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A consummate insider as the girlfriend of Lindsey Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac singer and guitarist, Carol Ann Harris leads fans into the very heart of the band's storms between 1976 and 1984. From interactions between the band and other stars—Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, and Dennis Wilson—to the chaotic animosity between band members, this memoir combines the sensational account of some of the world's most famous musicians with a thrilling love story. The parties, fights, drug use, shenanigans, and sex lives of Fleetwood Mac are presented in intimate detail and illustrated with never-before-seen photographs. With the exception of one brief interview, Carol Ann Harris has never before spoken about her time with Fleetwood Mac.
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By Jon Nelson (Ohio, USA)
Although I found a few of the anecdotes suspect, such as the author's account of various shenanigans that took place while she was at home in LA and Fleetwood Mac was on tour in New Zealand, for example, overall this is an entertaining warts-and-all account of what life in Fleetwood Mac was like. She does include a number of interesting stories that Mick Fleetwood left out of his autobiography, such as Lindsey Buckingham's drug use during the AMA awards and subsequent encounter with Dick Clark, and more information about the recording of Mirage. Admittedly, Stevie Nicks and even Christine McVie don't come off too well, but that's due to their own bahavior and honestly, besides the incredible amount of cocaine use, nobody really did anything that badly. If you're a fan of the band, this book is definitely worth reading.
By J. Jones
I really enjoyed this book, I actually lost sleep at nights trying to get to the end. I felt she was careful in her wording and not trying to hurt any of the members of the group. If you like Fleetwood Mac and have always wondered what the background of their splitting up was, this is a good book to read for that info.
By SDC (Washington, DC)
I have to say that once I settled into this book and got engrossed, I couldn't put it down. It's very moving and human. The ending is just sad. The whole thing is very heartfelt.
Also, as well as giving insight into Fleetwood Mac, I got a renewed appreciation for Tusk.
This is a good book for both Fleetwood Mac fans and those who like to read about the rock 'n roll world.
By D. G. Slabaugh (St. Louis, Missouri)
As a huge Fleetwood Mac fan, I have long viewed Lindsey Buckingham as a musical wizard, just as Miss Harris has confirmed. I was, however, shocked at the violent nature of Buckingham. I wonder if he ever responded to the author's allegations after the book was released.
Two big questions remain unanswered for me at the conclusion of this book:
1. Miss Harris never asked Buckingham to explain his verbal and physical transgressions toward her, especially his reaction to her pregnancy complications, even after their relationship had turned south. Why not?
2. This may be a nit, but as a Fleetwood Mac fan in its prime, I wonder why Miss Harris did not write about Stevie Nicks' throat problems following the Rumours tour. My recollection was the decline in Stevie's vocal health caused major friction within the band prior to and during the recording of Tusk. Seems like the context was in place to include this discussion. Why was there no mention of it?
Overall, I liked this book and learned many new facts along the way. Thank you, Miss Harris.
By maria dante (boston ma)
I have a perverse love of trashy rock bios, so naturally I was going to read this, especially since FM was the only band (and the only famous people, actually) I ever met in real life. I waited on them at the Cheshire Inn after their St Louis concert during the Rumours tour. They were all really beautiful and glowy, to my 20 year-old self, and quite polite to the help. Well, I digress. This book needed a ghost writer rather badly. The grammatical errors (which can often be overlooked in the interest of sounding cool and colloquial) were annoying, but the worst thing was the way the dialogue was written. No one, much less high-fliers like these, would ever talk the way Harris makes these people talk. And her own imagined/remembered dialogue is even worse. She sounds like a gushy 14 year-old. I have no problem with her portrayal of Nicks--she actually seems to admire her a lot, and is in awe of her talent and beauty. About Lindsey--domestic abuse is such a huge, culturally overdetermined issue that it's hard to say anything about that part of the story. It's terrible, regrettable, shameful, etc. I do think that Harris herself comes off rather badly, however--after eight years, she seemed painfully clueless, and not that bright.
But anyway, it was fun to read, if you like that sort of thing, which I unashamedly do! Recommended for airplanes, hotel rooms when there's nothing on pay-per-view, and lazy beach afternoons.
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