Stevie Nicks - The Other Side Of The Mirror-The UK Interviews 1989-1990
Format: DVD-R
Track List:
1. 1989-"One To One" Interview
Interview w/Stevie Nicks recorded for UK TV. Stevie starts off talking
about her wardrobe that she wore to this interview and being compared
to Mae West. She then proceeds to talk about when she joined Fleetwood
Mac and not wanting "Rhiannon" to be released as a single so
"Rhiannon" will not fail and that "Rhiannon will not fall flat on her
face", And how she was wrong, But how she could have also been right
had it failed. Stevie talks about meeting her "babie Rhiannon's"
(People who are named after the classic song). Stevie is asked where
did she get her inspiration from, And gives a lengthy an explanation
how she writes on the typewriter and her 25,000 pages of her
thoughts/words that she has kept for 14 years. Stevie talks about not
wanting to be "Trained and following rules" and how the 3 Brits of
Fleetwood Mac believe they are "aristocrats/monarchs" & "arrogant"
(But arrogant in a good way). Other topics discussed are the breakups
that happened in Fleetwood Mac, Her closeness to Christine McVie
("Like a sister, a mother"), Her Mother being the "dearest thing in
her life", Her motivation to carry on in the music industry
("Love"...love of doing it..."), Bowing to pressure and keeping her
own essence, What the song "Rooms On Fire" is about. This is a great
interview that is recommended.
2. 1989-BBC Interview
Stevie discusses that much of the song "Alice" is about herself and
"running" back and forth between "Fleetwood Mac and my solo career".
She also discusses the meaning of the song "Rooms On Fire", She is
asked what makes TOSOTM "most special" compared to here other albums.
She mentions wanting the songs on the TOSOTM album to be able to be
produced on the stage and how Lindsey upset her by adding too much
material upon her Fleetwood Mac songs since she wasnt around and how
it was "too bad". Stevie says she is able to balance her solo career
and her career in Fleetwood Mac. Other topics discussed are her
journals, "When the long nets of white clouded my brain" she will read
back over her life with her writings and how she could never be a good
fiction writer, being possessive and having a great life. Stevie also
reads her poem "And the Children go On" directly from one of her
journals. Stevie explains she writes her best songs when she is sad
("I never write a happy song..."). Contains a clip of the song "Wild
Heart" performed backstage during a makeup session in 1980 (Filmed by
a "fly on the wall"), a live clip of "Stand Back" from the July
7,1983-Landover, MD show and an acoustic piano version "Doing The Best
I Can" which features Stevie along with Sharon & Lori.
3.1990-Stevie Nicks Music Box Profile
Short interview about Relationships, Stevie's family asking her to
take a break from Fleetwood Mac, About Lindsey, About ballet & her
clothing.
Notes: All the interviews on this DVD are very clear and are worth a
watch, Especially the "One To One" interview...Contains a few minor
visual dropouts due to the tape sources used, But otherwise this disc
contains some great interview footage from 1989-1990.
