Ultimately Fleetwood Mac is Mick's band and this situation has reaffirmed that he is both ball-less and spineless. Look at how Bob Welch was treated. Mick himself stated that Bob "saved Fleetwood Mac". Without him, who knows if Fleetwood Mac survives all the way to Lindsey and Stevie joining, much less moving from England to Los Angeles. Mick couldn't even be bothered to make a stand on Bob's behalf when it came to the band being included into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. Of all the members that were left off (they all should have been inducted but that's another story for another day), Bob unquestionably deserved to go in there with Peter, Jeremy, Danny, Mick, John, Christine, Lindsey and Stevie.
Look at how Billy, Rick and Bekka have been regarded by Mick. Whether you feel they should or shouldn't have been in Fleetwood Mac, the fact is they WERE in the band yet Mick has always treated the period between Lindsey leaving and rejoining as though it were a dark period in the band's history. There are a LOT of stories they could tell about their time recording and touring with the band that we'll never know which speaks volumes to their character.
This ultimatum that was made by Stevie was Mick's last chance to make a stand but of course he didn't. He doesn't have it him to take a stand for what's right. It's a sad thread that is intertwined with Fleetwood Mac's legacy.
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