For the first time in three years, Stevie Nicks Lindsey Buckingham 's departure from Fleetwood Mac in 2018. At the time, the reason was cited as "disagreements regarding the band's upcoming tour," but Buckingham reportedly stated that he heard from his manager that Stevie "never wanted to be on stage with him again."
Now, in a statement to Rolling Stone , Stevie Nicks has given her own version of the story and denied allegations that Lindsey had been fired, stating that she herself had actually resigned initially. Read the full statement (transcription via NME ):
“It’s a shame that Lindsey chose to tell a revisionist story of what happened in 2018 with Fleetwood Mac. His version is inaccurate with the facts, and while I’ve never spoken publicly about the matter, preferring not to air dirty laundry, it certainly seems like the time has come to shed some light on the truth.”
“After an extremely difficult time with Lindsey at MusiCares in New York in 2018, I decided for myself that I no longer wanted to work with him. I could reflect publicly on the various reasons for this, and perhaps I will do so one day in a memoir, but suffice it to say that we could start in 1968 and go all the way to 2018 with a litany of very precise reasons why I will not work with him.”
“To be perfectly clear, I didn’t fire him, I didn’t ask for him to be fired, I didn’t demand that he be fired. Honestly, I resigned. I promptly withdrew from the band and from a situation that I consider toxic to my well-being. I couldn’t take it anymore. If the band continued without me, then so be it.”
“I have championed independence my entire life and I believe that every human being should have the absolute freedom to set the boundaries of what they can and cannot work with. After several group discussions, Fleetwood Mac, a band whose legacy is rooted in change and evolution, has found a new path forward with two immensely talented new members.”
“Furthermore, regarding his comment about ‘family’ – I was very happy for Lindsey when he had children, but I wasn’t interested in making the same choices for my life. Those decisions are mine, and I have the right to make them for myself. I’m proud of the life choices I’ve made, and it seems shameful to me that he tries to judge anyone who chooses to live life on their own terms, even if those terms seem different from the choices he has made.”
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