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Originally Posted by Nicks Fan
A friend posted this in one of the groups on Facebook when trying to have a rational discussion with some of the Lindsey bashers.
Fleetwood Mac Still Not Interested in Lindsey Buckingham Return
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Sharing this post from a friend in another forum. She has medical degrees and expertise in the issues of abuse , narcissism etc behaviours
There is no proof he abused Stevie and that was certainly not why he was fired. Stevie Nicks has said on 3 separate occasions she’s never been abused.
Understanding that doesn’t mean anyone thinks Lindsey is a god. Lindsey isn’t a narcissist, he doesn’t meet the diagnostic criteria for the disorder.
A lot of misinformation surrounds the 1987 break up. Stevie is the one who got violent. This is what Stevie said about the night at Chris’ house when LB said he wasn’t touring and couldn’t: “ I went crazy; I ran up and jumped on his back and started hitting and scratching him, I wanted to kill him- he ran outside to his car and I ran after him.” According to the rest, he finally grabbed her by the neck and sat her down hard on the hood of his car until the other guys came out because he was afraid she would jump on his car and he’d run over her if he drove away. The problem is, Mick put an embellished version of that event in the book he wrote after the band split which pissed off both Stevie and Lindsey. When they reunited in 1997, Mick publicly apologized to Lindsey and Stevie and said he was “a bit fast and loose with the truth.”
Unfortunately, the book was already out for years and sloppy writers who call themselves ‘biographers’ have just cut and pasted that into their newer material which is not fair to anyone and is where much of the misinformation comes from. As Mick, Stevie and Lindsey did an interview in 1997 about him leaving during Tango. He left because Stevie was so addicted to alcohol and Klonopin she couldn’t work on the album. Much of the album was Lindsey’s unreleased solo work he was saving for his own album. All Stevie’s work and vocals needed to be added after the work was done. He wrote melodies specific for the voice issues she was having at the time. Mick was bankrupt, his wife booted him out. He was addicted to coke living in Lindsey’s driveway in a trailer Lindsey gave him. Buckingham was at his wits end dealing with two addicts and trying to work with them after he’d been drug free for several years. His health suffered during that time and his epilepsy got worse.
Anyone who thinks Stevie Nicks would stay and work with a man who abused her for 40 years doesn’t get her personality. She doesn’t suffer in silence and has no history of putting her needs second to anyone. Stevie’s parents also adored Lindsey. In fact it was he who they called during that ten year break up like time with the band, to get Stevie in her final rehab when she was walking around carrying baby dolls and talking to them. He also sang and played at both her parent’s funerals.
According to the lawsuit which was settled for everything asked for, abuse is not why he was fired nor would he have prevailed given abuse would be sufficient grounds for separation from the band. Stevie has very clearly stated in the last 7 years that she has never been abused by anyone.
I’m a Stevie fan and have been since I was 14. I’ve bought everything she’s ever done at least once. I’ve seen Fleetwood Mac 6 times and Stevie solo 14 times. I’ve never bought anything the others did solo nor have I seen any other band member solo. I add that I’ve been accused of being a Lindsey lover and Stevie hater for simply stating facts that came straight from the horses’ mouth.
As a fan, I’ve very glad to know she’s not an abused woman.
According to Stevie in the 12/30/2013 interview with the Daily Mail: “In my entire life no man has ever gotten physical with me.”
And they never had a problem with going to see a band with an abuser. So stupid. They are actually angry at facts. Like they are disappointed she wasn’t abused.
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This is what you get for worrying about people you have known all your life. That's probably why they couldn't care less if Lindsey lives or dies. They're not like him. They were never like him.
It's a good thing they will probably never need him again. But, who knows....
As long as he doesn't pick up that damn phone.....