Fleetwood Mac

He claims she focused too much on her brand, and reveals his creative split with Fleetwood Mac came after ‘Tusk.’

Guitarist describes challenge of trying to balance solo career with playing in the band.

He says the band started working on a new album in 2012, but Nicks "refused to participate.”

Both solo and with Fleetwood Mac.

Singer says guitarist's version of events relating to 2018 dismissal is "factually inaccurate" and “revisionist history.”

Singer and guitarist was unsure about joining the band. Then he reached out to session musician Waddy Wachtel.

"I did not want the album to sound anything like Fleetwood Mac — that would have defeated the dream," singer writes in journal excerpt.

This wasn't a debut album but with new members and a new musical direction, it could just as well have been.

The band released nine albums and a series of singles before the Americans joined and turned things around in 1975.

Crowded House frontman only faced one negative moment after replacing guitarist in Fleetwood Mac.