another article on basis of the same LB tweet plus the follow up ones about Christine's note and Tusk -
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/linds...28933RKpVN_qWA
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM SAYS HE DOESN’T MISS FLEETWOOD MAC
MARTIN KIELTY
January 11, 2019
Dia Dipasupil, Getty Images
Lindsey Buckingham said he didn’t miss being in Fleetwood Mac, partly because he's too busy concentrating on his solo work.
He was fired last year in a move that surprised fans, apparently as a result of a disagreement with Stevie Nicks. The band created a new lineup featuring Mike Campbell and Neil Finn, and went on to launch a world tour. Buckingham turned his attention to his solo anthology and tour, and a lawsuit between the parties was later settled.
“I can’t say that I ‘miss’ being in Fleetwood Mac,” Buckingham wrote in response to a fan question on Twitter, “as I’ve been concentrating on fulfilling my own plans that were already in the works before the split happened. So, in a sense, the situation is still too new to miss … especially since I don’t have much regard for the way the band is presenting itself now.”
He added, “What I’m sad about is the split completely dishonors the beautiful 43-year legacy we built together, one that was always about rising about our difficulties in order to pursue a higher truth.”
Lindsey Buckingham
✔
@LBuckingham
I can’t say that I “miss” being in Fleetwood Mac, as I’ve been concentrating on fulfilling my own plans that were already in the works before the split happened. So, in a sense, the situation is still too new to miss...
Lord Jack Pryar
@Fryartuck
@LBuckingham do you ever actually miss being in Fleetwood Mac?
Lindsey Buckingham
✔
@LBuckingham
· Jan 6, 2019
I can’t say that I “miss” being in Fleetwood Mac, as I’ve been concentrating on fulfilling my own plans that were already in the works before the split happened. So, in a sense, the situation is still too new to miss...
Lindsey Buckingham
✔
@LBuckingham
especially since I don’t have much regard for the way the band is presenting itself now. What I'm sad about is the split completely dishonors the beautiful 43 year legacy we built together, one that was always about rising above our difficulties in order to pursue a higher truth.
He confirmed that, to date, the only member he had heard from was Christine McVie. “Christine said she missed me very much, that FM wasn’t complete without me," Buckingham wrote. "[She] said she felt that Stevie was very likely regretting having given the rest of the band the ultimatum that forced my departure. Perhaps wishful thinking on Christine’s part. In any case, it was great to hear from her, and I do hope we work together again down the line.”
Lindsey Buckingham
✔
@LBuckingham
Yes, I did hear from Christine not long after we reached a settlement. (She’s the only one I’ve heard from). Christine said she missed me very much, that FM wasn’t complete without me...
Brent Bohan
@BohanBrent
@LBuckingham With the settlement of the lawsuit, have you had any contact with Christine? Would to see a BuckVie2!
Lindsey Buckingham
✔
@LBuckingham
· Jan 10, 2019
Yes, I did hear from Christine not long after we reached a settlement. (She’s the only one I’ve heard from). Christine said she missed me very much, that FM wasn’t complete without me...
Lindsey Buckingham
✔
@LBuckingham
and said she felt that Stevie was very likely regretting having given the rest of the band the ultimatum that forced my departure. Perhaps wishful thinking on Christine’s part. In any case, it was great to hear from her, and I do hope we work together again down the line.
In a warmer recollection, Buckingham recalled Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk era as a time when he stood up for his artistic beliefs. “The choice to make Tusk was a line in the sand,” he said. “It was the moment in which I chose to follow the creativity … not the money, to aspire to be an artist and risk taker rather opting to settle into a set of labels and formulas, even if it meant confounding expectations. In putting a show together in support of the album, that sensibility, that point of departure was tangible onstage as well.”
Lindsey Buckingham
✔
@LBuckingham
Looking back on the Tusk tour, I’d say that the meaning I derived from that tour was much the same as the meaning I derived from writing and recording the Tusk album. The choice to make Tusk was a line in the sand; it was the moment in which I chose to follow the creativity..
Marie Hasse
@mjhasse
@LBuckingham What was your favorite part of the Tusk tour?
Lindsey Buckingham
✔
@LBuckingham
· Jan 10, 2019
Looking back on the Tusk tour, I’d say that the meaning I derived from that tour was much the same as the meaning I derived from writing and recording the Tusk album. The choice to make Tusk was a line in the sand; it was the moment in which I chose to follow the creativity..
Lindsey Buckingham
✔
@LBuckingham
not the money, to aspire to be an artist & risk taker rather opting to settle into a set of labels and formulas, even if it meant confounding expectations. In putting a show together in support of the album, that sensibility, that point of departure was tangible on stage as well.