Lindsey Buckingham Update on Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac Drama
Key Points:
- Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham first met as high school classmates in northern California, later joining forces musically in the band Fritz before forming the duo Buckingham Nicks in the early 1970s.
- Mick Fleetwood discovered Buckingham Nicks in 1974 and invited Buckingham to join Fleetwood Mac, with the condition that Nicks join as well, leading to the classic lineup that produced chart-topping albums including 1975's Fleetwood Mac and 1977's Rumours.
- Despite personal breakups among band members, including Nicks and Buckingham's split, Fleetwood Mac continued to release music and tour, while Nicks pursued a solo career and Buckingham eventually left the band in 1987 amid personal and professional conflicts.
- The band reunited in 1997 for the MTV concert and live album The Dance, with ongoing collaborations and tours into the 2000s, though Buckingham was controversially dropped from the band in 2018 due to internal disagreements.
- In recent years, Nicks and Buckingham have reconciled, re-releasing their 1973 Buckingham Nicks album with remastered sound and working together on a Fleetwood Mac documentary, signaling a renewed professional relationship and potential future collaborations.