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![]() Besides the drugs I think her ego got in the way of a more dominating music career. She's not alone so I am not picking on her exclusively. But few could not have big egos if you joined a band and rocketed to a band almost as big as the Rolling Stones for a time in the states. Then having exceeded everyone's expectations for a solo album. Everything Nicks was touching was turning to gold. Drugs definitely got in the way but so did ego and that ego allows artists to get lazy thinking they can just "phone it in."
Imagine if Bella Donna flopped and she needed Fleetwood Mac and stayed near them more in the 80s. Or imagine The Wild Heart flopping and she had a sophomore jinx with her solo career. Would it have grounded her so that she did not lose control. She was on top of the world in 1982. Platinum albums, radio hits, rock credentials, concerts, and she was a sex symbol. A coke addiction is a horrible thing. But I bet it was just as much ego that made her ditch recording studios or come 6 hours late for a mediocre performance.
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I agree 100%. I was fanatic fan since 1977 and followed them all as close as I could (considering no social media it was a bit of work) STEVIE: Drugs Ego because of the success of her first two albums Couldn’t sustain both solo and the band with touring/writing Not working with Lindsey as she did from 1975-1979 This all caused the chips to fall as they did…….. Positive- a lot more solo releases from all the band members. Negative- only 5 studio albums from my favorite lineup of the band Bonus- in 1977 I got familiar with all the lineups of the band from 1967-1974 and loved and bought all the back catalogue .(as I was waiting for the release of Tusk) |
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Thats a wild and very fast paced very early 80s schedule. It also fueled her coke addiction and she started to create and live in her own fantasy world and take it all for granted. She did not need to prove anything to anyone anymore and put everything on autopilot. She starts RAL in 1984 with sporadic recordings all over the place without focus. She is no longer in control of her own destiny. The drugs have her completely occupied and her career is a side gig. The producer who hid her in his basement away from Tom Petty and was nervous taking her on as an artist thinking he was no Lindsey Buckingham walked away. She was a mess and lost all interest in her career.
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Stevie never had to be focused. The smaller the talent, the less the required focus.
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