Making of CM 1984 Album Part 1

[jbrownsjr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHBkAJPUfV8

[aleuzzi]

The whole phone booth thing in the beginning cracks me up—time capsule…

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

The whole phone booth thing in the beginning cracks me up—time capsule…

He even takes a call on the other phone from Mo Ostin!

[Wdm6789]

That was fun to watch. Christine was drinking a lot there though.

[Penguin Emeritus]

Originally Posted by Wdm6789

That was fun to watch. Christine was drinking a lot there though.

I think she kind of always was... I do love that documentary, though.

--Lis

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

I think she kind of always was... I do love that documentary, though.

--Lis

The woman who was never photographed without a cocktail in hand. God I love her.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

The woman who was never photographed without a cocktail in hand. God I love her.

Honestly, we just want to be her.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Honestly, we just want to be her.

I'M MORE HER THAN YOU, BECAUSE I DRINK MORE THAN YOU!!!!

[Wdm6789]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

The woman who was never photographed without a cocktail in hand. God I love her.

Christine said in an interview with I think The Guardian in 2013 or 2014 that she quit doing cocaine in 1984 when she was making her solo album. She was clearly still drinking heavily, but I wonder if she quit doing cocaine like cold turkey. I wonder if her band members and studio crew were doing cocaine. Did she not partake at all or did she still do it, but did it it less than she did when she was with Fleetwood Mac. I have the same question about the Tango era. Lindsey set up a trailer in his front yard for Mick to partake in his vices during the recording of Tango. I wonder how much time Christine spent in that trailer.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by Wdm6789

Christine said in an interview with I think The Guardian in 2013 or 2014 that she quit doing cocaine in 1984 when she was making her solo album. She was clearly still drinking heavily, but I wonder if she quit doing cocaine like cold turkey. I wonder if her band members and studio crew were doing cocaine. Did she not partake at all or did she still do it, but did it it less than she did when she was with Fleetwood Mac. I have the same question about the Tango era. Lindsey set up a trailer in his front yard for Mick to partake in his vices during the recording of Tango. I wonder how much time Christine spent in that trailer.

Whatever drinking or drugs she did or didn’t do during TANGO doesn’t eclipse the great contributions she made to the record. As she often said, she was always at the boards with Lindsey and Richard, so Lindsey’s oft-told complaint that the band were in bad shape does not account for Christine. She had just finished a solo record and tour, and a soundtrack project when they started the record. She was NOT out of shape or rusty. She was primed. And contributed a lot.

[Penguin Emeritus]

Originally Posted by Wdm6789

Christine said in an interview with I think The Guardian in 2013 or 2014 that she quit doing cocaine in 1984 when she was making her solo album. She was clearly still drinking heavily, but I wonder if she quit doing cocaine like cold turkey. I wonder if her band members and studio crew were doing cocaine. Did she not partake at all or did she still do it, but did it it less than she did when she was with Fleetwood Mac. I have the same question about the Tango era. Lindsey set up a trailer in his front yard for Mick to partake in his vices during the recording of Tango. I wonder how much time Christine spent in that trailer.

She may have spent a little time. I heard cocaine was still circulating around band and associates even as late as 2019 tour. When it's easy to get, and people around you are doing it... people fell back into occasionally. Just like alcohol. It's hard to make a full recovery when it's in your face, especially if it was part of a person's history...you like the confidence it gives you etc. I think the 3 brits had a very hard time quitting stuff completely.

--Lis