Mick Fleetwood has opened up on the future of Fleetwood Mac, insisting the group will one again hit the road following months of doubt and speculation the group’s touring days are over.
Back in February, keyboard player and singer Christine McVie told BBC Radio 2 she, ex-husband and bass player John McVie and singer Stevie Nicks wouldn’t return to the stage with the group – comments she soon backtracked on.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Mick laughed off Christine’s remarks, insisting she “got out of bed on the wrong side that day” and assuring Fleetwood Mac will tour again.
“She meant to say, ‘We’ve done so much. I don’t know whether or not we can keep going’,” he said. “She just got caught up in whatever she was saying and she also felt she had been misunderstood.
“I think the vision for me, and I think it would be hugely appropriate, is that we actually say ‘This is goodbye’ and go out and actually do that.
“That has always been my vision and I’m a flatly confident that we can do that. We owe it to the fans.”
Fleetwood Mac last toured in 2018/2019, with Neil Finn and Mike Campbell joining the remaining members of the group in place of former guitarist and singer Lindsey Buckingham, who departed before the jaunt began.
His exit is believed to have been prompted by ongoing disagreements with former girlfriend Stevie, but after time apart Mick insists he’s once again on good terms with Lindsey.
“I’ve really enjoyed being re-connected with Lindsey, which has been gracious and open,” Mick confessed. “And both of us have been beautifully honest about who we are and how we got to where we were.”
On the prospect of Lindsey rejoining Fleetwood Mac, he added:
“Strange things can happen,” says Fleetwood. “I look at Fleetwood Mac as a huge family. Everyone plays an important role in our history, even someone like [early ’70s] guitarist Bob Welch, who was huge and sometimes gets forgotten.
“Lindsey’s position in Fleetwood Mac will, for obvious reasons, never been forgotten, as it should never be forgotten.
“My vision of things happening in the future is really far-reaching. Would I love to think that [reunion] could happen? Yeah.
“I’d love to think that all of us could be healed, and also respect the people who are in the band, Neil Finn and Michael Campbell.”
However, Mick fully intends to record with Lindsey in the future, sharing: “I know for a fact that I intend to make music and play again with Lindsey.
“I would love that. It doesn’t have to be in Fleetwood Mac. And Fleetwood Mac is such a strange story. All the players in the play are able to talk and speak for themselves.
“Somehow, I would love the elements that are not healed to be healed. I love the fantasy that we could cross that bridge and everyone could leave with creative, holistic energy, and everyone could be healed with grace and dignity.”
