The guitarist Stevie Nicks pushed to sound more like Lindsey Buckingham: “Put a lot of pressure on”
After Lindsey Buckingham left Fleetwood Mac in 2018, Stevie Nicks pushed his replacement, Mike Campbell, to play more like him. The account highlights the lasting musical influence of Nicks and Buckingham’s partnership, even after their personal relationship and time in the band had ended.
Mick Fleetwood said Nicks was pleased with how he and she sounded together, but put pressure on Campbell to match Buckingham’s style. She reportedly grew tired during some of Campbell’s longer solos, remarking that Buckingham would have played only 12 bars. Nicks had joined the band with Buckingham in 1975, after he made his membership conditional on her joining too.
- Nicks wanted Campbell’s playing to resemble Buckingham’s.
- Fleetwood said long solos left Nicks tired of playing tambourine.
- Buckingham and Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac together in 1975.