Episode 150: Fleetwood Mac

“Go Your Own Way”
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Lindsey Buckingham is a singer-songwriter, a guitarist, and a producer. In 1974, he joined the band Fleetwood Mac, along with Stevie Nicks, his girlfriend at the time. A few years later, in 1977, Fleetwood Mac released the album Rumours, which would go on to sell over 40 million copies and become the eighth highest-selling album in history. In this episode, Lindsey Buckingham breaks down “Go Your Own Way,” a song he wrote for that album about his relationship with Stevie Nicks.

Buy or stream “Go Your Own Way” here. And click here to buy Lindsey Buckingham’s new solo anthology. You can buy the album, Rumours on vinyl here.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

Illustration by Carlos Lerma.

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