Reading between the lines written by this part Joan of Arc/part Alice in Wonderland is indeed a tricky business. However, a songwriter who makes a living translating personal experiences into public works of art has to live with ill-defined boundaries. “No one knows how I feel, what I say, unless you read between my lines,” Stevie confides in her current single “Stand Back.” Interviews can be the same way. Here, unmistakably, was a “no comment” issued before I had even had a chance to ask the question.
What was contested was my right to ask the question. I had accepted all along that Stevie had a right to answer “no comment” to any given question. The pact had to be made.īesides, in a way, this emotional start to the interview cleared the air. Already a request to photograph during the interview had been turned down. And I would be left staring into the dismayed faces of assorted band members and friends.Īs a prelude to Stevie’s Compton Terrace show next Sunday, photographer Sean Brady and I had flown 1,000 miles and waited a day for this meeting. She would walk out of the sitting room in her Houston hotel suite. If I strayed into that sanctified area, that would be it. Now the lady herself was making it perfectly clear. First, Stevie Nicks’ personal assistant and then her road manager had issued the warning: Don’t ask Stevie about her personal life, or else. Houston, Texas - It had been building toward this all day.
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