Brett Tuggle Dishes the details to Rolling Stone

[BigAl84]

Originally Posted by John Run

BW is right on the Buckingham McVie interviews. Both Lindsey and Christine stated it was always a duo album. I do think that is a little bit different than openly lying about why someone was terminated from employment after forty years. One did not cause anyone loss of income or emotional trauma, the other did. One was about inclusion, one was about exclusion.

I do believe that was said to allow the Buckingham McVie album to stand on its own merits and to not put Stevie in a position where she would have to answer questions about her lack of participation and protect FM as an on-going concern, thinking the five would be on Tour in less than 12 months.

Just so you know that is partially incorrect. The initial press for quite a while was "we've started making new music and we hope stevie will join us" It wasn't until the album had an announced release date that Lindsey and Christine GRACIOUSLY changed their tune and said it had always been a duo album. They were trying to be kind to Stevie. Why, I dont know.

There was several months of press and interviews that stated it was hopefully, a fleetwood mac album in the works.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by BigAl84

Just so you know that is partially incorrect. The initial press for quite a while was "we've started making new music and we hope stevie will join us" It wasn't until the album had an announced release date that Lindsey and Christine GRACIOUSLY changed their tune and said it had always been a duo album. They were trying to be kind to Stevie. Why, I dont know.

I suppose everybody(not just Mick) liked the bigger paycheck.

And by keeping her from quitting, they were keeping the Rumours 5 alive. I guess that was important to them. Just not her. $he couldn't do her happy dance with that horrible man in the band.

[Justin Reach]

I wonder if all of Stevie's insecurities all go back to when she first joined Fleetwood Mac. Maybe she still thinks that she's only in Fleetwood Mac because Mick wanted Lindsey in the band and she was only invited in because of Lindsey.

[BigAl84]

As I've always said, the other 4 broke the unspoken rule of Fleetwood Mac that apparently they didn't realize, even though I think it was painfully obvious to fans.

That rule was: you can start all the albums you want and you can court Stevie for her participation all you want. HOWEVER, it is not permitted to continue said project(s) after she bows out. All Fleetwood Mac projects are shelved indefinitely without the blessing of Stevie. Renaming a Fleetwood Mac album as not a Fleetwood Mac album does not count, because it still makes Stevie look bad. Everyone and their mother saw she was the odd one out.

To this day I wonder what would of happened had they chose to re-record Mick and John's part with other musicians so even on paper it couldn't be argued a Fleetwood Mac album sans-stevie.

The rub was always the fact that they had the balls to release a Fleetwood Mac album without her by simplying changing the name. The media, everyone picked up on that and she knew it too. It goes against her entire narrative of there only being one troublemaker in Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham. This project painted her out to be the issue.

[John Run]

Sorry Al - I could have been more clear. I only intended to state that once the promotional run started for Buckingham McVie, both Lindsey and Christine consistently stated that it was intended to be a duo album (Lindsey would hint at maybe some early thought was given to it being a Mac project)

As I also wrote, it was all an attempt to let Buckingham McVie be seen as its own project and of course protect Stevie and the brand name.

But this is all a Red Herring to distract away from the crux of the discussion, which is Brett confirmed most all that we have known.

The band's story has evolved since the dissolution of the five occurred. Lindsey's story has remained consistent within that same timeframe.

And despite all that happened during the last 2 and one half years, Lindsey's heart seems very open to being one with Fleetwood Mac again.

[BigAl84]

No need to apologize, John. It's all good.

[soul_drifter333]

Originally Posted by BigAl84

Just so you know that is partially incorrect. The initial press for quite a while was "we've started making new music and we hope stevie will join us" It wasn't until the album had an announced release date that Lindsey and Christine GRACIOUSLY changed their tune and said it had always been a duo album. They were trying to be kind to Stevie. Why, I dont know.

There was several months of press and interviews that stated it was hopefully, a fleetwood mac album in the works.

It's quite possible that Lindsey never did consider it a FM album. For years before the Buck/McVie project the group had been trying to persuade Stevie to record with them. In the end she recorded one song for the ep and I don't think that she even performed harmonies on the other tracks. She even said that she spent the day with Lindsey and his family and enjoyed working on the song. I do think that management, the record label, Mick, and fans had high hopes that it would be a FM record but that doesn't mean that Lindsey had a strong feeling that she was not going to participate. He even already had a good bit on the recording done waiting to see what happened. But, yes they minimized the project so not anger Stevie. I can see Mick being persistent that it not be called FM so they could keep the endless greatest hits gravy train a-rolling.

Could you imagine if they had to work in that stinker of a song Show Me The Way into the album without any editing?