**LATER REPORTING INDICATES THE PARTING MAY BE MORE AMICABLE, SINCE BUCKINGHAM DID NOT WANT TO TOUR WITH THE BAND.**
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Lindsey Buckingham
MusiCares Person of the Year Gala, Arrivals, New York, USA – 26 Jan 2018
Lindsey Buckingham, guitarist and songwriter extraordinaire, has left the group Fleetwood Mac, Variety has confirmed.
Buckingham has been a key member of Fleetwood Mac, playing with the band from from 1975 to 1987, then, after a decade-long break, returning to the fold in 1997. Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a year later.
News of the exit was first shared by guitarist Billy Burnette, who tweeted on April 4, “Breaking news: Lindsey Buckingham is out but I’m not in.” The message was deleted a few hours after posting. Presumably, Burnette, who replaced Buckingham in the group from 1987 until it went on hiatus in 1995, was angling for a position in the band.
According to a source, Buckingham did not exit voluntarily, rather, says the insider, “He was fired.”
Great band, why do we have to watch these rockers getting sick and tired of touring, and we have to watch it happen! You get older, you just dont want the grind or to work any more. Lets face it, none of the main players needs the money. Must we wait until somebody dies on stage.