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Play On: Now, Then, and Fleetwood Mac: The Autobiography

by Mick Fleetwood

3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 · rating details · 395 ratings · 76 reviews

"After forty-six years of being on the road, this is the right time to look back in a way I've never done before: now and then. This is the story of my life in rock and roll -- and how the band that has meant everything to me came to define me. I'm looking forward to sharing it with you."

Mick Fleetwood has been a member of the ever-evolving Fleetwood Mac, one of the worl ...more

Hardcover , 323 pages

Published October 28th 2014 by Little, Brown and Company (first published September 26th 2014)

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Nov 18, 2014 Maureen Kilroy Furtado rated it 2 of 5 stars

Yet another celebrity autobiography published with the sole purpose of generating income for someone who truly doesn't need it.

I read Mick's first autobiography "My Life and Adventures in Fleetwood Mac" back in 1991 and really enjoyed it. It took a lot of guts for Mick to let people get a real good look at the man behind the magic - warts and all. He came across as a quirky, charming misfit and I loved him for it. I loved reading about the history of the band from the Peter Green years all the w Yet another celebrity autobiography published with the sole purpose of generating income for someone who truly doesn't need it.

I read Mick's first autobiography "My Life and Adventures in Fleetwood Mac" back in 1991 and really enjoyed it. It took a lot of guts for Mick to let people get a real good look at the man behind the magic - warts and all. He came across as a quirky, charming misfit and I loved him for it. I loved reading about the history of the band from the Peter Green years all the way up to his accidental discovery of Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks.

When "Play On" hit the bookshelves, I was really excited to see where his life had taken him since then. I was seriously disappointed to see that the first 270 pages were nothing more than his first biography - almost word for word. Come on, Mick! A LOT has happened in the past 24 years since you last penned your memoirs, and your fans would have loved a chance to hear it! The last 25 pages or so just skimmed over the last quarter century and I'll be honest . . . I felt cheated. There was one noticeable difference between his first and second book. Mick seems to have undergone a bit of an attitude change - and not for the better. His alcoholism, drug use, multiple bankruptcies, and multiple failed marriages were tainted with a "But it wasn't really MY fault! I was a victim!" vibe.

I know there are a lot of good reviews out there for "Play On", but I'll bet the grocery money those reviewers never read his first book.

My advice to Fleetwood Mac fans is to scope out Mick's first autobiography. If you're a Fleetwood Mac fan, it's absolutely worth tracking down. Then go to your local bookstore and read the last 25 pages of "Play On". You're welcome.

Two stars because, hey, it's Mick and no matter what I'll always be a fan. ...more

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Jun 10, 2015 Armin Hennig rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In den 25 Jahren seit seiner ersten Autobiographie ist viel passiert:
Zwei Scheidungen, zwei Wiedervereinigungen von Fleetwood Mac, eine endgültige Abkehr von den Drogen, auch wenn die Abstinenzzeiträume für dieselbe Phase in unterschiedlichen Kapiteln nicht immer ganz kongruent sind, ein Umstand der so manche Zweifel am Rest des Buches, bzw. dem Erinnerungvermögen von Mister Fleetwood weckt.
In Sachen Bandgeschichte und Aufnahmeprozesse bis 1990 ist das alte Buch detaillierter, als Drogenbeichte ...more

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Nov 03, 2014 Judd rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Just finished this... right after I finished Joe Perry's and Neil Young's books. The difference between Fleetwood's and the others is that it felt personal. You feel like you got to know Fleetwood - not just the tall tales (pun intended) that come with Fleetwood Mac lore and legend.

The early-Mac / Peter Green years were great - learned lots. The pop-Mac years were done well: not the same old stuff, but more personal stories from Fleetwood's point of view. Fleetwood was also not shy about talkin ...more

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Jun 20, 2015 CL rated it 5 of 5 stars

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As an absolutely massive fan of Fleetwood Mac, this book was everything I could have asked for, and what is even sweeter is that I own a signed version of it.

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Feb 10, 2015 Amanda R rated it 2 of 5 stars

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I have read A LOT of memoirs and biographies of musicians, and this one was hands-down the most frustrating. It was a reasonably fun read, and I love Fleetwood Mac, but not only is Mick Fleetwood very self-congratulatory but the man just does not learn! For example, after going flat broke the first time and having his credit card cut off in Singapore, his manager gets on the phone with the bank and manages to get an emergency line of credit, which they use to have an absolutely wild party in Sin I have read A LOT of memoirs and biographies of musicians, and this one was hands-down the most frustrating. It was a reasonably fun read, and I love Fleetwood Mac, but not only is Mick Fleetwood very self-congratulatory but the man just does not learn! For example, after going flat broke the first time and having his credit card cut off in Singapore, his manager gets on the phone with the bank and manages to get an emergency line of credit, which they use to have an absolutely wild party in Singapore that winds up with Fleetwood buying a gold Rolex at the duty-free shop. Which he then took to Ghana and smashed it on a bar in front of several dozen poverty-stricken Ghanaians, one of whom he later took up to his room and (I am not making this up) painted white. I can only hope he was making that up. Anyhow, the whole book was full of him making the same mistakes over and over and it was so frustrating to read.

He's also weirdly dismissive of the women in his life. For example, toward the beginning he talks about consulting Jenny Boyd to corroborate his memories of their time together, stating that because she's got an advanced degree in psychology and has published two books of her own, her memories are just as valid as his. Um, how about they are as valid as yours just because she was there? And later, he states that while Stevie Nicks is a vocalist (referring to the fact that she doesn't play an instrument), everyone else in the band is a musician. As if vocalists are not musicians. I hope he said that to her face so she could clock him.

Anyhow. It was fun to read about the band, but Mick himself, not so much. Although I must say that as a young man, he was HOT. Very tall, thin, and looking mildly deranged. I don't quite know why that look is so attractive to me but IT IS.

So there you go. Read it if you're a Fleetwood Mac fan but otherwise don't bother. ...more

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Jul 24, 2015 Chris rated it 5 of 5 stars

Just finished Mick Fleetwood's second autobiography.
Wowee.
You know, some people who write 2 (or more) biographies are documenting separate parts of their life, while others are doing overlapping semi-general memoirs that go in very different directions. Good examples of the former, for me, are Anthony Burgess (I agree with whoever said they're better than his novels), Anais Nin (I've mostly read her fiction), or Marianne Faithfull. In the second category, I'd say Neil Young.

But Mick's book, P Just finished Mick Fleetwood's second autobiography.
Wowee.
You know, some people who write 2 (or more) biographies are documenting separate parts of their life, while others are doing overlapping semi-general memoirs that go in very different directions. Good examples of the former, for me, are Anthony Burgess (I agree with whoever said they're better than his novels), Anais Nin (I've mostly read her fiction), or Marianne Faithfull. In the second category, I'd say Neil Young.

But Mick's book, Play On, is a REBOOT, in the Hollywood sense (or a remix?) of FLeetwood. It's funny to notice some of the different emphases he makes. Aside from including events after the 1st book, he takes different tacks like 1) he reconciled with his two-time-divorced wife, Jenny Boyd, as a friend, so he's WAY more open about his relationships with women... and he wasn't reticent in Fleetwood! Sometimes, you marvel at how badly he handles relationships, and how openly discusses his love lives!
But that's the thing, he's very sensitive and self-aware about how he's screwed things up; he is (um, I suppose I should say *** 2014 romantic life spoiler, I guess, if you need one***) divorcing his wife, Lynn, as he concludes Play On (but is remaining friends with her, as with Boyd. Sara Recor, well, that's a less positive story...). 2) He spends a little less time on the '60s band, 3) he drastically glosses over the rancor between the band and Buckingham when Lindsey doesn't want to tour after the completion of Tango In The Night. I think it's because Mick has more mature perspective, and he realizes now Lindsey was *sober and didn't want to drink and drug, like long tours always had brought out in the Mac. Still, it's odd that he says, in the Fleetwood account of the fight, that he wondered if Buckingham would strike Nicks, physically, and adds parenthetically that "he had before..." I'm surprised this isn't a bigger deal, publicly.
Now, I'm not saying that I think Lindsey is a bad guy NOW, 2015. I think the improvement in the entire band's morality and emotional maturity becomes evident in the post-1990 stories. I think Mick wanted to save Lindsey the embarrassment of re-hashing the incident... in fact, Mick probably also regrets writing about it before, but things were *still quiet and unresolved when Fleetwood was written.
So, I guess I'm saying you, the reader, will have to read these books, and quotes from Lindsey, and make a decision either way.

Most rock stars have big faults. I've seen this in both the autobiographies I've liked and.... well, the ones by petty, bitter, and/ or conceited stars. In Play On, Mick has cleaned up his drink and cocaine problems. Sobriety and returning to healthy living might be the reason this newer book is more emotionally-invested and degrees more introspective than Fleetwood, but the first book is full of vital anecdotes and revelations.

Mick's comprehensive openness and odd-approaches-sometimes-but-sincere concern for being a moral person in both books earns him a place in my most recommended musician autobiographies, along with Dylan, Gregg Allman, and Marianne Faithful. ...more

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Feb 25, 2015 Lyns Manics rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is one of the best autobiographies I've read in years, especially the early Fleetwood Mac years. I would have given it five stars easily, but he never once mentioned the Brits/Sam Fox debacle, which is unforgivable. YOU CAN'T ERASE IT FROM HISTORY, FLEETERS!

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Mar 09, 2015 Ranjeev Dubey rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

You don't have to be a huge Fleetwood Fan to know that "Rumors" was special. That alone would be reason enough to pick up a book like this one. Besides, its always fun to read about the wayward ways of rock stars in the heydays of arena rock. Unfortunately, the book flatters to deceive.

First and foremost, Mick Fleetwood wrote his biography back in 1990 or thereabouts. It was called "My life and Adventures in Fleetwood Mac" and it was a fun read. Now he goes and recycles the same stuff. Why would ...more

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Jan 12, 2015 Rose Puddy rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Oh dear, did anyone else find this a tedious read.

As a fan of Fleetwood Mac I received this book as a Christmas gift and was really looking forward to reading it.

Yes it charts Micks life from his peripatetic beginnings and the start of Fleetwood Mac, his multiple marriages and affairs but manages to say very little of any substance. Although there is plenty about substance abuse and excess.

His on again off again relationships with his wives (3), who he professes to be still be madly in love with ...more

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Jan 04, 2015 David Pennington rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I thought I knew everything about Fleetwood Mac—but I was wrong. I thought this new autobiography might be a re-hash of his earlier one, with a few extras thrown in—but I was wrong.

In “Play On: Now, Then, and Fleetwood Mac,” written with Anthony Bozza, the Mick Fleetwood we meet is the definitive wizened elderly gentleman. He is reflective, focused and self-aware, but it’s not all about him. The love and admiration he has for his bandmates, and many others, exudes forth throughout the book. He I thought I knew everything about Fleetwood Mac—but I was wrong. I thought this new autobiography might be a re-hash of his earlier one, with a few extras thrown in—but I was wrong.

In “Play On: Now, Then, and Fleetwood Mac,” written with Anthony Bozza, the Mick Fleetwood we meet is the definitive wizened elderly gentleman. He is reflective, focused and self-aware, but it’s not all about him. The love and admiration he has for his bandmates, and many others, exudes forth throughout the book. He acknowledges their past mistakes, their overindulgences, without re-treading the same ground we’ve all read about for the past several decades.

This book offers an intimate glimpse into the personal life of a man in his late sixties who only recently became aware of the consequences of his actions in the past. It is a portrait of a man looking back on his life with honesty. In many ways, as Fleetwood said in an interview, this is the story of his first wife, Jenny. It was through her eyes, through her stories, that Fleetwood was finally able to come to understand their tumultuous marriage and his role in its demise.

Wonderful — but what about Fleetwood Mac, you may ask. Is there really anything left to uncover? I would say yes. Nothing shocking—all the dirty secrets have come out over the years—but what’s new is seeing it all from Fleetwood’s current perspective. He is not a man of regret, at least not when it comes to the band to which he has devoted his life since he was twenty. But devotion isn’t a strong enough word. Mick Fleetwood loves his band with a passion that goes far beyond money or fame. It is his life. Fleetwood Mac is one of his children, and it has fallen ill many times—but Mick Fleetwood has always been there to nurse it back to life.
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Jun 19, 2015 Daniel Thériault rated it 5 of 5 stars

I've read a few of the reviews and I guess that I'm fortunate enough to not have read the first autobiography. I also got it at a good price.

I noted that regrets were put on the table and they were accompanied with apologies. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this trip (no pun intended) through time.

I also liked that he provided a lot of background about his family and band members.

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Aug 18, 2015 Glencoe Public Library added it

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Anyone who grew up listening to Fleetwood Mac in the seventies probably has at least a passing knowledge of the drama behind the band's triumphant Rumours, which is still among the top selling albums of all time. Two of the couples that formed the band (Lindsey Buckingham/Stevie Nicks and John and Christine McVie) were breaking up, affairs were being had, drugs and alcohol were rampant and recording costs were skyrocketing. However, you'd have to be a REAL Fleetwood Mac fan to be aware of the re Anyone who grew up listening to Fleetwood Mac in the seventies probably has at least a passing knowledge of the drama behind the band's triumphant Rumours, which is still among the top selling albums of all time. Two of the couples that formed the band (Lindsey Buckingham/Stevie Nicks and John and Christine McVie) were breaking up, affairs were being had, drugs and alcohol were rampant and recording costs were skyrocketing. However, you'd have to be a REAL Fleetwood Mac fan to be aware of the rest of the band's unusual history with guitarists: original guitar god Peter Green deciding to retire from the music industry, Jeremy Spencer quitting to join a religious cult and Danny Kirwan succumbing to mental illness. Even short-term replacement Bob Weston got into the act by having an affair with drummer Mick Fleetwood's wife.

In short, you can say that Fleetwood Mac has had a colorful history. Who better to take us down that road than its longtime drummer (and one of two remaining original members) Mick Fleetwood? In Play On , the tall, striking Fleetwood tells us his (and Mac's) story from his earliest days drumming with Bluesbreakers to the current Mac reunion of its most successful lineup of Fleetwood, Buckingham, Nicks and the McVies.
Bluesbreakers provided the training ground for many great British musicians including Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor and the three who provided the basis for the original Fleetwood Mac: Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. While based in the blues, the Mac's sound developed into a more lyrical and mystical pop style, eventually leading to its massive success following Fleetwood's offer to the duo of Buckingham Nicks to join the group.

The story of Fleetwood's relationship with his ex-wife Jenny that runs through the book is intriguing, as they remain committed to each other (marrying and then later remarrying) while Jenny's resistance to life on the road and Fleetwood's allegiance to the rock and roll lifestyle doom any kind of happily ever after epilogue. But more interesting is Fleetwood's relationship with a band that has had more than 15 members over its lifetime - with consistency being found only in the bassist and drummer - but nearly every lineup of which was able to find success on the charts and on tour.

While the complete bestselling lineup tours stadiums these days playing the hits, I particularly enjoyed the stories about the early years. I think that anyone unfamiliar with the pre-1975 Buckingham Nicks years will find the book enjoyable due to the various intraband intrigues and colorful rock and roll stories. I at least hope that people are inspired to dig out some of the earlier less well-known albums that I love such as the Peter Green showcase Then Play On and the Bob Welch-era lineup's Kiln House and Future Games . All in all, a good read for fans of rock and roll bios.

- Mike ...more

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Jul 20, 2015 David rated it 3 of 5 stars

Tons of interpersonal drama recapped in a mostly jovial fashion -- representative sample passage from p. 81 about the time Christine Perfect (later McVie) joined the band:

"she and her bandmate Andy Sylvester, the bass player, became huge fans of Fleetwood Mac....Andy and I shared a flat for years and he is still one of my very best friends, despite the fact that he later had a brief affair with my wife, Jenny Boyd"

I like some of their stuff from before the buckingham/nicks era (esp. when the lat Tons of interpersonal drama recapped in a mostly jovial fashion -- representative sample passage from p. 81 about the time Christine Perfect (later McVie) joined the band:

"she and her bandmate Andy Sylvester, the bass player, became huge fans of Fleetwood Mac....Andy and I shared a flat for years and he is still one of my very best friends, despite the fact that he later had a brief affair with my wife, Jenny Boyd"

I like some of their stuff from before the buckingham/nicks era (esp. when the late Bob Welch was involved) but hadn't realized how popular they were then, at least in UK -- in 1969 they outsold Beatles and Rolling Stones in Europe.

Can't say the writing is really terrific, and eventually the sort of superficial analysis of failed marriages, affairs, awful money management (if you're selling out concerts and selling tens of millions of records but go bankrupt twice, maybe rethink the expense column a bit -- is it really strictly necessary to have hotel room Stevie Nicks will stay in for one night repainted to her preferred color? does everybody need a vast amount of cocaine expensed to the band?) gets a bit tedious, but I did enjoy this book for nostalgia effect.

Later years get short shrift ("Lindsey became disillusioned with not getting enough credit and refused to play with us for ten years, but now it's all good" passages abound near the end), but their heyday gets detailed coverage.

Some of my personal memories, however, were left out, e.g.,

Lindsey Buckingham needing a spinal tap is cited, but not the fact that it caused last-minute cancellation of a show in Landover, MD for which I'd been in line all afternoon because they were using festival seating. Success of Rumours album is of course covered, but no mention of where I was (in layup line before basketball scrimmage) when I first heard "Go Your Own Way." "Silver Springs" is depicted as a "beautiful song", but no mention of its being honored as one of my ten favorites ever by anybody.

And so on. Maybe a sequel is in order. ...more

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Jan 08, 2015 Mike rated it 3 of 5 stars

Love the band, and knew they had a rich history, went through many changing lineups, and had plenty of soap opera stories to keep things juicy. Really was interested in reading their story from the drummer, who eponymously makes up the bulk of the bands name.

Though more of a background character, due to the main songwriting duties falling to other members throughout their history, he paints himself as the father figure who needed to keep the band together after their original frontman had a cha ...more

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Jan 03, 2015 Ray Campbell rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I joined the masses post Rumors and went back to the "Fleetwood Mac" album. Moving forward I was aware that the original band was a blues band that went back to the 60s, but I didn't care. At some point in the late 80s, I was a show with Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie and two guitar players from back in the day - Buckingham was having a temper tantrum or something. My impression was always that Christine was sophisticated and long suffering, John was quiet and serious, I joined the masses post Rumors and went back to the "Fleetwood Mac" album. Moving forward I was aware that the original band was a blues band that went back to the 60s, but I didn't care. At some point in the late 80s, I was a show with Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie and two guitar players from back in the day - Buckingham was having a temper tantrum or something. My impression was always that Christine was sophisticated and long suffering, John was quiet and serious, Stevie was cute but self absorbed and flaky, Lindsey is a genius but a dick and the Mick is the good natured god of rythm who held the act together. He doesn't say so, but this book confirms my impression.

The history that was new and exciting was Mick's early life drumming in London and moving in the circle of the Stones, Beatles, Small Faces... I had no idea he was married to Jenny Boyd and a brother-in-law to George Harrison and Eric Clapton. I have a new appreciation of Peter Green and the early years. Great story, great band, fascinating evolution told by a great man - sort of.

The last part of the book is a bit of a drag. By marriage 3, drug problems, financial problems and alcohol problems, my conclusion is bitter sweet. The amiable giant who is the lovable, charismatic core of the band whose music I've enjoyed and even loved, is the real Mick Fleetwood. In his personal life, sadly, at 65, Mick is just starting to get his act together. He has always sacrificed everything for the music. In fact, he ends the book by saying as much. Of course, his family's loss, whatever he's suffered or suffers for having put the band first, we fans have had our lives enriched by his commitment to us. Bless him - I sincerely hope he is with us long enough to have the fulfilled personal life his art has been a part of for so many of us.

Enjoyable book - Read On! ...more

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Nov 29, 2014 Darrell rated it 4 of 5 stars

As a fan of Fleetwood Mac, I really enjoyed the inside look at the band from a founding member. Mick Fleetwood takes us from his days as a boy, the discovery of a love for drums, to the modern day. He discusses and takes the reader through all the different interactions that the band had during it's long history. He touches on all the different emotions and relationships that shaped the modern (and most famous) version of the band. It was nice to see him give a lot of credit to Chris McVie and L ...more

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Nov 04, 2014 Darlene rated it 5 of 5 stars

unputdownable

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Nov 12, 2014 Jo rated it 3 of 5 stars

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A very thin, watered down bowl of Denial Soup.

Mick spends an inordinate amount of time shining some light on others - it's up to the reader to notice just which others those are - while slipping and sliding around his own demons.

I gained no new knowledge from this 'autobiography' other than what was easily read between the lines: for Mick Fleetwood, it always was and always will be about Fleetwood Mac; everyone and everything else be damned.

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Dec 29, 2014 Neil rated it 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book, nice to see that the Fleetwood Mac story (from Mick's perspective) brought up to date, the book did allocate the nearly fifty percent to the early years before Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the band and really over covered the years post-1990 in the last third of the book, this was a surprise as Mick's previous book covered up to 1990, but I guess he felt that he needed to tell this story again.

The pre-1990 section could be seen as a duplicate, but I felt that t ...more

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Dec 01, 2014 Jessica King rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed Mick's story.

In the beginning, it's kind of amazing. Being an American, I didn't realize there was a Fleetwood Mac before Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham. And it's more bluesy! I can't wait to get my hands on that and give it a listen. Also, in the beginning, you get a glimpse of what a sweet, gentle soul Mick Fleetwood is.

Then drugs come in. And alcohol. And you start seeing some problems. His ability to love people sort of screws him up and hurts several people. And you s ...more

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Apr 24, 2015 S.G. Wright rated it 3 of 5 stars

Mick’s lucky to be alive for sure. His book touches upon each period the band went through as well as his personal life that included: three failed marriages, two bankruptcies, and a two-year affair with Stevie Nicks of which he said: “in terms of the intensity it was a proper Hollywood affair on a par with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.” (Really? Come on). You name it, he went through it. Though in the book he seems rather at peace with it all. Like he’s making amends to people and himsel ...more

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Nov 30, 2014 Mika Harjula rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I’d say this book is directed to advanced Fleetwood Mac fans. I've never listened to their music before, nor did I know who Mick was until now (barely). There are so many persons and musicians involved in the history of the band which had me confused most parts. Therefore what I think being accurate stories or not, I have no input in that matter. Despite, I find this book highly interesting.

I chose to read it due to its sympathetic cover-picture and find the book written with a gentle touch to ...more

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Dec 25, 2014 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Entertaining, lightweight read. If you're a fan of Fleetwood Mac in any of its incarnations you will enjoy the inside look at the evolution (or devolution at times) of the band and its various members. If you're a music fan and read a lot of these memoirs as I do you begin to notice how the threads of the stories run together and this one is no different with appearances from Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Eric Clapton just to name a few. Not as good as Keith Richards' memoir, not as self-effacing ...more

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Jan 09, 2015 Ari rated it 4 of 5 stars

What is great about this is that at the time I started reading, I had seen Fleetwood Mac's 2013 and 2014 shows, so this new book extended that musical high even longer. Additionally, after seeing those concerts, I wanted to re-read Mick Fleetwood's previous autobiography but never got around to it because there were other books I hadn't read yet that I wanted to get to first. With the publication of Play On, I was able to get that refresher course in a completely new book.

That being said, this b ...more

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Mar 26, 2015 Leigh Wright rated it 4 of 5 stars

I'm a big fan of the Mac, and this is actually the second of Mick Fleetwood's autobiographies I've read, so I know the story reasonably well. The bands story is a particularly good one, however, (one of the best, in fact, in my opinion) so I found this telling engaging and entertaining. The band's legacy is outstanding: they began as a blues band with legendary guitarist Peter Green, and made it to the big time long before the Buckingham/Nicks era most people know the band for.

A great story wel ...more

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Apr 09, 2015 Beezer119 rated it 4 of 5 stars

I had read Mick's previous book, and re-read it right after reading the new one, so I can say for sure that they are two pretty different books! It seems clear that Mick is now at a point in his life (thankfully) where he can look back and reflect on the good and bad. In his earlier book, he is much closer to the action, so he either remembers things better or is just not at the point he is now, where things are foggier and you just take away the gist, the life lesson. Both books are great, but ...more

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Apr 02, 2015 Bettie☯ rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Description: Mick Fleetwood, the drummer and cofounder of the mega-selling band Fleetwood Mac, tells all.

In this candid, intimate portrait of a life lived in music, Mick Fleetwood sheds new light on well-known points in his history, including many incredible moments of recording and touring with Fleetwood Mac, as well as personal insights from a man who has been a major player in blues and rock n roll since his teens.

The group Fleetwood Mac has sold over 140 million records worldwide, and they c ...more

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May 23, 2015 Jean rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was AMAZING! This is a MUST read for any Fleetwood Mac fan! I really enjoyed the walk with Mick through the early incarnations of FM until present day. Mick was very open about his past drug and alcohol use. The book makes you see Mick for the human being that he is, not just the rock star. It was interesting to see all the intermingling with The Beatles, The Stones, and other musicians. Reading this book makes you feel like Mick Fleetwood is one of your friends that you grew up with. ...more

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Feb 03, 2015 John Wetenkamp rated it 3 of 5 stars

Mick seems to have a lot of regrets, especially with regard to damaged relationships. There's a little too much of this in his book. He also suffers from an inferiority complex from being "just the drummer" (and failed manager) in a band that bears his name. Whatever, I still liked the book. The highlights: (1) the back story of his trademark "balls" and every single time he mentions them; (2) the story of when he was given permission by Secret Service to urinate on the White House lawn.

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Jan 05, 2015 Chris rated it 3 of 5 stars

A fun recollection and similiar to other rock star autobiographies I've read. This is not as intimate as others I've read, but does clarify some of the self evident issues in the band over time, as well as the musical chemistry among the members of the band. In the end, there is a lot of rationalization of decisions made in younger years followed by a (sort of) attempt to own them as an adult later in life. All in all will entertain fans but not attract new ones.

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