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" I liked 'Rumours,' but to me, there was some point where the focus became the sales, not the music. "

Lindsey Buckingham

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" The rest of the band had a cynical view towards the way 'Tusk' was made and the reasons why I thought it was important to move into new territory. It wasn't just negativity. There was open hostility. Then I got a certain amount of flak because it didn't sell as many as 'Rumours.' "

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