Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks We Will Never Record Another Album In This Industry but we are touring
With 17 studio albums, 8 live albums, 23 compilation albums, 62 singles under their belt and more than 40 years together in their current incarnation, Fleetwood Mac is done recording albums. Frontwoman Stevie Nicks laid it all out in black and white this morning during a particularly illuminating interview with Rolling Stone and in between sage wisdom about men and self-discovery revealed that Fleetwood Mac’s 2003 album Say You Will is very likely the last album of original material that fans will ever hear.
“I don’t think there’s any reason to spend a year and an amazing amount of money on a record that, even if it has great things, isn’t going to sell. I don’t think we’ll do another record. If the music business were different, I might feel different,” reveals Stevie.
The reason? Three words: the music industry.
The sad truth is that at the end of the day, Stevie’s right. With the music industry rapidly morphing into something artists like Stevie Nicks neither like or recognize, there’s almost no incentive for bands and artists to spend thousands, if not millions, of dollars to head into the studio and beat their heads against a wall trying to knock out an album that will rival their previous release, only to find that it’s being illegally downloaded or streamed on services like Spotify and Apple Music. These days, touring is where the money is – so why not hit the road for a few months with material you know will sell out large venues?
We’ll miss throwing around the idea of one last Fleetwood Mac album, but at least we’ll get Stevie and the gang in the form of another tour slated for the end of this year!
We’ll miss throwing around the idea of one last Fleetwood Mac album, but at least we’ll get Stevie and the gang in the form of another tour slated for the end of this year!
Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Journey, Steely Dan, Earth Wind & Fire, and The Doobie Brothers have been announced for two new festivals in the US.
They will perform at the Classic East and Classic West two-day festivals in July. The first event will be held on July 15 – 16 at Los Angeles’ Dodgers Stadium, followed by Classic East from July 29 – 30 at Citi Field in New York City.
The Eagles will open the first night of the series with Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers. The second night will feature performances by Fleetwood Mac, Journey and Earth, Wind & Fire, reports Billboard.
Drummer and co-vocalist Don Henley said the band would never perform again when Frey passed away last year, but he appears to have changed his mind.
“It’s not a decision they have taken lightly but their feelings have changed and they know there’s huge demand from fans who want to see them,” the source said. “None of them need the money — they want to make sure the shows are respectful and fitting tribute.
“The band are still dealing with the issue of replacing Glenn and have secretly held talks with some performers, but they are also discussing the possibility of sharing his duties between them.”
Henley first hinted at the idea of a reunion in September last year, saying that Frey’s 22-year-old son Deacon could be a fitting replacement.
“You know, Glenn has a son who can sing and play quite well,” Henley revealed. “And one of the only things that would make sense to me is if it were his son.”
Frey died on January 18 last year, reportedly due to complications arising from medication he’d been taking.
