{"id":5633,"date":"2020-11-22T18:03:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T18:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/?p=5633"},"modified":"2022-10-02T12:27:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T11:27:06","slug":"mick-fleetwood-thinks-its-unlikely-that-lindsey-buckingham-will-rejoin-fleetwood-mac-metro-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fleetwoodmac-uk.com\/wp\/mick-fleetwood-thinks-its-unlikely-that-lindsey-buckingham-will-rejoin-fleetwood-mac-metro-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Mick Fleetwood thinks it\u2019s unlikely that Lindsey Buckingham will rejoin Fleetwood Mac | Metro UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrick Dane
\nNovember 21, 2020
\nMetro UK<\/p>\n

Fleetwood Mac\u2019s Mick Fleetwood has spoken about playing with former lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, calling the possibility a pipe dream.<\/h3>\n
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The band\u2019s de facto leader has said it\u2019s unlikely that Lindsey Buckingham will return. (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fleetwood Mac\u2019s Mick Fleetwood has spoken about playing with former lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, calling the possibility a pipe dream.<\/p>\n

Fleetwood, who founded the band in 1967, has acted as the de facto leader of the band since its inception. In a new interview, he talked about the messy breakup with Buckingham in 2018, saying that reunion will be unlikely.<\/p>\n

Buckingham was notoriously fired from the group for a disagreement on the direction and scope of a tour, while a spat with band member Stevie Nicks has also been cited as reason for the departure.<\/p>\n

The guitarist and singer then sued the band for a breach of oral contract, with the case eventually settled out of court.<\/p>\n

Buckingham was later replaced by Mike Campbell and Neil Finn.<\/p>\n

In an interview with publishing company The Other Songs, Fleetwood spoke about his current relationship with Buckingham and the possibility of him returning to the band.<\/p>\n

He said: \u2018I feel sad that I am disconnected from Lindsey and I hope it can change. I think probably sadly it won\u2019t, but I feel that.\u2019<\/p>\n

When talking about playing together again specifically, he said: \u2018I think so much water has passed under the proverbial bridge. And we have a great band as we are with Neil and Mike.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Lindsey Buckingham reportedly left the group after a disagreement with Stevie Nicks. (Photo by Rob Ball\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There was some hope though, as Fleetwood said: \u2018Hopefully at some point we will do something, but who is to say? It would be a fascinating event.\u2019<\/p>\n

However, he still called the \u2018pipe dream\u2019 \u2018unlikely\u2019, so don\u2019t hold your breath. Buckingham had been a part of the band since 1975. He left in 1987 to get separation from the band but returned in 1997 where he remained with them until 2018.<\/p>\n

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