Rock.com - Mick musing about a 40th anniversary reunion concert

Les · #1 10-19-2004, 02:06 PM

Rock.com, October 19, 2004

Rock.com Lets the Tape Roll with Exclusive Artist Interviews; Mick Fleetwood Announces Plans for Fleetwood Mac's 40th Anniversary Reunion Concert

HOLLYWOOD--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2004--Rock.com, the Official Site of Rock Music, now has on-demand artist interviews with no edits. "We place the actual live interview on the site," said Scott Feldman, Director of Media Relations, who conducts the interviews for Rock.com. "There are no transcripts to read. Instead, you hear the artists in their own voice telling you what you can't hear anywhere else."

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Below are some of Rock.com's interview highlights:

-- "Well, I'd like to reunite all of the band members over the last forty years, and ..." Rock.com recently spoke with legendary drummer Mick Fleetwood. During the conversation, the topic of Fleetwood Mac's 40th anniversary came up, and what he had to say was, well, you just need to hear it...

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Here is the link to Mick's interview:

http://www.rock.com/Interview-mickfleetwood.htm

Interview Date: September 24th, 2004

"Something Big ...Huge ...Massive..."

Mick Fleetwood met John McVie at age 16. Later on, he formed this little band called Fleetwood Mac. Chaos, insanity, and millions of albums sold, he's back with a solo offering called (appropriately...) "Something Big." Mick tells Rock.com all about the ups and downs of being in one of rock's most successful bands, and what might be happening in a couple of years...

wondergirl9847 · #2 10-19-2004, 02:34 PM

I was JUST thinking about this yesterday, the part where all the ex and current members would get together for a farewell, FM tour. Weird.

I don't see it happening, but it's weird this came up after I was thinking about it.

Les · #3 10-19-2004, 02:54 PM

I just finished listening to the whole interview and it seems like Mick really was just talking off the top of his head about something they could do for the 40th anniversary, rather than this being something he's actively planning, which the Rock.com press release kind of implies.

Among other things, he talks briefly about Christine's album. The interviewer reads one of the reviews to him that implied that Chris' songs were angry complaints about Fleetwood Mac and how she'll never be back. Mick laughs and says he is quite sure Chris won't come back, but he doesn't believe the songs are about the band. They're all, as far as he knows, about a "disastrous" love affair Chris had.

He talks about how much they enjoyed the SYW tour. Any disagreements they still have are generally about artistic choices (i.e., setlists), but they all love each other, etc.

He talks about Something Big and how it was recorded.

He talks about the bad place the world is in. When asked, he implies he'd vote for Kerry, but can't since he's English. He hastens to add that John, being a staunch Republican, most certainly wouldn't.

wondergirl9847 · #4 10-19-2004, 03:30 PM

Thanks for the rundown of the interview!

HomerMcvie · #5 10-19-2004, 03:56 PM

Boy, that would be a dream come true: Peter does 4-5 songs; Bob does 4-5 songs; Bekka, Rick, and Billy do 4-5 songs. I won't list Chris since I'm 99% positive she won't do it

. Then L&S finish out the night.
Live in Concert
Fleetwood Mac - The Anthology Tour

***ThePenguin*** · #6 10-19-2004, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Boy, that would be a dream come true: Peter does 4-5 songs; Bob does 4-5 songs; Bekka, Rick, and Billy do 4-5 songs. I won't list Chris since I'm 99% positive she won't do it

. Then L&S finish out the night.
Live in Concert
Fleetwooc Mac - The Anthology Tour

You've got to let Jeremy do Preachin' , or something w/ that slide guitar of his!!

-Lis

HomerMcvie · #7 10-19-2004, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePenguin

You've got to let Jeremy do Preachin' , or something w/ that slide guitar of his!!

-Lis

Okay, Jeremy's in, too.

EveryHour · #8 10-19-2004, 11:55 PM

I think if this did happen, the most we could hope for is a one-time-only show...not a tour. And I think that would be satisfying considering what it would take to pull the whole thing off. They should tape it obviously, but even if they didn't I'd still be happy with boots!

If Mick is still planning to do a Q&A here, I'd say he's the person to encourage the idea to! Ledgies Unite!

macfan 57 · #9 10-20-2004, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I won't list Chris since I'm 99% positive she won't do it

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I'm not so sure about that. I think she'd at least consider it. She did kind of joke about a one time show on that VH1 Classic interview. This would obviously be a one-off sort of thing. Mick mentioned Royal Albert Hall. I'm sure they'd probably release it on CD and/or DVD. In my opinion, something like this wouldn't be worth it unless it included Peter Green & Christine McVie. How can you have a 40th reunion concert without those two? Unfortunately, Danny Kirwan is probably not in good enough health to be a part of it.

***ThePenguin*** · #10 10-20-2004, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by EveryHour

I think if this did happen, the most we could hope for is a one-time-only show...not a tour. And I think that would be satisfying considering what it would take to pull the whole thing off. They should tape it obviously, but even if they didn't I'd still be happy with boots!

If Mick is still planning to do a Q&A here, I'd say he's the person to encourage the idea to! Ledgies Unite!

Did Mick say he was gonna do a Q&A on our site?!

I thought he was gonna do one on HIS site. But he's certainly welcome to do one here!

I heard a chunk of the above interview w/ him yesterday; I love Mick but boy can he ramble. Even the radio guy was trying to cut him off a few times LOL.

-Lis

gldstwmn · #11 10-20-2004, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Les

He talks about the bad place the world is in. When asked, he implies he'd vote for Kerry, but can't since he's English.

Interesting. So Mick is not a US citizen?

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Originally Posted by Les

He hastens to add that John, being a staunch Republican, most certainly wouldn't.

Why, why, why?

I understand the fiscal conservatism, but the current regime is not fiscally conservative, they're a bunch of crooks and a hateful bunch of crooks at that.
How could someone like John vote for Bush? It doesn't make any sense to me.

HomerMcvie · #12 10-20-2004, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by macfan 57

I'm not so sure about that. I think she'd at least consider it. She did kind of joke about a one time show on that VH1 Classic interview. This would obviously be a one-off sort of thing. Mick mentioned Royal Albert Hall. I'm sure they'd probably release it on CD and/or DVD. In my opinion, something like this wouldn't be worth it unless it included Peter Green & Christine McVie. How can you have a 40th reunion concert without those two? Unfortunately, Danny Kirwan is probably not in good enough health to be a part of it.

Well, I was envisioning an actual tour. She probably would go for a one off, especially if it were close to home.
What a dream come true this would be. We need to KEEP planting this seed in Mick's ear.
It's sad about Danny, I'd kill for Woman of 1000 Years(I've been obsessed with this song for a couple of months now).

***ThePenguin*** · #13 10-20-2004, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Well, I was envisioning an actual tour. She probably would go for a one off, especially if it were close to home.
What a dream come true this would be. We need to KEEP planting this seed in Mick's ear.
It's sad about Danny, I'd kill for Woman of 1000 Years(I've been obsessed with this song for a couple of months now).

To me the idea of a tour w/ all those people is just an absolute pipe dream (albeit a nice one.) IMO the only way it might ever possibly happen is if it were truly just a one time thing.

-Lis