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Originally Posted by Mr Scarrott
"Breaking news: Lindsey Buckingham is out!
New line up to be announced soon and I'm not in it????? A little pissed off but I'll get over it. Good luck FLEETWOOD MAC
It's all in the book www.billyburnette.net/store"
Am I being a bit thick here, but hasn't Billy's book been out for a while? Is he honestly suggesting there's going to be a revised edition in which he is supposedly going to scoop this? I don't believe that it is credible in the slightest that this is relating to the present day Mac.
It's a come-on to try and flog a few copies ,highlighting his joining the band ..in 1987 maybe things weren't clear as to what had happened re Lindsey and others were considered before Billy got the nod... as he had worked with Mick and was friends with Lindsey he might have initially thought he would be an obvious choice, but was confirmed a little later after some umming an aahing over other potential replacements.
Has anyone actually read Billy's book?
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Yeah, I've read it. Its a bit all over the place (and has so many mistakes) but generally it was quite interesting to read. Billy's had an interesting and varied career.
Page 110
I was in the studio with Roy Orbison while he was recording 'Dream You'. I got a note to phone home. I called my wife, Chris who said, 'Call Mick Fleetwood, he needs to talk to you'. I returned the call to Mick and he asked if I wanted to join the band and I said, 'What?' He said 'Yeah, Stevie and Lindsey just got into it and we need you to join the band tomorrow morning.
I dont think Billy was specifically saying you can read about Lindsey's firing in his book. I think 'It's all in the book' is just a standard line he adds to many/most of his tweets.