Rock Feuds: Stevie Nicks vs. Lindsey Buckingham

The personal and professional relationship between Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham has been a source of drama for more than 40 years.

The two singer-songwriters were romantically involved when they joined Fleetwood Mac in 1974, and their addition to the band helped spawn instant commercial success. But rock stardom doesn’t often foster a healthy relationship.

Things first came to a head during recording sessions in Northern California for the band’s 1977 album Rumours.

“Lindsey and I had a very bad fight right ... right before we were getting ready to go back to L.A.,” Nicks recalled decades later. “And I said, ‘We’re done. I think that this is over. I don’t think that all the king’s horses and all the king’s men can put this back together again.’”

Despite the breakup, both sides agreed they would remain in the band. “No matter what it takes, we’re gonna keep Fleetwood Mac together,” Nicks remembered saying. “And our breaking up is not gonna break up this band. And I’m not gonna quit and neither are you.”

In the latest edition of Rock Feuds, we take a deep dive into the complicated relationship of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.

0:00 Introduction
0:20 This is a unique Rock Feud
0:31 How Lindsey and Stevie first met
0:40 The early days of their collaboration
1:10 Their first record deal and the Buckingham Nicks album
1:20 The cracks start to develop
1:46 Buckingham and Nicks join Fleetwood Mac
2:04 Things come to a head
3:00 Working with your ex is a challenge
3:40 They found a way to make it work. Sort of.
4:11 The difficulties of completing Tango in the Night
4:46 Fleetwood Mac find their way past previous complications
4:59 Yet there was still friction
5:43 The dynamic between Stevie and Lindsey
6:29 The tension boils over again
6:47 Lindsey departs from Fleetwood Mac, again
7:31 What's the problem?
8:10 Lindsey says there was no chance for closure
8:30 Their fragmented relationship
9:01 Conclusion

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