Fleetwood Mac On Rocky Past

Transatlantic soft-rock icons Fleetwood Mac have re-united for a new British tour, revealing some secrets behind their troubled past.

Fleetwood Mac have one of the lengthiest and most complicated back stories in rock music. Beginning as a British all star blues combo, they were led by mercurial guitar virtuoso Peter Green.

However the guitarist dropped out after over indulging in hallucinogenic drugs, with drummer Mick Fleetwood helping to steady the ship. Gaining the the acquaintance of a few American singers, Fleetwood Mac enjoyed a stunning resurgence.

Hit albums such as 'Rumours' belied the personal pain the band were going through. Divorce, drug abuse and much more followed, often influencing the way Fleetwood Mac wrote.

Re-uniting for a recent British tour it seems that Fleetwood Mac have managed to put their troubles behind them. However according to vocalist Stevie Nicks the new found calm is a long way from their past.

Somebody’s playing a song, and everybody in the room is going, that’s about me right?" she revealed. "And of course it’s about you, but what you have to do is let that go, ‘cos if you don’t let that go, you can never play these songs for anybody.”

Speaking to BBC 6Music, the band's songwriter Lindsey Buckingham revealed that reforming wasn't as easy as it may appear. “It was kind of an exercise in denial that really was the only way to get through it, you really had to put your feelings over here and get on with what needed to be done in the rest of the room.”

Fleetwood Mac's new 'Best Of' entered the British charts at number six on its release last month. The band are due to finish their ongoing tour with a show at London's Wembley Arena on Friday (November 6th).