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Originally Posted by rhiannondontgo
Why did LB claim LB/CM wasn’t supposed to be an FM record when it was? To avoid airing the band’s dirty laundry in public of course. It’s entirely possible that FM was doing the same in their interview and didn’t necessarily want to get into the dirty details about their band’s ugly drama. The lawsuit & LB’s recent interview may have changed their minds. If there is some backstory we don’t know yet, it sounds like the band is ready to tell it.
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These are 2 totally different things. There must have been a band decision to not call LB/CM a Fleetwood Mac album, and Lindsey was clearly uncomfortable doing so (putting the publicist on the phone during one interview IIRC).
The corollary would be if Lindsey said we didn't release the album as FM because Stevie said No. The lie was actually protecting Stevie and the band.
In FM's interviews after the firing, they weren't protecting Lindsey - they blamed it all on him being unreasonable essentially. Which seems not to be the case now.
Many people here said the band's story didn't add up, but a lot of others accepted it as gospel. The band should have shared all the details then, as now of course any they do share will just seem self-serving.