Were it not for Fleetwood Mac the most talented in the band would still have carved out decent careers for themselves. Christine and Lindsey would have had a good role in the music industry somewhere, most likely in other good bands. John would have done well as a respected bass-man, whether in another top band or as a great session player. He was already established as being amongst the best blues bassist around before he joined FM. He'd have done alright.
Mick and Stevie- I'm not so sure. By his own admission Mick was never the most talented of drummers. He does what he does and he does it solidly but he isn't one of the greats. Stevie is a star and as such I'd like to think she'd have risen to prominence anyway.... but how many really good singer/songwriters are there out there that barely get anywhere? For solo singer/songwriters that aren't really musically accomplished it can be down to a big slice of luck whether they 'make it'. For every successful singer there are X numbers of supermarket cashiers.
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