What will FM do during their one month off?

[Jondalar]

A month off what? It's not like they have hard jobs. Their whole lives are a vacation.

[FuzzyPlum]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

A month off what? It's not like they have hard jobs. Their whole lives are a vacation.

Hmm. Is that said tongue in cheek?

[jkmaletic]

Originally Posted by Nick

So, after their 2 make up shows on 4/17 and 4/19 they are off for over a month. Anyone think they will get some studio work done?


Tue 04/14/15 Inglewood, CA Forum

Fri 04/17/15 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena

Sun 04/19/15 North Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena



Wed 05/27/15 London, United Kingdom The O2 - London

Thu 05/28/15 London, United Kingdom The O2 - London

Sun 05/31/15 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome

I talked to someone last night who went to Mick's VIP deal. Mick was asked (again) about the possibility of a new album and he gave pretty much the same answer - that Lindsey and Chris have stuff but they are still waiting on Stevie and what she plans to do, when. So I would imagine they will likely spend the month and a half just relaxing, as they should. In regards to a new album, I think they should take a year off anyway and let LB and SN do their own things. If they record and then tour AGAIN next year they risk oversaturating the market.
Also, I heard from an "Insider" that Stevie said Lindsey would have no interest in letting Dave Stewart in on any Mac-related projects.

Jamie

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by BigBigLove

Didn't she sell her house in England?

I haven't heard that. In fact, I think she's kept it for her elderly dogs.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

A month off what? It's not like they have hard jobs. Their whole lives are a vacation.

last fall when I went to Mick's book signing someone was chatting with him about the band's plans, and he was telling her how they were already booked with no real break until April or May of next year (meaning now, in 2015) and that that window of time was already getting shrunken more and more because new dates were being added to the schedule. He said something to her about being in Hawaii and at his restaurant during the break (she was hoping to see him there).

There is a tendency sometimes to forget how much else all of them have going on in their lives. Mick runs the restaurant and who knows what other businesses (yes with partners); he's got property and pets and friends and family in LA and Hawaii...you can't just make up for months and months gone with one week at home. You barely catch up on sleep in a week.

Lindsey's got his kids and all their activities and school stuff and sports and whatever else they do that he's not been around for since fall, not to mention his wife and her business and such, all of which she's been likely handling herself (albeit with some hired help, sure) but without him for months. John also has his family and the like. Chris has family and home and dogs and friends and maybe some songwriting and the rest. Plus all the other stuff it's hard for them all to do on the road-- doctor appointments, dentists, cosmetic procedures, meetings with managers, accountants, property managers, bills to be paid etc etc. All the stuff of everyday life. Sure they have help, but with the possible exception of Stevie who it has been noted by journalists who interviewed her in her home doesn't even know how to turn on her dvd player or her disco ball, the rest of them aren't total pampered divas and have a lot of the same life sh*t to deal with and then some as the rest of us. I always find it funny when folks think the band's sole purpose in life is to just give us what we want.

[soul_drifter333]

doctor appointments, dentists, cosmetic procedures , meetings with managers, accountants, property managers, bills to be paid etc etc.

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

last fall when I went to Mick's book signing someone was chatting with him about the band's plans, and he was telling her how they were already booked with no real break until April or May of next year (meaning now, in 2015) and that that window of time was already getting shrunken more and more because new dates were being added to the schedule. He said something to her about being in Hawaii and at his restaurant during the break (she was hoping to see him there).

There is a tendency sometimes to forget how much else all of them have going on in their lives. Mick runs the restaurant and who knows what other businesses (yes with partners); he's got property and pets and friends and family in LA and Hawaii...you can't just make up for months and months gone with one week at home. You barely catch up on sleep in a week.

Lindsey's got his kids and all their activities and school stuff and sports and whatever else they do that he's not been around for since fall, not to mention his wife and her business and such, all of which she's been likely handling herself (albeit with some hired help, sure) but without him for months. John also has his family and the like. Chris has family and home and dogs and friends and maybe some songwriting and the rest. Plus all the other stuff it's hard for them all to do on the road-- doctor appointments, dentists, cosmetic procedures, meetings with managers, accountants, property managers, bills to be paid etc etc. All the stuff of everyday life. Sure they have help, but with the possible exception of Stevie who it has been noted by journalists who interviewed her in her home doesn't even know how to turn on her dvd player or her disco ball, the rest of them aren't total pampered divas and have a lot of the same life sh*t to deal with and then some as the rest of us. I always find it funny when folks think the band's sole purpose in life is to just give us what we want.

[michelej1]

The idea that life is easy on the road is a strange one anyway. Yes, they are well paid and working on the road is easier than being a coal miner or a McDonald's cook, but traveling non-stop and putting on a 2.5 hour show 3-4 times a week is not physically or mentally easy.

I don't care how much help you have. They are well-compensated, over-compensated. But being on the road is not a breeze.

In fact, even if they were traveling this much for vacation purposes ONLY, it's not a piece of cake. Personally, I know people have scheduled too many consecutive vacations or weekend getaways in a short time frame without asking me and it was a hassle. After a while, it is not relaxing any more to be constantly on the go, even if it's for "fun".

Michele

[StreetAngel86]

^^ this is true.
If you have been on holidays ... especially trips that last WEEKS ... it is HARD work. And it is exhausting. Holidays only aren't any work unless you are literally just sitting on the beach for a week and someone is bringing you drinks and all you have to do is stare at the ocean and turn the pages of your Game of Thrones novel

[pauls90]

Traveling that constantly sounds exhausting :/

As much as I'd like to see them working on the new material, I'd say they definitely just need to relax. I wouldn't want them doing any recording before they've had some time to recuperate.

[FuzzyPlum]

I feel exhausted at the end of one of their shows. Hell, I'm exhausted at the end of I'm So Afraid. Doing that on a regular basis with everything else that goes with it and then travelling in between venues must be pretty draining. Of course they have a privileged life, but touring cant be that easy at their ages.

[Nick]

I go on vacation normally once a year. I hate airports. I can't imagine the lifestyle of a rock star. I said this before in another thread, but I wish this tour wasn't so long. I want them to complete the album and then tour again afterwards. I just wish those international dates were for 2016.

[Macfan4life]

Of course they will all RELAX. They have been touring like crazy for half a year

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by michelej1

The idea that life is easy on the road is a strange one anyway. Yes, they are well paid and working on the road is easier than being a coal miner or a McDonald's cook, but traveling non-stop and putting on a 2.5 hour show 3-4 times a week is not physically or mentally easy.

I don't care how much help you have. They are well-compensated, over-compensated. But being on the road is not a breeze.

In fact, even if they were traveling this much for vacation purposes ONLY, it's not a piece of cake. Personally, I know people have scheduled too many consecutive vacations or weekend getaways in a short time frame without asking me and it was a hassle. After a while, it is not relaxing any more to be constantly on the go, even if it's for "fun".
Michele

I respect your opinion but I disagree with all of this when it is pertaining to Fleetwood Mac. For your life or my life or most of the Ledgies life, all that traveling would be extremely hard on us.
I have a brother who works a full time job. He's 54 and he is a performing musician. He performs more shows a year than Fleetwood Mac does. Several times he performs morning shows. He is self employed. He'll do a few jobs in the morning and then go do a show. He carries all the equipment in and sets up all alone. Then performs and then dismantles and goes home, changes back into his work clothes and goes back to work as a janitor. Often after the janitorial work is done, he'll come home and shower and go off to perform another gig. His energy amazes me. And nothing in this world makes him more happy than the thrill he feels performing songs for people.And boy he makes good money too.
Now let's take Fleetwood Mac. Here we have five people who get to travel the world first class all the way. Every hardship of traveling is done for them. Everywhere they go important people wish to entertain them and meet them. People pay an enormous amount of money for a meet and greet and for a concert ticket. Imagine that awesome feeling just knowing how many millions of dollars you will be able to lavish your family and yourself with when this tour is over. THAT alone would thrill ME to the ends of the earth and no amount of exhausting traveling would affect me in any negative way. I could go on and on but I think you get my point. And this point applies to any top rock and roll band that exists in this world.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Here we have five people who get to travel the world first class all the way. Every hardship of traveling is done for them. Everywhere they go important people wish to entertain them and meet them. People pay an enormous amount of money for a meet and greet and for a concert ticket. Imagine that awesome feeling just knowing how many millions of dollars you will be able to lavish your family and yourself with when this tour is over. THAT alone would thrill ME to the ends of the earth and no amount of exhausting traveling would affect me in any negative way. I could go on and on but I think you get my point. And this point applies to any top rock and roll band that exists in this world.

Agree traveling for them isn't like for any normal person because they have STAFF doing all the heavy lifting. But it has to get tedious; every place starts to look the same. Even Chris, while admitting they travelled pretty posh in their days before she left, said she got sick of touring.

After a bit you must just long for the chance to be in your own home, with your own stuff, spending time with your own family doing things on your own schedule. And after 30 or 40 years the novelty aspect of people wanting to see you wears off. I think they still appreciate it in terms of selling out shows, but on a daily basis people telling you how much they love you kinda becomes normal. A lot of really famous people say after while of that you start to long for the ability to be a bit more anonymous when you are offstage and have normal interactions with people. They hear it every.single.day, for decades. It does seem Lindsey has managed to have some of that when he's on the road, getting out and around pretty well with no entourage. He's also said physically the road is no harder now than in the past. Stevie clearly has a different take on that.

First world problems, to be sure.

[soul_drifter333]

I would still trade all of that for a fraction of the millions of dollars that they're making from this tour alone. Many people work tough jobs everyday of their lives and don't get the compensation and cushy benefits that they accustomed to. I think Lindsey and Christine are probably able to appreciate the situation they're in but Mick and Stevie appear to take the money, notoriety, and luxury lifestyle for granted. Just my opinion.

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

Agree traveling for them isn't like for any normal person because they have STAFF doing all the heavy lifting. But it has to get tedious; every place starts to look the same. Even Chris, while admitting they travelled pretty posh in their days before she left, said she got sick of touring.

After a bit you must just long for the chance to be in your own home, with your own stuff, spending time with your own family doing things on your own schedule. And after 30 or 40 years the novelty aspect of people wanting to see you wears off. I think they still appreciate it in terms of selling out shows, but on a daily basis people telling you how much they love you kinda becomes normal. A lot of really famous people say after while of that you start to long for the ability to be a bit more anonymous when you are offstage and have normal interactions with people. They hear it every.single.day, for decades. It does seem Lindsey has managed to have some of that when he's on the road, getting out and around pretty well with no entourage. He's also said physically the road is no harder now than in the past. Stevie clearly has a different take on that.

First world problems, to be sure.