to hyperbolize, etc.)?

[Johnny Stew]

Sometimes I think people get a little too nitpicky and literal about comments Stevie makes. "Oh my god, she said 'Wild Heart' came out in 1984, but it was 1983!!! This woman totally makes things up!!!"

But this is definitely one of those cases where Stevie either had a complete & total memory lapse, or realllllly hopes we're not keeping score. lol.

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by WildHearted

So, I guess the real question is: is Stevie deliberately trying to rewrite history or does she seriously just have that bad of a memory (whether it be from the drugs or simply her innate tendency to hyperbolize, etc.)?

I think she genuinely has some memory issues. Fans have reported seeing lyrics & even stage directions on her teleprompter. Or maybe her nerves get the better of her at times & she gets a little mixed up.

That said, I think it would be awfully hard to forget that you smoked for nine years!

[silvasprings]

Her memory may be foggy about smoking, But she remembers the dress from the Purple Rain premiere that the brunette girl is wearing in the trailer for the album.

I would really like to hear more about what exactly happened between her and Prince, this is the first interview I've read where she elaborates instead of just saying "he walked out of my life".

Imagine if Prince and Stevie actually did record and release more songs together in the 80's, they could have been a powerhouse.

[Tango]

Shall we all turn to page 29 of "Everything You Want To Know About Stevie Nicks," by Ethlie Ann Vare and Ed Ochs? Read along, with me, the quote at the bottom of the page:

MTV: You once said you were a witch.
Stevie Nicks: I lied.

[silvasprings]

^ LOL
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