Article in November Performing Songwriter

Sarah · #1 10-18-2006, 01:16 PM

Page 42, in the New Release Spotlight. "The guitarist sheds some 'Skin' and reflects on his two families." (note: fleetwood mac & his for real family)

Lindsey's mentioned on the cover, but no picture there. One page with a small picture of the album cover, and the photo we've already seen of him laying on the lounge with the red blanket behind, playing one of his nylon stringed acoustics.

I don't have time to type this out, so you can get the magazine yourself. But it does say "For more of our interview with Buckingham, head to performingsongwriter.com" at the end.

edit: my radio station tends to get these issues in advance. it seems the ps web site is still displaying info from last month's paul simon issue. it will probably be up in a week or two.

BTFLCHLD · #2 10-18-2006, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarah

edit: my radio station tends to get these issues in advance. it seems the ps web site is still displaying info from last month's paul simon issue. it will probably be up in a week or two.

excellent! Thanks for the headsup

danax6 · #3 10-18-2006, 02:02 PM

I checked their 'upcoming releases' section on their website and for November 7 it says:

Stevie Nicks - A Son Unique - Def Jam

The actual info is one line higher, but I thought that looked funny. Besides, the info is incorrect also.

Rumour0323 · #4 10-18-2006, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by danax6

I checked their 'upcoming releases' section on their website and for November 7 it says:

Stevie Nicks - A Son Unique - Def Jam

The actual info is one line higher, but I thought that looked funny. Besides, the info is incorrect also.

Or there's an old duet Stevie did with ODB that we don't know about.

Sarah · #5 10-18-2006, 04:37 PM

Ok. I typed it all out.

Quote:

Performing Songwriter
November 2006
Volume 14, Issue 97

John Mayer on the cover. Evanescence, John Legend, Bob Seger. (Corner mention) Plus: Lindsey Buckingham, Tori Amos, Mindy Smith, Vince Gill.

Page 42
New Release Spotlight
by Chris Neal

Lindsey Buckingham
The guitarist sheds some 'Skin' and reflects on his two families

It's the last day of Lindsey Buckingham's Hawaiian vacation, but the 57-year-old California native seems happy to discuss his first solo album in 14 years, Under the Skin. It's an intimate, intricate, mostly acoustic effort - and a significant departure from the sound of his legendary rock band, Fleetwood Mac. Here, Buckingham talks about the future of the mighty Mac, as well as the impact that wife Kristen and children William, Leelee and Stella have had on his life and art.

How has having a family changed what you write about?

Well, they're all happy love songs now (laughs)! No, but you're able to look at the world in a more grateful way. It's funny, a lot of people I knew in the 1970s and '80s who got married and had children weren't necessarily around for them very much, and the children suffered. I didn't want to do that, because I had such a great upbringing. So I waited, and by the time I was ready, it seemed like it was getting a little late [Buckingham was 48 when oldest child William was born]. Luckily, it did happen. It just reminds you that you should have faith in the line that your life is taking.

A couple of times, you've turned what was going to be a solo project into material for a Fleetwood Mac album [1987's Tango in the Night and 2003's Say You Will]. Do you regret that?

No, not at all. I don't regret anything. I consider myself very lucky to have even found myself in the situation I was in. Obviously we [Fleetwood Mac] have all paid certain emotional tolls, but then again, who hasn't?

The sound of this album is so unique, it seems like it would be difficult to turn it into Fleetwood Mac material anyway.

Well, this one we couldn't (laughs)! There are no drums on it! That's part of Under the Skin - it's very close and personal to who I am as an individual. It's only a step up from what it would be if you were sitting in your living room playing your guitar for someone. That was the idea.

Even at its most elaborate and layered, the album works with very simple elements - voice, guitar percussion.

Yeah, exactly. But in a weird way, having almost nothing on it gives you more space to be ... "elaborate" is a good word, or I might say "tasteless" (laughs), with the use of effects and things. There's so little to compete with that you can run rampant across it with whatever seems exciting to you.

What guitars do you play on the record?

A lot of this stuff was done in hotel rooms when we were on the road with Fleetwood Mac a couple of years ago. Guitar-wise, I probably had one or two acoustics - maybe a [Martin] D-18 or my [Rick] Turner that I play on stage. Most of the recording was done on-mic or direct into a little recording unit. It was really crude. I may have certain things that I've gotten to a refined level, but I'm a primitive. I don't read music, I don't know what I'm doing, basically (laughs).

What's the status of Fleetwood Mac?

I had hoped we might have been able to put out another new CD and continue a career as a band - not do what the Eagles have done, which is basically to go out and go out and not have anything new. You're basically resting on your achievements, and there's nothing wrong with that. But we were not able to get everybody to want to do the same thing, so whether or not Fleetwood Mac will do a studio album is an open question. Having said that, we are gonna go out and do quite a bit more touring - probably not this coming year, but the year after that and ad infinitum, into the cosmos (laughs). Who knows?

For more of our interview with Buckingham, head to performingsongwriter.com.

Interesting response to the FM question and dig at the Eagles at the end.

ragandbone · #6 10-27-2006, 04:28 PM

bumping this, in case anyone forgot to check their website:
the rest of the interview

nichora · #7 10-27-2006, 04:56 PM

..But we were not able to get everybody to want to do the same thing..

What's all that about??

Could there be some friction between fellow band members?

shackin'up · #8 10-27-2006, 05:00 PM

recording or touring? recording AND touring? same old ****.

MacMan · #9 10-27-2006, 05:38 PM

Yeah, what IS that all about... LB's up for it, and in the past, it seemed the rest of the band depended on him to make that decision on whether or not new recordings as a band were done - like a guide. Hmmm... Interesting. Couldn't possibly be Mick or John could it? I mean, it's not like they have to write the songs... Not to underestimate their contributions, but having the songs is probably the hardest part wouldn't you think.... As for John, although he hates the studio stuff, I'm sure he's open to it. Mick, can't see him saying no! It's gotta be Stevie... Unless they collectively don't want to spend another year recording and putting it together.

aleuzzi · #10 10-28-2006, 03:35 PM

Great article, Sarah. I enjoyed hearing him talk about his new music. Yeah, a new FM rcords would always be exciting. But I'm equally excited that LB has new material of his own.

And for what it's worth, FM has already done more than the Eagles on their recent tours. They brought a hell of a lot of new songs from SYW to the live performances, and even when they were doing their Dance nostalgia bit, they introduced four strong tunes.