In 2013, Fleetwood Mac was embarking on a renewed tour. Fleetwood Mac: Live kicked off in April 2013. But prior to that, Stevie Nicks spoke with Mojo Magazine about some of her expectations, her excitement about Christine McVie’s return, and even her experiences with Prince.
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One particular response is eye-catching, however. She also revealed that she spoke at length with her old flame Lindsey Buckingham about their relationship. If they were going to go on tour together again, she apparently had some ground rules.
When Fleetwood Mac’s 2009 tour was brought up, Stevie Nicks spoke about the put-upon friendliness she and Buckingham expressed. For 2013, she wanted things to be much different. First, Nicks was asked about a quote that Buckingham previously gave Mojo.
“There are still parts of mine and Stevie’s relationship that are unresolved, and it will be interesting to visit that on this next tour,” he told the outlet.
“He’s probably referring to what I call ‘The Talk,’” Nicks responded. “About a year and a half ago I told him everything I had wanted to say to him since 1968. I said, ‘Do you remember how cute we were? How we could walk into the room together and people would be mesmerized because we were so funny and smart?’”
Stevie Nicks Recalled “The Talk” She Had With Lindsey Buckingham Before Fleetwood Mac’s 2013 Tour
She continued, “I said, ‘Lindsey, if we can’t go back to being those people, I’m going to quit. I have other people I can work with that treat me with warmth and utter respect, and in my world, there’s never a harsh word spoken.’”
When asked about Buckingham’s response, Nicks replied, “He was very quiet. I said, ‘The ball’s in your park, Lindsey – 2013 better be great.’”
For anyone who knows anything about Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are tragic, mythic figures. Their relationship was riddled with drugs, cheating, and lying, but they continued to work together after the breakup.
On Fleetwood Mac’s 2009 tour, they were even holding hands. However, it was mentioned that their on-stage interactions seemed “hammy.” Stevie Nicks had a stronger word for it.
“Hammy wasn’t the word for Lindsey and I in 2009 – it was totally fake,” she said. However, she added, “What you see on-stage now is not fake. It is loving, and it is as close to those two people who met as teenagers as you could hope for.”
She continued, “Every night I tell the story of ‘Without You,’ the poem that I wrote in 1972 before we made the Buckingham Nicks album. The story has become longer than the song, and I told Lindsey, ‘I’m sorry, I’m trying to shorten it.’ He goes, ‘Don’t worry, Stevie – it’s charming.’ Three years ago, he would have been like, ‘Are you kidding? We could do ‘The Green Manalishi’ in that time.’”
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