- Culture
- 16 Apr 04
The Fleetwood Mac Story - Rumours & Lies
It’s all very different now, but the rule of thumb back in the ’70s was the softer a band rocked, the harder they partied!
It’s all very different now, but the rule of thumb back in the ’70s was the softer a band rocked, the harder they partied! That was certainly the case with Fleetwood Mac whose rise to global megastardom was accompanied by breakdowns, divorce, bankruptcy, disappearances and nostril destroying cocaine habits. The Mac’s original bass player, Brunning eschews tabloid sensationalism in favour of a balanced overview of their five-decade long career. Even so, there are a couple of chapters that are up there with Hammer Of The Gods in terms of bonkers excess.