The USC Marching Band were present but bassist John McVie was in Tahiti and represented by a cardboard cut-out photographic image of himself. The percussion effects included Buckingham hitting boxes of tissues and drummer Mick Fleetwood hitting a leg of lamb with a spatula.Ī video for the song was filmed at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The song was based on a riff that Buckingham used to play when soundchecking for live shows. It marked the band's return to the top ten in their country of origin for the first time since The Green Manalishi in 1970 (a 1973 reissue of Albatross notwithstanding). It peaked at #8 in the United States and #6 in the United Kingdom. The song was released as the first single from the album. When I was a kid and Elvis Presley broke through to a middle class, white audience, it was a sociological phenomenon that lasted through the Beatles and even a bit through Fleetwood Mac.Tusk is a song written by Lindsey Buckingham that served as the title-track from Fleetwood Mac's 1979 double album. I think it’s a little harder to churn out interfaces with sociology. “I admire what she’s been able to do on some levels… There are a ton of really good people out there. In his answer, Buckingham referenced Taylor Swift. In fact, Buckingham added that he and Christine McVie had recently worked on some stuff and it was “better than ever.”īefore the night ended, students got to ask questions, one of which wondered whether today’s artists will have the staying power of Fleetwood Mac.
That was then, though, and Fleetwood Mac is back to being the well-oiled juggernaut that dominates both on the radio and in arenas. “ by the time we got done with Tango In The Night it became very difficult to get things done and that’s why I took off.”
Of his own his departure in 1987 following the album Tango In The Night, Buckingham was blunt: “If everybody wanted to follow the left side of the pallet like I had on Tusk, there would have been no need for me to do solo work,” he said. Not surprisingly, the sold-out room was keenly interested in the well-documented days of Rumours, as Buckingham and Stevie Nicks and Christine and John McVie were simultaneously breaking up while making one of the best-selling albums of all time. “Without Jeff, I probably wouldn’t be here today,” he said, “So damn you, Jeff.” His sibling Jeff turned him on to Elvis Presley. “ we’re playing to many generations of people and they all seem to be enjoying it the same.”īuckingham also spoke of growing up in Atherton, California with two older brothers. “It’s a very karmic time for the band, in that if you look at this perhaps as the beginning of the last act then it’s very appropriate for her to return,” he said. “It’s a great time for Fleetwood Mac,” he added, crediting the return of Christine McVie.įleetwood Mac Announces Rescheduled Tour of Australia, NZ “We couldn’t get away from the Forum for one,” he quipped, referring to the total of five nights played in L.A. The conversation began with talk of the band’s recent American tour, which went longer than expected at 82 dates. In between, Buckingham dazzled the crowd with acoustic numbers (among them: a stunning “Never Going Back Again”) and a lively dialog moderated by David Belasco.