maybe "turned down" is not the right phrase. tied up with other projects maybe is better.

And I'm just briefly paraphrasing some of the posts Blue has made on here. she had a lot of things going on in the 80s that appear to be taking priority over music - business ventures, planning the central park dates, tours, etc. and all of that was a clear and distant 2nd priority to her family.

I get what you're saying about her desire for control. I'm not aware of a producer saying "no way" to working with her. My guess is the opposite - DR said no way cuz she knew they would demand control and she didn't want to relinquish that