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Originally Posted by SteveMacD
It’s still not right that she’s apparently stringing them along.
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"Apparently" being the key word. Having been a fan for over 30 years (ugh I'm old), I know you sometimes have to take what Stevie says with a grain of salt, but the same is absolutely true of Mick. Was he actually promised something? Stevie announced she wanted to do another solo record before the Unleashed tour ended, she spent about a year making it, and she said very early on she wanted to promote the hell out of it because it was so special to her. I know there were rumours about Fleetwood Mac tours.....from Mick, from promoters, etc....but it's pretty easy to say "I think there will probably be a tour sometime soon" without really having laid down any plans or thought about any logistics.
I'm sorry about his divorce, but I don't know why his professional situation is suddenly such a problem. His band members have had solo careers for over 30 years, and this hiatus has just not been that long. As some have said, he could carry on the Mac without Stevie (and the threat of doing so might get her back pretty quickly) or he can bide his time with side projects until the time is right for everyone. If you're going to call your associates wanting them to help make you a few million, you have to expect to do it on their timetables.
And I'll make one more push for a new album. If Mick was interested in recording, and not just the cash cow of touring, they could get in the studio now and have Stevie join them in her down time and still have the album out by this time next year (followed by a lucrative tour). They have been doing it that way for every album starting with Mirage.