Lindsey was fired. RIP Fleetwood Mac.

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Originally Posted by StevieandChris

Who knows why this band does what they do? They could/should have fired Lindsey in 1980 after the tantrum on stage in Australia. But they didn’t do it then. He’s lucky Mick and John didn’t fire him years ago when he was overbearing when he first joined.

And yes, they could have and probably should have fired Stevie after she didn’t record in what led up to BM. But they didn’t.

I just think his past attitude/reputation has to have come into play regarding what happened recently. Otherwise they could have worked it out. If it was only Stevie wanting revenge why would Christine and John go with it (even though Chris says she was unaware, which I don’t buy).

I'm not saying this was all about Stevie wanting revenge. I personally believe (based of ALL the information I've gathered about this and what the 'sources' say) that Stevie, in the aftermath of Tom's death, is in a headspace where she wants to live her life happily. And for her in that perspective, that doesn't mean going on tour with the ex-boyfriend she's always had a grudge against and most of all, who she gets into petty fights with. And yes I do think she had some bitterness towards him for the Buckingham McVie album and that did play SOME role in it. So when Lindsey started asking if he could do two tours, if he could play his shows in between FM, and they were saying no and presumably started arguing, she just snapped. And decided 'no, I'm done, I want to be happy happy happy with no problems'. And of course she suggests her good friend, the best friend of the late Tom Petty to take his place. Mick's #1 priority is making money so he's probably pissed at Lindsey to begin with for wanting to work his solo project at the same time as FM, and of course he has to appease his cash cow so he agrees. I also agree that the story that Christine didn't know until after the deal was done is a farce, but I do believe that Christine didn't have much power in the decision. But if you've been listening to the radio station, she talks a lot about Lindsey and says nothing but good things. In the CBS interview as well, she only said how great of a time she had with him on their album. I don't think John cares much either way and he goes with whatever Mick wants.

I don't think Stevie is a villain for this. I just think that she's basically stuck in her grief over Tom. She wants to be happy, she wants to have Tom's friend, her friend close to her and so she thinks this is the way to be happy.