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I thought we could all benefit at the moment from having key remarks from band members etc. listed in one place in rough chronological order.
- Basic policy will be to only include direct quotes from band members; but due to the relative radio silence on the Lindsey side, I will extend this to direct quotes and hearsay from interested parties who are close to any of the band members (e.g. the likes of Richard Dashut; NOT the likes of "psychologist Dr. Linda Papadopoulos" ). - Correct me if I make any errors or display any undue editorial bias - This is a work in progress, but one man can only trawl through so many endless threads of Sugar Mice and Homers McVie without Going Insane. Please help me fill in the holes in my existing list and provide any other new or existing quotes by replying to this thread, along with the link to the original thread where available. - It would be great to be able to replace the articles with interview transcripts. Not the whole transcripts, just the parts that seem pertinent to ‘what went down’. Don't make posts here discussing the substance of the quotes! Use the original threads or make a new thread. +--------------------------------+--------------------------------++--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ +--------------------------------+--------------------------------++--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 June 20 Lindsey Buckingham in a Los Angeles Times interview (When asked how he felt about playing the Classic shows, geared to evoke memories of the old days)Source thread: O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 January 26 Stevie Nicks in a red carpet interview before Musicares in NYC (In response to a question about what the Musicares award means)Source thread: O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 January 27 Lindsey Buckingham in a fan paparazzi video taken the morning after Musicares (In response to a question about his solo album and tour plans)Source thread: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?p=1228631 O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 April 4 Billy Burnette on his Facebook (post was subsequently hastily deleted) Breaking news: Lindsey Buckingham is out!Source thread: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=57756 O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 April 9 Joint press statement by Fleetwood Mac Lindsey Buckingham will not be performing with the band on this tour. The band wishes Lindsey all the best.Source thread: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=57761 O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 April 12 Rick Turner (and Pattie D) on 'Real Savage Like' FaceBook forum Rick Turner At one point, Lindsey had proposed that both FM and he with his band tour at the same time with the LB band filling in dates between the FM shows. The report was that Stevie wanted at least a day between gigs; Lindsey wanted to play as much as possible. That's what I heard from a most reliable source at the NAMM show in January. [...] I think it just points out one point of contention. Maybe it looked to some as though LB was going to do really well touring hard; perhaps not doubling his money on the tour, but certainly getting in nearly twice the audience facetime. [...]Source thread: O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 April 24 Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie in CBS interview and corresponding article InterviewerSource thread: O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 April 27 Kristen Buckingham on her Instagram I happened to see a tweet on Mick Fleetwood’s Twitter today that asked ...”what is the secret to Fleetwood Mac’s success?” This question struck a chord with me and compelled me to answer.Source thread: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=57840 O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 April Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie in Sirius Rolling Stone interview InterviewerSource thread:http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=57941 Note: I’ve used transcripts posted by Ledgies sodascouts and bombaysaffires O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 May 11 Lindsey Buckingham at Democratic fundraiser performance in YouTube footage and Rolling Stone article "It's been an interesting time on a lot of levels. For me, personally, probably some of you know that, for the last three months, I have sadly taken leave of my band of 43 years, Fleetwood Mac. This was not something that was really my doing or my choice. I think what you would say is that there were factions within the band that had lost their perspective. ... The point is that they'd lost their perspective, and what that did was to harm — and this was the only thing I'm really sad about, and the rest of it becomes an opportunity — but it harmed the 43-year legacy that we had worked so hard to build. And that legacy was really about rising above difficulties in order to fulfill one's higher truth and one's higher destiny.Source thread: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=57907 O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 May 11 Brian Larsen in YouTube post notes Lindsey *did* want to tour. Saying that he did not want to tour until 2019 is simply not true, no matter who says it.Source thread: O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 May 27 Mick Fleetwood in TMZ airport ambush interview (In response to questions whether the alleged story that Stevue wanted Mike Campbell to replace Lindsey and issued an that either Lindsey goes or she goes and the band sided with her No.Source thread:http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=57941 O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 June 15 Mick Fleetwood in Yahoo!News article and on SiriusXM radio Fleetwood is reluctant to go “into all of ups and downs and the details of where we ended up” with Buckingham this time around, but he gives “huge kudos and respect, forever and before and now and into the future, of what Lindsay Buckingham has always been within the ranks.” He also reveals that he and longtime bandmates Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie (who took a hiatus from the group from 1998-2013), and John McVie “thought very, very hard and long about going forward.” In fact, they even considered not going forward at one point, but it didn’t take long before they realized they wanted to stick together. “Well, it was a huddle, really. It was a team huddle of the existing band members to really not panic into anything, other than really following our hearts as to what this meant — which was huge, any which way you look at it,” Fleetwood muses. “And once we had galvanized that approach amongst the four remaining folks, the ladies and the guys in the band, we took the bull by the horns. It was really as simple as that. But it certainly took a real, meaningful breath. All of us, probably in our various ways, came to that decision that we want to, we need to, we feel good about it. And once we all felt that we really wanted to do that, it got hot and heavy as to how this is going to be really musically uplifting for the existing band — the band that we have now — and have it be believable for everyone out there that has been loyal and taken that journey with the crazy band Fleetwood Mac.”Source thread: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=57973 O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 June 29 Kristen Buckingham on her Instagram (In response to a user asking “WTF did [Lindsey] do [to get fired]?Source thread: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showth...t=58003&page=5 O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 July 1 Richard Dashut on his Twitter I’ve been asked for my opinion on Lindsey’s departure from FM quite a few times. Alright, here it is. I believe what has transpired amounts to the final chapter in Stevie’s & Lindsay’s relationship. Power balance finally tipped over. Creativity spilled, “never going back again “. I get the fact that more than a few of you are concerned about the legacy of FM without Lindsey. Nobody took it harder than I. [...] Yes I can confirm that Lindsey is indeed personally crushed by his firing and no it’s not right. At this point in his career he should be completely satisfied with his legacy, not in pain. [...] I just texted Lindsey your feelings and got an immediate response. He sincerely thanked me for all your messages of support and I could tell it meant a lot to him. Sometimes we need others words of appreciation to get us over the hump and remind us of our own self worth.Source thread: O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 August 3 Richard Dashut on his Twitter Please don’t blame Christine McVie for what happened to Lindsey. After texting with Chris I am convinced that whatever went down between Stevie & Lindsey was to personal, complex, hurtful & deep for her to have affected the outcome in any meaningful way. She has a heavy heart... [...] Believe me I was witness to many an intense argument between Stevie & Lindsey back in the early 70s when we were all living together. To get in the middle was a futile exercise in emotional hostage rescue with little positive results, usually leading in ones own self destruction. I know this, the opposite of love is not hate but apathy. There was never any apathy between Stevie and Lindsey, not now, not ever.Source thread:http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=58003 O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 August 5 Mick Fleetwood in Billboard article Obviously this is a huge change with the advent of Lindsey Buckingham not being a part of Fleetwood Mac. We all wish him well and all the rest of it. In truthful language, we just weren’t happy. And I’ll leave it at that in terms of the dynamic. And he’s going out on the road more or less the same time I think -- not in the same places, I hope (laughs). [...] If you know anything about the history of this band, it’s sort of peppered with this type of dramatic stuff.Source thread: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=58029 O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 August 6 Kristen Buckingham on her Instagram (In response to Mick Fleetwood’s remark in the Billboard article saying that “In truthful words, we just weren’t happy”)Source thread: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showth...t=58029&page=3 O---------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 August 15 Lindsey Buckingham North America solo tour and Best Of album officially announced for October-December 2018. Source thread: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showth...t=58029&page=3 O----------------------------------------------------------------
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This is MY thread, so don't post off topic!
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There are also some posts from Ken Calliet on his Facebook page. I like this idea. I've gone over it in my head also many times, trying to figure it all out and the timeline.
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There were some other posts by Kristin, saying that Lindsey did not quit, did not want to delay the tour, and that what happened to him was awful and unfair.
I'm trying to remember if it was before her post about the stars aligning, or after........................... |
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My transcription of a couple snippets of the Rolling Stone interview is slightly different and has a few other bits. I thought I'd add it here, although it's essentially the same in terms of pertinent content.
Interviewer: So I've heard for a long time there's plans to do a big tour in 2018. And at what point did you realize that it was going to be without Lindsey? How long ago did the split happen? Mick: After MusiCares in New York, which is 3 months ago. Stevie: Which was February? Interviewer: I think it was late January maybe? Stevie: I don't know, because I left for Maui on the fourth of February. So it was, had to be more like... I think it was like the 26th of January. Somewhere at MusiCares or somewhere in that... Interviewer: Right. And prior to that, you thought the tour was going to be with Lindsey? Mick: Well, we didn't... Christine: Yes. Mick: ...know we had a tour. That was, is, part of the problem in terms of where it became a total impasse. The four of us had to come to a decision where we planned to be doing a large, huge, lovely Fleetwood Mac tour, and Lindsey, for sure, had very different opinions about when that should start. And the whole thing, without belaboring it, was percolating in a way that was not OK for the majority of the band in terms of knowing that we were going to go on tour. And he had, for whatever reasons... and Lindsey would, I'm sure, address it in terms of a project he was working on... but it's not about oh, what do you mean, why couldn't you wait, and all that stuff. We'd planned on doing what we were doing for a long, long time and the majority rules in terms of what we needed to do as a band and go forward. And it literally hit a brick wall after the show and Fleetwood Mac is no... you're sitting there, you're very conversant with the strange animal known as Fleetwood Mac.... and really, a lot of other sensibilities came into play where it just wasn't a happy situation. And we made that decision that we were going to part company. Interviewer: So the biggest issue was scheduling the tour? Is that what happened, Stevie? [she goes on with her story] [~ later in the interview ~] Interviewer: And just to clarify... there seems some confusion now. Did he quit, or was he fired, or was it somewhere in between? Just how would you clarify his departure? Mick: All of the "fired" words and the, you know... they're all ugly references as far as I'm concerned. But not to hedge around... an impasse of hitting a brick wall... there was not a happy situation for us in terms of the logistics of a functioning band. And in truth, no secret to anyone in the room, quietly, without going into... some of the things had a muscle memory of not being hugely fun. And to that purpose, we made a decision that we could not go on with Lindsey. So it's really up to people such as yourself, with, "What do you mean, you let him go?" We made a decision: "We can go on without you." That is correct. |
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You could add Kristen Buckingham's comment on her IG account, in response to the Billboard article where Mick Fleetwood simply says "in truthful words, we just weren't happy". God love her! Last edited by jwd; 08-06-2018 at 05:15 PM.. |
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Thank you sodascouts--I'd actually been looking for your transcript!
Revision history: - Combined sodascouts and bombaysaffires transcripts of snippets of Rolling Stone interview - Added Kristen Buckingham's August 6 remarks on Twitter When replying with ideas for other quotes to add, please provide the relevant text and/or link! I know there is a heap more of existing quotes--the hard part is going through all the threads to find them! (P.S. I'm not on Facebook so I think it limits my access to its content somewhat.)
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For starters she's got a mouth like a trucker! This is sweet ole Lindsey's wife LOL? Her hubby ain't gonna be bringing home near as much bacon now! Anyway stand by your man sweetie, and keep it classy!
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Don't make posts here discussing the substance of the quotes! Use the original threads or make a new thread.
Thank you!
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I need to look up Janet Robin's quote on Facebook as well, about her discussion with Mick. I will get that for you too.
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There once was a man from Nantucket....
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Mick Fleetwood is classy
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Revision history:
- Added Stevie remarks on red carpet at Musicares - Added Lindsey remarks to fans on day after Musicares - Added Kristen Buckingham's June 29 comments denying theories for Lindsey's firing
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Revision history:
- Added date of Billy Burnette’s leak on Facebook - Added the 'Take the money' remarks by Lindsey in July 2017 about his dislike for the ethos of the Classic shows
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Does anybody remember Frederico Pol's comments on the manner and have the direct quotes? I can't find them, but I think they should be included here.
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