Few rock romances have had the chokehold on pop culture that Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham’s does, but while their relationship was fiery, it also was the foundation of some of Fleetwood Mac’s most iconic songs. Throughout the years, both Nicks and Buckingham have been open about the struggles they’ve faced, some that were made worse by the glare of the public eye.
Here are seven quotes from past interviews with Rolling Stone that tell the story of rock’s most legendary exes.
The Breakup that Shaped ‘Rumours’ (1977)
“The best explanation is: try working with your secretary … in a raucous office … and then come home with her at night. See how long you could stand her,” Nicks said.
She admitted that her and Buckingham’s split was the foundation for the 1977 album Rumours, and nearly every lyric highlighted the complicated web within the band. That heartbreak helped turn Rumours into one of the best-selling albums of all time and showed fans that their private heartbreak could create public magic.
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“It was a little lonely there for a while,” Buckingham explained during the same Rolling Stone interview. “The thought of being on my own really terrified me.”
The “Go Your Own Way” guitarist admitted that fame didn’t shield him from the heartbreak of his and Nicks’ breakup.
The Silver Springs Truth (1982)
“He and I will never get away from the fact that we were as one for so many years.”
Nicks echoed the lyrics of “Silver Springs” and revealed how enmeshed her and Buckingham’s history felt, no matter how much time had passed.
‘As Compatible As a Boa Constrictor and a Rat’ (1990)
“He and I were about as compatible as a boa constrictor and a rat.”
Nicks’ description of her and Buckingham’s relationship summed up her feelings about their time together with one unforgettable comparison.
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When Nicks was asked if she and Buckingham would ever reconcile, she didn’t hold back with her signature bluntness when she replied, “Over my dead body.”
New Chapters Still to Be Written (2013)
Buckingham: “After all this time … there are new chapters to be written.”
Decades later, the Fleetwood Mac mastermind suggested that his and Nicks’ relationship was continuing to evolve, both on and off the stage.
In 2024, Nicks reflected on her and Buckingham’s last conversation at Christine McVee’s memorial service.
“You could not say that I did not give him more than 300 million chances,” she said, making it clear that the door to that chapter had closed for good.
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The Chain Remains
As the reissue of Buckingham Nicksbrings their music to a new generation, it’s impossible not to be reminded of the relationship that fueled so many of those songs. While Buckingham and Nicks did, indeed, go their own ways, it’s evident that they’ll never really break the chain.
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