Lindsey Buckingham's complaint against FM - Filed 10/9/18 in Los Angeles - document

[rhiannondontgo]

Originally Posted by saniette

So we can just admit this band is all about the money? I'm glad we've confirmed that at least.

This is a band most famous for their f*cked up interpersonal relationships. Their biggest hits are about hating each other. They didn’t stay together all these years because they enjoyed each other’s company. In fact, their relationships are so strained that S&L couldn’t even have hotel rooms next to each other’s because they found ways to fight through the f’ing walls. It’s never been about liking each other. They’re in this because it’s their job. Sure, they like what they do and enjoy making music and seeing their fans enjoy it. But it’s still a job. They run their business and they get paid for it with lots of money, attention, and fame. We all knew that. And Lindsey isn’t any different. You think he’d want anything to do with this band if he was wildly successful on his own and could sell out Madison Square Garden by himself? No. That’s why there’s this recurring pattern of Lindsey starting solo albums and then somehow having them evolve into FM records so he can expand the amount of people who will buy it and get tickets for the tour that follows it. He doesn’t do that because he misses or loves his band mates so much. He does it to rake in that FM money. The same FM money he’s still trying to rake in via this suit.
Of course they’re going to run this band more like a business than like a friendship. They have countless employees and already-set tour dates with thousands of tickets sold. They aren’t going to go against the advice of their managers and legal team because somebody’s feelings come first. Anybody who thinks that way has absolutely no idea what it’s like to be running a multimillion dollar empire and lives in some kind of fantasy world.