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" Certainly, whatever I learn while I'm out solo, I bring back to Fleetwood Mac. "

Lindsey Buckingham

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" Warner Bros. never really got behind the solo work. They always kind of drew a blank. I think they always were thinking, 'Well, this is nice, but let's get back to what's really important.' "

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