"There was another woman in my life named Sara, who shortly after that became Mick[Fleetwood]'s wife, Sara Fleetwood." Only members can comment. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Namely, the fact they spent a heck of a lot of time on cocaine, and theyve all been embroiled in some sort of scandalous love affair, usually with each other. However, as they both spent their lives primarily on tour in different corners of the globe, she decided to abort the child because the timing simply wasnt right. Something went wrong, please try again later. That was my world's mission. Kristen filed for divorce in mid 2021, but a few months later reported they had rekindled and were working on their marriage. "There's not another band in the world that has two lead women singers, two lead women writers. And I thought: you know what? "We were as cold as ice to each other because John found it easier that way.". The reason they have never graced the iconic venue is due to money, with a source close to the event telling The Sun in 2019: Michael Eavis is a huge fan and really, really wanted to make it work. But losing my friend Sara? Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. So I lost Mick, which honestly wasn't that big of a deal because that was a rocky relationship. "Every time those words would come out onstage, I wanted to go over and kill him. It is about a combination of things that were going on in her life, including the band, her friend Sara Recor, her relationship with Mick Fleetwood, and her aborted child with Don Henley. So I lost Mick, which honestly wasn't that big of a deal because that was a rocky relationship. "[4], In his 2014 autobiography, Fleetwood agreed with the suggestion that the song referred to an affair with a friend named Sara which ended his own relationship with Nicks. Their. That was a huge blow. Legendary Fleetwood Mac frontman Mick Fleetwood is turning 75 this week. So guess what? And I just thought you might wanna know.. Soul music legend Bill Withers on how life experience and the company you keep leads to classic songs like "Lean On Me. I had a very dear friend whose name was Sara [Recor] who just went after Mick. she told the newspaper. ", "Sara" was the name Nicks gave to her unborn child before she had an abortion. Sara is a song written by Stevie Nicks and performed by her with Fleetwood Mac on their 1979 double album Tusk. "I had started to see Mick Fleetwood romantically," Nicks. For the latest songwriting tips, reviews, podcasts, and more. The 2018 Fleetwood Mac 50 Years Don't Stop album includes a remastered single version of the song that runs 4:37. In a moment that makes us green with envy, a singalong broke out onstage; rounded out by Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks, the group consisted of the late Ray Kennedy, Dave Mason, and Robbie Patton on vocals, with newlywed Mick Fleetwood on drums, John McVie on bass, Jeff Healey on guitar, and the LA Philharmonic players, all taking turns trading licks on an off the cuff cover of Sam Cookes Bring It On Home To Me. Though Fleetwood Mac is one of the most successful bands of all time, the band was a mess of arguments, affairs, and barbed lyrics behind the scenes. "The songs poured out of us.". Don Henley, song | 339K views, 1.4K likes, 473 loves, 58 comments, 1.4K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Colouring The Past: This week in 1979, FLEETWOOD MAC released the single SARA (Dec, 1979). She likes to think it's completely about her, but it's really not completely about her. I had a very dear friend whose name was Sara [Recor] who just went after Mick. Henley spoke about it in a 1991 interview with. Both Nicks and Mick Fleetwood have confirmed that there was a real-life Sara, one of Nicks' closest friends who later married Fleetwood. After his marriage breakdown, Fleetwood then embarked on a relationship with one of Nicks' best friends, Sara Recor. It was not until the 1988 Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits compilation was released that the 6:22 version of the song became available on compact disc.[9]. "[8], The version of the song featured on the original vinyl release of Tusk was the unedited 6:22 version, but when Tusk was first released as a single compact disc in 1987 it featured the edited single version, which leaves out the middle verse and musical bridge. But losing my friend Sara? Nicks herself had an affair with Mick Fleetwood in early 1978 . It is still widely considered one of the best rock records of all time. What caused such a rift? When Mick Fleetwood married Sara Recor on April 24, 1988 in a lavish ceremony at their Malibu home, it was an affair to remember. "The songs poured out of us. And I just thought you might wanna know,'" Stevie recalled to TheIndependent in 2011. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. To add to Nicks and Buckinghams already tumultuous relationship, the guitarist briefly expressed concern that something was going on between Nicks and Fleetwood while they were still dating. Despite legendary narcotic excesses and mind-boggling inter-band relationships, Fleetwood Mac reached unimaginable heights with the sensual, scarf-swirling singer Nicks as their talisman. In a newly published interview with The Guardian, the iconic singer reflected on the abortion she underwent in 1979 after she got pregnant with Don Henley and the impact of that decision on the fate of Fleetwood Mac and herself. That went on for months. Nicks still calls Fleetwood one of her "great great loves" but has also said their relationship was "a doomed thing and caused a lot of pain to everybody". Dr. Sara Feldman, PhD, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, Montclair, NJ, 07043, (862) 279-7091, When providing psychotherapy my goal is to create space for clients to examine their interpretations of . It was just an angry thing he said. Stevie Nicks wrote this in 1978 and may have named it after her friend, the singer and model Sara Recor. And it was great fodder for writing! Tell me whyEverything turned aroundPacking upShacking up is all you want to do, Lindsey Buckingham wrote the lyrics above for the groups first U.S. top ten hit, Go Your Own Way. Nicks told Rolling Stone: I very much resented him telling the world that packing up, shacking up with different men was all I wanted to do. Its about all of us at that point. It was a doomed thing, caused a lot of pain for everybody, led to nothing.. Ultimately, their affair didnt last long, as Mick and Jenny divorced in 1978 and he met Sara Recor soon after. "We literally didnt talk, other than to say, 'What key is this song in?'" Because of this, Nicks believed that the relationship wasdoomed from the start. In 1986, Nicks checked in to The Betty Ford Clinic to kick her cocaine addiction. Nice of you to tell me. 0:00 / 4:14. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Sara was banished from the studio by the rest of the bandNo one was speaking, and I wouldn't even look directly at Mick. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He knew it wasn't true. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). Throughout the process, the group was embroiled in a number of scandalous affairslargely with each othernearly killing the group at the height of their career. Ask me and I'm there, yeah. In an additional statement, Fleetwood Mac paid tribute. It appears Mick has remained single since the divorce, with the rock legend neither being seen with a new partner nor announcing anything. Sara was Stevies close friend at the time and when she found out it completely broke her, leading her to write the hit song Sara. On November 30, 2022, Christine died at the age of 79 after a short illness. 11 in Australia, and No. Sarawas the kind of song you could fall in love with, because I fell in love with it.. Already a member? 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Behind the Name: How Did A$AP Rocky Get His Moniker? In a newly published interview with The Guardian, the iconic singer reflected on the abortion she underwent in 1979 after she got pregnant with Don Henleyand the impact of that decision on the fate ofFleetwood Macand herself. Despite being adopted by Bill Clinton as a political vehicle, Rumours track Dont Stop was written as closure to McVies marriage. Their time together was the result of a close friendship coupled with crippling loneliness rather than love or lust. Are you keeping up? . John McVie has been married to Julie Ann Reubens since 1978. she told the newspaper. ", However, there was a silver lining in the midst of it all: "It was great fodder for writing!" She will be so very missed.". Faith No More's bassist, Billy Gould, chats to us about his two new experimental projects, The Talking Book and House of Hayduk, and also shares some stories from the FNM days. The pair ended up divorcing in 1976 but remain bandmates to this day, save for a hiatus for Christine in 1998. Both the McVie and the Buckingham/Nicks relationship fell apart during the recording of Rumours, and not long afterwards, Fleetwood had an affair with Nicks before dumping her for her best. She signed in using the name "Sara." They filed for divorce in 2013, but it wasnt finalised until two years later. Fleetwood and Nicks had been involved in a romantic relationship in the late 1970s. Many of the lyrics on the album are Nicks and Buckingham slapping each other on the wrist, sometimes playfully so, and others with deep-seated spite. I was building my house at the time, and theres a line in the song that says And when you build your house, call me.'. "That was three months into a 13-month album. Buckingham wrote 'Second Hand News', 'Never Going Back Again' and 'Go Your Own Way' about Nicks who duly responded with 'Dreams'. 5 Over My Head 2:49. She later opened up to Oprah about the doomed experience, saying they were the last two people at a party, and that it was a doomed thing [that] caused pain for everybody. And according to Mick, doing so ended his romantic relationship with Stevie. By the time they started to record their landmark album Rumours, the duo had experienced a breakdown in their relationship. With a guest list that included everyone from Chubby Checker to Bob Dylan and a special appearance by Lindsey Buckingham after months of silence following a particularly ugly confrontation at bandmate Christine McVies home, its pretty safe to say that the Fleetwoods tied the knot in style but no wedding is complete without a reception after and, in keeping with the spirit of the day, there was one hell of a party to be had once the sun went down! 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