TUSK questions

[Villavic]

I think they named it in 1979. Mick's book doesn't mention the exact date, but he tells about the song and Stevie's reaction:

By early 1979, many of the songs for the new album had been dreamed up and were in various states of production. Our writers were prolific, and very early on we realized we had a lot more good songs than we could fit on a single album. I wanted to make a statement too, some special contribution that would reflect my vision of what Fleetwood Mac was all about, a sense of grandeur with intimacy, if you will. That was the vision that came together in the aural collage called "Tusk."
It started as a riff we used to play when we took the stage and the lights went off and we were being announced, right before our first number.....

....That's how "Tusk" was recorded. The title refers to a jocular term of affection for the Male Member: old habits die hard in Fleetwood Mac. (When Stevie heard that we had decided to name the album Tusk, she threatened to quit the band in revulsion. But I chose to ignore her and nothing ever came of it.)

Mick tells about his contribution, but the Tusk song is a Lindsey's, isn't it? I never get it. How did Mick contribute? Or why they didn't include Mick as a co-writer?

[UndoingTheLaces]

Originally Posted by Villavic

I wanted to make a statement too, some special contribution that would reflect my vision of what Fleetwood Mac was all about, a sense of grandeur with intimacy, if you will.

And you know, I can't think of a better quote to describe this magnificent album.