Episode #88 | 9.28.21

Fleetwood Mac (Pt. 2): Going to #1 and Going Your Own Way

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Fleetwood Mac’s mid-’70s merger with the musical duo of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks changed the course of the band forever, propelling them to Top 40 mega-fame and cocaine-fueled excess. At the core of it all were rampant Rumors — both the album and the literal gossip. Breakups, divorce, drama: the same intra-band personal dynamics that stressed the group simultaneously led to the creation of one of the top-selling albums of all time. For Fleetwood Mac, Rumors was how the truth came out. And over 40 years later, there’s still a lot that needs clearing up.