article: A BAND IS MORE THAN THE SUM OF IT'S MEMBERS

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by bwboy

So Neil Finn has 3 solo dates scheduled for May and June... and no dates for the Fleetwood Mac tour have been listed yet, and today is April 17. The tour probably won't start until August. How anyone could possibly compare Neil performing 3 solo dates BEFORE the FM tour even begins to Lindsey touring solo AND with FM at the same time, and for several dates, is beyond me. If that was even the reason for the split. But the point is, they are very different scenarios. I am quite certain if Lindsey had 3 solo tour dates in May and June, that would not have been an issue for the other band members.

What
How can you be so certain. Its a valid point IF Mick or the concert promoter had a cow Lindsey was touring the same time as the Mac and the new member also has dates scheduled. It IS the same thing because it shows and demonstrates a complete lack of compromise on the band's part. Which also brings another point. Is the touring only a small aspect as to why Lindsey was fired? Its not a coincidence IMHO that one band member refused to enter the studio with Lindsey. Its not honest to say this part of the equation had nothing to do with Lindsey getting fired.

[elle]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

What
How can you be so certain. Its a valid point IF Mick or the concert promoter had a cow Lindsey was touring the same time as the Mac and the new member also has dates scheduled. It IS the same thing because it shows and demonstrates a complete lack of compromise on the band's part. Which also brings another point. Is the touring only a small aspect as to why Lindsey was fired? [B]Its not a coincidence IMHO that one band member refused to enter the studio with Lindsey. Its not honest to say this part of the equation had nothing to do with Lindsey getting fired.

thank you!

we are trying to stay above the fray here, and really hard. meanwhile we have to read these ridiculous SN-apologist chiffonheads posts (while claiming they oh so love LB no less!).

yes - we KNOW there were 2 main parts to the equation:

1. Stevie said him or me.
2. he asked Mac corporation to cover some logistics costs of his solo tour, when they wouldn't accommodate moving tour dates so he can get his solo tour in first. that would cut into corporate profits.

[dreamsunwind]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

What
How can you be so certain. Its a valid point IF Mick or the concert promoter had a cow Lindsey was touring the same time as the Mac and the new member also has dates scheduled. It IS the same thing because it shows and demonstrates a complete lack of compromise on the band's part. Which also brings another point. Is the touring only a small aspect as to why Lindsey was fired? Its not a coincidence IMHO that one band member refused to enter the studio with Lindsey. Its not honest to say this part of the equation had nothing to do with Lindsey getting fired.

I think it's both. His requests for the touring scheduling just went over her patience level. He probably put his foot down insisting he wanted to do his dates and she got annoyed/fed up/thought he was asking too much and snapped, putting her foot down aka 'him or me'.

I just feel badly for Lindsey for how this played out. I get that what he wanted was hard to work around but it must be so awful to see them toss you out like that over it. Especially considering he's put more actual effort into the band than anyone. He does most of the work behind the scenes and provides ALL the energy onstage.