Mike Campbell on comments on joining FM

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Originally Posted by AliP

Honestly, it's a step down for him. Fleetwood Mac with Lindsey is a great band. Fleetwood Mac without Lindsey is not. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is the greatest band ever, IMO. I'm surprised he didn't wait longer and do some projects honoring Tom and his legacy. Just seems too soon to jump into another band already.

I really think that Stevie talked him into it and that could have been even before Lindsey was given his walking papers. If he agreed to it then it would have encouraged Stevie to really want to get rid of him. The thought of performing with an old friend and musical collaborator who is also a world class guitarist that she had no negative baggage with as opposed to one that she had an ocean liner full. Easy choice really.