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Originally Posted by jeets2000
Agreed. Interestingly, in the context of discussing what he "lost" by leaving Fleetwood Mac in 1987, he said, "For better or worse, these were people who were my best friends and worst enemies all at once, as groups tend to be, depending on what day you're talking about." He referred to them as "people I've known as well as anyone I've ever known, except my family growing up, people I've been through more with."
And then the real gut punch: " It's hard not to see them as my best friends, in many ways, still. And yet, there's a distance that can be hard because maybe it's me not being proactive about it. I know Mick is not that way."
Here's my question though: is it possible this is not a new interview? It seems kind of weird to me to be talking about his former bandmates this way and not addressing the fact that they aren't returning his calls anymore and fired him from the band? I know the question was specifically about him leaving back in the 80s, but Lindsey brings it to "today" when he says he "still" sees them as his best friends and contemplates calling them more. It doesn't jibe with his recent tweets.
Thoughts?  |
I think its his optimism coming through. If he does hold some sort of grudge, its a small one and still considers them family. Maybe he just views his ousting as an internal political decision and not a personal one? Perhaps this is his way of leaving the door open to working with Mick, John and Chris in the future? Maybe even Stevie too once the wounds heal and enough time and distance has passed.