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The “vile” move Stevie Nicks never forgave Mick Fleetwood for
Stevie Nicks reportedly felt deeply betrayed after Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood began a relationship with her close friend, Sara Recor, shortly after his own affair with Nicks ended. The episode added to the band’s already fraught personal dynamics and is presented as a lasting source of resentment for Nicks.
The relationships unfolded amid Fleetwood Mac’s late-1970s turmoil, following the success of Rumours and during the period around Tusk. Nicks and Fleetwood had conducted a brief affair while both were dealing with other relationships; Recor’s subsequent involvement with Fleetwood was said to have prompted Nicks to write ‘Storms’, reflecting the emotional fallout.
In short
- Fleetwood’s relationship with Nicks’ friend reportedly left her feeling betrayed.
- It intensified Fleetwood Mac’s personal tensions after Rumours.
- Nicks channelled the fallout into ‘Storms’.
Explained simply
Fleetwood Mac was one of the world's biggest rock bands in the 1970s, built around a group of talented musicians whose personal relationships were deeply intertwined with their professional lives. The band included drummer Mick Fleetwood and singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks, both of whom had romantic entanglements with each other and with others in their social and professional circle.
During the late 1970s, as the band reached its commercial peak with the album Rumours and recorded subsequent work, Nicks and Fleetwood became involved in a brief affair whilst both were in relationships with other people. After their relationship ended, Fleetwood began a romantic involvement with Sara Recor, a close friend of Nicks, which Nicks experienced as a significant betrayal.
The situation exemplified the band's pattern of romantic drama that strained relationships and influenced their creative output. Nicks is believed to have channelled her feelings about this episode into her songwriting, and the hurt from Fleetwood's actions became a lasting source of tension between the two musicians.