Suggestions were prompted as to why she abandoned touring, among them her reputed need to be in total control of the final product, which is incompatible with live stage performance; a rumour of a crippling fear of flying; and the suggestion that the death of 21-year-old Bill Duffield severely affected her.
Der har været præsenteret adskillige andre årsager til, at hun opgav at turnere, heriblandt rygtet om hendes behov for at være i fuldstændig kontrol med slutproduktet, som ikke harmonerer med levende sceneoptræden, et rygte om en lammende angst for at flyve samt et rygte om, at den 21-årige Bill Duffields død var et hårdt slag for hende.