Mick Fleetwood Wants ‘Healing’ Between Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham: ‘That Doesn’t Have to Take the Shape of a Tour, Necessarily’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Mick Fleetwood recently told Mojo magazine that he’d love to see his “Fleetwood Mac” band members Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham find “healing.” Fleetwood appeared to be interested in getting the band back together, but several hurdles exist, such as the death of original member Christine McVie in November 2022. “It’s no secret, it’s no tittle-tattle that there is a brick wall there emotionally,” Fleetwood said of Buckingham and Nicks. “Stevie’s able to speak clearly about how she feels and doesn’t feel, as does Lindsey.
But I’ll say, personally, I would love to see a healing between them – and that doesn’t have to take the shape of a tour, necessarily.” The most recent iteration of Fleetwood Mac (which included Fleetwood, Nicks, McVie and John McVie, plus support from Neil Finn and Mike Campbell) wrapped a world tour in November 2019.
Fleetwood told Mojo that he had no idea that would be the final show for the iconic rock band. “There was a full intention, without waiting too long, that we’d go and pick things back up,” Fleetwood said. “That we’d play stadiums, big shows and festivals… and then at that point it was heading towards us saying goodbye.” The plan was upended by both the COVID pandemic in 2020 and Christine McVie’s death in 2022.
Nicks has been clear since the loss of McVie that there is no reason to bring Fleetwood Mac back together without her. “It’s been a strange time for me,” Fleetwood said. “Losing sweet Christine was catastrophic.
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