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Elle
29 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham Just Reignited Rumors About an Unexpected Project
Whatever spell Stevie Nicks cast on Lindsay Buckingham during that fateful 1997 performance of 'Silver Springs,' it doesn't seem to be wearing off any time soon. Nearly three decades later, and her magic is still holding fast: The former couple—whose tumultuous relationship transformed Fleetwood Mac into a rock band as infamous for its romantic dramas as its genre-defining music—are up to something again. This, perhaps, shouldn't come as a surprise to fans who have followed the pair throughout their relationship. (They have, by their own admission, never been great at going their own ways.) But the latest round of buzz comes courtesy of a new project teased on July 17, when Buckingham and Nicks each posted a set of lyrics on their respective social media pages. 'And if you go forward...' Nicks posted, with Buckingham finishing, 'I'll meet you there.' Fans recognized the words as lyrics from 'Frozen Love,' a track off Buckingham Nicks, the 1973 album the couple released together before joining Fleetwood Mac in 1974. The song is central to the band's origin story, having inadvertently earned both Buckingham and Nicks the jobs that would make them famous. As the story goes, co-founder Mick Fleetwood was touring Sound City Studios in Los Angeles one day in 1974 when the house engineer played him Buckingham Nicks, including 'Frozen Love,' which Fleetwood enjoyed so much that he decided he wanted Buckingham to join his group as a guitarist. Buckingham agreed, but only if Nicks got to come with him, too. Buckingham and Nicks went on to mold Fleetwood Mac into a hit engine, with many of their most beloved and famous songs chronicling the relationship between the two (as well as between the group's other members, including Fleetwood, John McVie, and Christine McVie. I mean, Daisy Jones and the Six only scratched the surface when it comes to the tangle of affairs that fueled Fleetwood Mac.) 'Go Your Own Way,' 'Silver Springs,' and 'Dreams' are all (reportedly, anyway) songs Nicks and Buckingham wrote about each other, but Buckingham Nicks itself never received a commercial remaster or digital re-release. Thus the latest theory: After half a century, the album might finally get its moment in the spotlight. On July 21, Los Angeles residents spotted a billboard over Sunset Boulevard featuring the iconic Buckingham Nicks cover—in which both Nicks and Buckingham are topless—alongside the date 'Sept. 19.' Neither Nicks nor Buckingham have posted the billboard or any other information about the potential re-release on their social media, so, for now, we can only await their official confirmation. Either way, a collaboration between the two will inevitably raise some eyebrows: Last fans knew, the two were not on amazing terms. After the death of Christy McVie in 2022, Nicks told Rolling Stone in 2024 that she was 'done with Fleetwood Mac for good,' and that the last time she'd spoken with Buckingham was at Christy's celebration of life. 'The only time I've spoken to Lindsey was there, for about three minutes,' she told the outlet. 'I dealt with Lindsey for as long as I could. You could not say that I did not give him more than 300 million chances.' She later added, 'I wish him the best. I hope he lives a long life and continues to go into a studio and work with other people.' But the latest news from the former lovers certainly implies that, instead, they're working with each other again. After first meeting in high school, Buckingham and Nicks have reunited again and again in service of the extraordinary music they make together. Nicks herself put their reasoning best in a 2023 interview with Vulture: When asked why she'd compared watching Prime Video's Daisy Jones and the Six adaptation to 'a ghost watching my own story,' Nicks said, 'It was the kind of snappy sarcasm between [main characters] Daisy and Billy, who in my mind was like me and Lindsey. It was the back-and-forth between the two of them. It was so two people capture the essence of something that reminds you of your life, it's not like you go, They look just like us or They dress just like us. It's something else. It's a certain feeling that they got when they would look at each other after being in an argument and then they'd start to sing. It would blow your mind. I would be watching and be like, Well, there you go. That's exactly why we did it. That's exactly why Fleetwood Mac stayed together for 50 years. It was all for the music. It was all just to keep the music going.' Suffice to say, Buckingham will indeed never get away from the sound of the woman that loves him—and September 19 can't come soon enough.
Metro
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are 'reuniting' - here's why it's a big deal
Fleetwood Mac's estranged lovers Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have once again added to the intrigue surrounding their relationship – this time with an LA billboard. The famously acrimonious former bandmates caused fans to 'crash out' with a matching pair of social media posts last week. The lead singer, 77, and former guitarist, 75, seemed to imply the almost decade-long rupture between them might finally be at an end. On Nick's account, she posted the lyrics from 1973 hit Frozen Love: 'And if you go forward' which comes from Buckingham Nicks' only album as a duo. Then Buckingham completed the line with his own post reading: 'I'll meet you there.' Conspicuously, the news comes after rumours circulated in recent months that Buckingham's marriage to Kristen Messner is finally over for good, after she initially filed for divorce in 2021. The pair were married in 2000 and share three children. The mysterious posts from Buckingham and Nicks sent generations of fans into a tailspin of speculation. Are the pair reuniting musically? Or romantically? Are they going to rerelease Buckingham Nicks after all these years? The latter seems more likely than ever after a billboard appeared above Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles on Monday featuring the cover of the 1973 album. We've teamed up with Camp Bestival Dorset to give one lucky Metro reader and their family the chance to win family weekend tickets, worth up to £1,172! Created by families, for families, Camp Bestival combines all the fun of a fantastic family camping holiday with everything you would expect from a perfect and action-packed festival adventure. Headliners include music legend Sir Tom Jones, pop icons Sugababes, plus a carnival-filled live show from electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. Simply enter your details here to be in with a chance of winning four tickets to this epic experience. You have until midnight on 23 July to enter. Good luck! * Open to GB residents (excluding Northern Ireland) aged 18+. Promotion opens at 18:01 on 16/7/25 and closes at 23:59 on 23/7/25. Entrant must submit their first and last name, email address, date of birth and postcode when prompted via the entry form available on (available here). 1 prize available of a family weekend camping ticket, including two (2) adult tickets and up to four (4) child and/or teen tickets in any combination as chosen by the winner to attend Camp Bestival (Lulworth Castle, Dorset) from 31st July 2025 to 3rd August 2025. Maximum 1 entry per person. Attendance is governed by the Camp Bestival Terms and Conditions. Full T&Cs apply, see here. Social media posts shared images of the billboard, which features both Nicks and Buckingham topless, alongside their names, the LP title, and the date Sept. 19. The pair, who joined Fleetwood Mac as a couple in December 1974, are the stars of one of the most famous love (and hate) stories in music history. stevie nicks & lindsey buckingham on a billboard together. buckingham nicks is officially happening. september 19. this is at 7365 sunset blvd & no it's not photoshop or AI or anything else i saw it with my own two eyes that i cried tears out of after — 💫 (@ChristinaD23) July 21, 2025 The band's chart-topping, iconic studio album Rumours was written during the time of their breakup in the 1970s, immortalising it for all time. They last performed on stage together in January 2018, with reports of a significant disagreement between the pair over their working schedule sealing the deal on their professional breakup. After bandmate Christine McVie's death in November 2022, the band seemed pretty set on never reuniting on stage, with Stevie focusing on her successful solo career. But now, it seems like there may be another chapter to Buckingham and Nicks' story before the book is closed for good. Here's everything you need to know about the dramatic history of Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood's relationship. Fleetwood Mac was originally founded in London, England, in July 1967 – but it would be several years before Buckingham and Nicks would join and create the band's most iconic lineup. The band was originally comprised of drummer Mick Fleetwood, bassist John McVie, and vocalists/guitarists Jeremy Spencer and Peter Green. Danny Kirwan joined as another guitarist in 1968, the same year Fleetwood Mac released their self-titled debut album. While the album was a hit in the UK (reaching No. 4 on the Album Charts and staying there for 37 weeks) it barely made a splash in the US. It was the band's only album that Christine McVie was not involved in. Nicks and Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac on the last day of 1974, nearly eight years after the band first began. In May 1970, Fleetwood Mac's founding guitarist Peter Green left the band after a mental health crisis triggered by a bad acid trip. Just a few months later, in August, Christine McVie officially joined the group. Already married to bassist John McVie and a successful musician in her own right, Christine brought her keyboard skills and vocals to the band and contributed to the Kiln House album – even drawing the cover art. The early '70s were marked by turbulence. In February 1971, guitarist Jeremy Spencer mysteriously disappeared before a show, later found to have joined the Christian cult known as The Family. Bob Welch was brought in to replace him. The chaos continued when Danny Kirwan was fired in 1972 following a backstage meltdown fueled by alcoholism, and Bob Weston, his replacement, was dismissed in 1973 after having an affair with Mick Fleetwood's wife, leading to the band temporarily splitting. In 1974, a legal dispute erupted when former manager Clifford Davis tried to claim ownership of the Fleetwood Mac name, prompting a lawsuit from the band. Despite the ongoing battle, Fleetwood, the McVies, and Welch regrouped, moved to the U.S., and released Heroes Are Hard to Find under their own management. The case was eventually settled out of court, solidifying the band's control over their name and direction. While in LA, Fleetwood visited the studio in which Nicks and Buckingham recorded their 1973 album Buckingham and Nicks. After a sound engineer played him the album, he insisted on meeting Buckingham and asking him to join the band. Buckingham agreed – on the condition that Nicks would join as well. Around the same time, Welch departed the band for good and Buckingham and Nicks officially became part of Fleetwood Mac on New Year's Eve 1974. Part of what has made Nicks and Buckingham's relationship – which lasted from 1972 to 1976 – such an enduring subject of fascination is the charm of high school sweethearts finding fame together. The pair first met as students at Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, California. Nicks, who was in her senior year, soon joined Buckingham's psychedelic rock band, Fritz, who would go on to open for artists like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. But they didn't begin their romance until Fritz disbanded in 1972, with Nicks later telling the Los Angeles Times: 'It kind of pushed us together.' But the relationship was already on the rocks by the time they joined Fleetwood Mac, in part due to the commercial failure of their album, which caused their record label to drop them. According to Nicks' biography Gold Dust Woman, she later said: 'When we joined Fleetwood Mac, I said, 'OK, this is what we've been working for since 1968. And so Lindsey, you and I have to sew this relationship back up. We have too much to lose here. We need to put our problems behind us. 'Maybe we're not going to have any more problems, because we're finally going to have some money. And I won't have to be a waitress.'' Indeed, things started to turn around for the couple and the band. In 1975, Fleetwood Mac released their second self-titled album which sold over half a million copies within the year. The album spawned two mega hits (both written by Nicks): Landslide and Rhiannon. Dreams Written by Stevie Nicks about Lindsey Buckingham (1977). Composed during the Rumours sessions, Dreams channels Nicks' loneliness and clarity in the wake of her breakup with Buckingham. Its breezy, hypnotic groove masks a bittersweet message about emotional distance and resignation, which Buckingham helped shape in the arrangement – adding another layer of irony to the song's power. Landslide Written by Stevie Nicks (largely about life changes; often linked to Lindsey Buckingham) (written 1973; released 1975). Nicks wrote Landslide in a moment of self-doubt in Aspen, reflecting on career uncertainty, dependence, and the changes that might pull her and Buckingham apart. Over time she's acknowledged that, while the lyric can be read as father/daughter, it also carries the emotional weight of her relationship with Lindsey. Silver Springs Written by Stevie Nicks about Lindsey Buckingham (1977 era). Cut from Rumours for length and released as a B-side, Silver Spring' is Nicks' searing promise that her voice would haunt Buckingham forever. Long cherished by fans, the song's emotional peak arrived when the reunited band performed it in 1997's The Dance, turning private heartbreak into a public showstopper. Go Your Own Way Written by Lindsey Buckingham about Stevie Nicks (1977). Buckingham's driving breakup anthem lashes out at Nicks with raw, unfiltered frustration, most infamously in the 'packing up, shacking up' line she has repeatedly said wasn't true. Its tension between accusatory lyric and tightly crafted production helped make it one of Rumours' defining tracks. What Makes You Think You're the One? Written by Lindsey Buckingham about Stevie Nicks (1979). On Tusk, Buckingham spits out this confrontational song with percussive vocals and jagged energy, pushing back against expectation and emotional claims. The lyric reads like a bitter rejoinder to an ex who still assumes a permanent hold, even as the music betrays how charged that bond remains. Angel Written by Stevie Nicks about her creative/romantic entanglement with Lindsey Buckingham (1979). Also from Tusk, Angel softens the battle lines to look back at the pair's enduring creative spark and the complicated affection that never fully disappeared. Nicks sings with guarded warmth, acknowledging how collaboration keeps old feelings alive even when the romance is over. Say Goodbye Written by Lindsey Buckingham reflecting on Stevie Nicks and their past (2003). Decades after the stormiest years, Buckingham offers a more measured farewell on Say You Will, shaped by adulthood, family life, and emotional distance. Rather than recrimination, the song reaches for acceptance – an honest, bittersweet recognition that not every great love can last but can still matter. Long Distance Winner Written by Stevie Nicks (often read as about Lindsey Buckingham) (1973). From the Buckingham Nicks album, this early track captures the strain of ambition, travel, and imbalance in their young partnership. Nicks' lyrics foreshadow themes she would revisit as their careers took off and their relationship grew more complicated. But by 1976, it was becoming evident that the couple had bigger issues than just financial insecurity, and they called it quits just before recording Rumours. Nicks later told Australia's Woman's Own that their breakup was a 'living nightmare,' continuing: 'He and I were about as compatible as a boa constrictor and a rat.' According to Nicks, she and Buckingham broke up because of incompatibility and the stresses of fame. However, Buckingham later implied in the lyrics of Go Your Own Way that Nicks was looking to sleep around, something she denied. 'I very much resented him telling the world that 'packing up, shacking up' with different men was all I wanted to do. He knew it wasn't true. It was just an angry thing that he said,' she told Rolling Stone . Meanwhile, the lyrics to Silver Springs, written by Nicks about the breakup, implied that Buckingham had found another lover to replace Nicks. To add to the drama in the band, which included the famously explosive tension between Buckingham and Nicks playing out on stage each night, Mick Fleetwood and Nicks began an affair in 1977, despite Fleetwood having recently reconciled with his ex-wife, Jenny Boyd. A Rolling Stone cover shoot the year prior, which featured the band all in bed together, showed Fleetwood and Nicks cuddling in Annie Leibowitz's famous photograph. Nicks would later say this 'planted a seed.' 'Mick and I,' Nicks told Rolling Stone, 'were absolutely horrified that this happened. We didn't tell anybody until the very end, and then it blew up and was over. And, you know, Lindsey and I have never, never talked about Mick. Ever.' Buckingham began to lash out at Nicks around this time, once famously mocking her dancing while on stage in New Zealand. His tantrums continued, with Nicks later saying: 'Lindsey was angry – just mad at me. That wasn't a one-time thing. Lindsey and I had another huge thing that happened onstage in New Zealand. We had some kind of a fight, and he came over – might have kicked me, did something to me, and we stopped the show. 'He went off, and we all ran at breakneck speed back to the dressing room to see who could kill him first. Christine got to him first, and then I got to him second – the bodyguards were trying to get in the middle of all of us.' Nicks and Fleetwood quickly agreed to the end of their affair. 'Never in a million years could you have told me that would happen,' Nicks later told Uncut magazine. 'Everybody was angry, because Mick was married to a wonderful girl and had two wonderful children. I was horrified. I loved these people. I loved his family. So it couldn't possibly work out. And it didn't. I just couldn't.' Fleetwood eventually confessed the affair to Boyd, and she subsequently returned to England for good. He soon took up with one of Nicks' closest friends, model Sara Recor, who happened to be married – driving even more of a wedge in the band's fraught dynamic. Just ahead of their Tango in the Night tour in 1987, Buckingham announced he was leaving the band, telling Rolling Stone at the time that he intended to continue pursuing his solo career. However, many speculated that it was the torch he still carried for Nicks that ultimately led to the band's demise. In 1990, both Nicks and Christine McVie announced they were leaving the band. While the official reason was Nicks' intention to pursue her solo career, the real reason was reportedly more disagreement about Silver Springs, which Nicks wanted to include on her 1991 Greatest Hits album – a request Fleetwood refused. While many celebrities keep their breakups private, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's split became legendary – immortalised in Fleetwood Mac's 1977 song Silver Springs, which is decidedly about the couple's split. 27 years ago today, Stevie Nicks burned a hole into Lindsey Buckingham's soul when she stared down her ex performing Silver Springs, a song she wrote about how he will never escape the sound of her voice — Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) May 23, 2024 listening to stevie nicks sing silver springs live 1997 gives me chills its like watching her cast a spell idk how to explain it but if a women do that to me i would be scared for life — bruno (@brunolovesblur) June 24, 2025 In the years since its release, the lyrics, written by Nicks about Buckingham – have become a rallying call for heartbroken women everywhere: 'Time cast a spell on you / But you won't forget me / Well, I know I could have loved you / But you would not let me / I'll follow you down / 'Til the sound of my voice will haunt you / Oh, give me just a chance / You'll never get away from the sound / Of the woman that loved you.' Originally intended for the Rumours album, the track was cut at the last minute, a decision Nicks recalled bitterly in a 2023 interview with People. 'Do you mean Silver Springs, probably the best song I've ever written?' she remembered asking Mick Fleetwood and Buckingham. The song wasn't scrapped entirely but relegated to the B-side of the album's first single. Tensions over the song lingered for years. A dispute with Fleetwood over the rights to Silver Springs contributed to Nicks' decision to leave the band in 1990. But in 1997, Fleetwood Mac's classic lineup reunited for The Dance – a live album and tour that breathed new life into the track. During one now-iconic performance at Warner Bros studios, Nicks stared down Buckingham as she sang the song's haunting chorus, turning the moment into an emotionally charged confrontation that captivated fans. The performance has since gone viral, with the clip finding renewed popularity on TikTok. Even Buckingham acknowledged its cultural resurgence in 2023, posting a video of himself playing the song's guitar solo and nodding to the ongoing fascination with that unforgettable 1997 moment. Fleetwood Mac briefly reunited in January 1993 to perform at President Bill Clinton's inaugural ball, bringing together Buckingham, Nicks, Fleetwood, and the McVies. That same year, Nicks entered rehab again – this time to address a Klonopin addiction. A few years later, in 1997, the band's classic lineup officially reunited for The Dance, a live album and tour that marked their first release together since 1987's Tango in the Night. In 1998, Christine McVie left the band, citing burnout and a fear of flying. She spent the next several years living a quiet life in England and releasing solo work, but ultimately returned in 2014. Tensions flared again in 2018 when Lindsey Buckingham was fired from the band following a disagreement over tour plans. He sued Fleetwood Mac later that year, alleging breach of contract and other claims. The band denied any wrongdoing, and the case was settled privately a few months later. Buckingham said his removal from the group was 'all Stevie's doing' in a 2021 interview. 'Stevie basically gave the band an ultimatum that either I had to go or she would go. It would be like [Mick] Jagger saying, 'Well, either Keith [Richards] has to go or I'm going to go.'' But Nicks later denied this, telling People: 'I did not demand he be fired. Frankly, I fired myself. I proactively removed myself from the band and a situation I considered to be toxic to my well-being. I was done. If the band went on without me, so be it.' By 2022, the future of Fleetwood Mac appeared uncertain. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Christine McVie admitted the band had 'kind of broke up' after their 2018–2019 tour. While she expressed doubt about another tour due to her health, she also voiced her hope for Buckingham's return, calling him 'the best.' In November 2022, Christine McVie died at age 79 after a short illness, effectively putting an end to any hopes of a future band reunion. More Trending Both Fleetwood and Nicks have denied the possibility of a future Fleetwood Mac reunion. Fleetwood spoke to reporters at the 2023 Grammys, saying a reunion was 'unthinkable' following Christine's death. 'I truly think the line in the sand has been drawn with the loss of Chris,' he explained. 'I'd say we're done, but then we've all said that before.' In June 2024, Stevie told Mojo magazine: 'Without Christine, no can do… There is no chance of putting Fleetwood Mac back together in any way. Without her, it just couldn't work.' But given that the band's biggest rift – that between Buckingham and Nicks – seems to have healed in some way, who knows what the future could hold for the iconic band. 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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Police urgently warn public not to approach wanted man
Police in Oxfordshire have warned the public not to approach a missing wanted man wanted by officers. Robert Farndon has been wanted by officers since Thursday, June 26, and is believed to have been last seen in Buckingham Road in Gawcott on Friday, June 27. The 40-year-old is a white man of slim build with long brown hair, partial facial hair and brown eyes. He is known to frequent Bletchley, Wheatley, Buckingham and the Silverstone area. READ MORE: Police called as man dies in city near Oxford University college Robert Farndon. (Image: Thames Valley Police) Thames Valley Police (TVP) officers wanted to speak to him in connection with an incident of rape and assault in June. Since then, the force has been growing concerned for his welfare and has now released a new image. Alongside Friday's fresh appeal, TVP has wanted the public not to approach Mr Farndon if spotted. Detective Inspector Richard Allmond said: 'We are releasing this new image of Robert and are still urgently appealing for the public's help in locating him. READ MORE: Armed police officers deployed as three people arrested Help support trusted local news Sign up for a digital subscription now: As a digital subscriber you will get: Unlimited access to the Oxford Mail website Advert-light access Reader rewards Full access to our app 'Since he has been wanted, our officers have been working extensively to trace him. 'We believe Robert was last seen around three weeks ago in the Gawcott area and have since been growing concerned for his welfare. 'Anyone with information about Robert's whereabouts should call 101 or make a report online, quoting reference 2143 of today's date. 'If you see him, please do not approach him; instead, call 999. 'Alternatively, call independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.'
New York Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham spark Fleetwood Mac reunion rumors
Fans are hypnotized by this social media exchange. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have sparked reunion rumors with seemingly coordinated Instagram posts. The musicians famously dated in the late '60s and made the 1973 studio album 'Buckingham Nicks.' Shortly after, Nicks, 77, and Buckingham, 75, joined Fleetwood Mac. Advertisement 10 Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham performing in 2014. Getty Images However, the duo famously split while recording the band's 1977 album 'Rumours.' Both exes stayed in Fleetwood Mac until Buckingham was fired following a behind-the-scenes altercation in 2018. Advertisement 10 Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac perform during their 'Unleashed' tour at Wembley Arena on October 30, 2009. Getty Images The pair recently began following each other on Instagram, and on Thursday, Nicks posted a handwritten lyric from 'Frozen Love,' a love song off of 'Buckingham Nicks.' The image read, 'And if you go forward …' Shortly after, Buckingham completed the lyric with his own handwritten message that read, 'I'll meet you there.' Advertisement 10 Fleetwood Mac performs at the Forum. Mark Sullivan Fans flocked to the comments section of both posts, excited about the possibility of something brewing. One follower wrote, 'What in the silver springs is going on around here!!!!' while a second chimed in, 'no because what is going on in this house.' 'Buckingham nicks in 2025 was not on my bingo card,' a third person added. 'DID WE KISS AND MAKE UP? Oh my god GUYS. WHAT IS HAPPENING?!' another asked. Advertisement 10 Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood. Redferns Rounding out the shocked social media users, someone else noted, 'Fleetwood Mac reunion in 2025?? A girl can dream.' However, this wouldn't be Buckingham's first reunion with a Fleetwood Mac member in recent months. In March, the guitarist reunited with Mick Fleetwood. Buckingham sat in on studio sessions with the band's namesake drummer, 78, who is working on a new solo album. Swedish producer Carl Falk spoke about the reunion on Threads. 10 John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, and Lindsey Buckingham of the rock group Fleetwood Mac pose for a portrait in 1975. Michael Ochs Archives 'Slightly unreal moment to sit with Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood to play Lindsey the album we have been working on,' he wrote. 'And to see his genuine happiness for Mick to finally do his own album and offering to play guitar and to sing on it. Can't wait to finish this one.' Nicks and Buckingham, meanwhile, first met as high schoolers near Palo Alto, Calif., in the 1960s. Buckingham was a guitarist in his rock band Fritz, and asked Nicks to join as their lead singer. Advertisement After leaving Fritz and launching their own band, Buckingham Nicks, the couple moved to Los Angeles. Soon after, they were invited to join Fleetwood Mac. 10 Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac perform as part of the 2003 'Today' Concert Series. Getty Images However, Buckingham and Nicks weren't the only ones in the band with relationship troubles. Around the same time as their late '70s breakup, Fleetwood Mac's John McVie and Christine McVie ended their marriage. Nicks went on to write 'Dreams,' while Buckingham penned 'Go Your Own Way' on the group's 'Rumours' album. Advertisement Over the years, the two have taken jabs at one another in the media. 10 Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. WireImage In 1997, Nicks told Rolling Stone that she 'resented' lyrics Buckingham penned in 'Go Your Own Way,' with lyrics insinuating the singer was 'packing up, shacking up' with different men after their breakup. 'He knew it wasn't true. It was just an angry thing that he said. Every time those words would come onstage, I wanted to go over and kill him,' explained Nicks. 'He knew it, so he really pushed my buttons through that. It was like, 'I'll make you suffer for leaving me.'' Advertisement Then, when Fleetwood Mac was honored at the 2018 MusiCares benefit gala, an argument ensued that ended with Buckingham being fired from the band. 10 Fleetwood Mac performs. Rick Diamond Buckingham was replaced by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, as well as Neil Finn. The former flames allegedly didn't speak again until the celebration of life for McVie. The keyboardist died in 2022 at age 79. Advertisement 'The only time I've spoken to Lindsey was there, for about three minutes,' Nicks told Rolling Stone in 2024. 10 Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie and Stevie Nicks. Michael Ochs Archives 'I dealt with Lindsey for as long as I could,' she expressed. 'You could not say that I did not give him more than 300 million chances.' Nicks also told the outlet she didn't think she should have kicked out Buckingham any sooner than she did. 'No, I think that all just happened the way it should have. It happened one night, not planned, at a MusiCares. I didn't even tell anybody it had happened in my head until the whole ceremony was over,' she added. 'I took with me that night a song that I had done with LeAnn Rimes called 'Borrowed.' I took it with me to play for [Buckingham] because I thought we could do this song beautifully.' Nicks went on to share that her former bandmate even had a tiff with Harry Styles, whom she performed the Fleetwood Mac hit 'Landslide' with. 10 Mick Fleetwood, (middle): Bob Weston, Bob Welch, Dave Walker, (front): Christine McVie, John McVie. Redferns 'That's when he wasn't very nice to anybody; he wasn't very nice to Harry Styles,' she claimed. 'I could hear my mom saying, 'Are you really going to spend the next 15 years of your life with this man?'' Nicks continued. 'I could hear my very pragmatic father — and by the way, my mom and dad liked Lindsey a lot — saying, 'It's time for you guys to get a divorce.' Between those two, I said, 'I'm done.''
USA Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
After 50 years, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham create new rumors
Almost 50 years later, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham still can't quit stirring rumors. Two parts of a tempestuous love affair that helped buoy Fleetwood Mac's success, Nicks and Buckingham whipped fans of the '70s rock band into a tizzy this week when they hinted at a possible reunion. In separate posts on social media, they shared what appeared to be a handwritten exchange. "And if I go forward..."a note, posted July 17 on Nicks' X account, seemingly in her loopy cursive, read. "I'll meet you there," a twin message, posted to Buckingham's page, responded, scrawled out in different handwriting. Stevie Nicks solo tour gets more dates: How to get tickets Together, the notes form a line from "Frozen Love," a song off the pair's 1973 album "Buckingham Nicks," their first and only joint venture before joining Fleetwood Mac the following year. Elsewhere on the internet, Mick Fleetwood, a drummer and founding member of the band, fanned the flames, sharing a video on Instagram of him listening to the track, captioned "Magic then, magic now." USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Nicks and Buckingham for comment. While Fleetwood Mac, as a collective, rose to the top of the charts in the 1970s and enjoys widespread popularity now, it is the fraught personal and musical tie between Nicks and Buckingham that continues to inspire a cult-like interest. Best Fleetwood Mac songs of all time, from 'Dreams' to 'Go Your Own Way' An on-again, off-again couple at the height of the band's success, their love affair became the stuff of legend, particularly after "Rumors," a 1977 album littered with lyrics about betrayal and infidelity, offered a raw if not cryptic glimpse into their troubles. Tracks like "Silver Springs" and "Go Your Own Way" are memorialized as testaments to a brilliant but troubled musical pairing, whose personal animus bled into their art. In the years since, Nicks and Buckingham have buried the hatchet, but rarely performed together. Now, fans are hoping their social media posts are teasing a reunion. Whether its an album, radio single, memoir or just a joint performance, though, remains, like the best Fleetwood Mac projects, a rumor.
