Storms
My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac
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4.0 • 98 Ratings
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Publisher Description
As the girlfriend of Fleetwood Mac's singer and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, Carol Ann Harris was the consummate insider. She was there when Rumours, the fastest-selling album in history, hurtled the band into superstardom, and kept an audio diary as they went on grueling tours around the world and indulged in incestuous affairs. In this memoir, she captures, in intimate detail, the behind-the-scenes parties, fights, drug use, shenanigans, and sex lives of one of the world's greatest bands.
Carol Ann was Lindsey's consort, muse, and guardian for eight years. She gave Lindsey unwavering support when he adopted a new direction for Tusk, and he could always turn to her when he felt overwhelmed by the animosity the band seemed to thrive on. But as events took a darker turn, and as their relationship spiraled into chaos, so did the band.
Storms recaptures Fleetwood Mac's heyday, presenting a no-holds-barred story told by an intimately connected eyewitness who saw it all. As other stars--Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Dennis Wilson--interacted with the band, Carol Ann watched and took notes, and now presents a dramatic story of passion and chaos, illustrated with never-before-seen photographs. It is the only book that will take you where you've always wanted to go--into the very heart of Fleetwood Mac's storms.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This is a fascinating if overlong look at the megasuccess of Fleetwood Mac in the mid-1970s, after the former British blues band recorded the laid-back rock songs of guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and singer Stevie Nicks that made the album Rumours one of the most popular of its era. While working at the band's recording studio, Harris, currently a music business costume designer, became Buckingham's girlfriend and constant companion from 1976 through 1984, and she gives a detailed look more so than drummer and original member Mick Fleetwood's biography at this already well-chronicled story of how the success of Rumours provided the income for extravagant cocaine-fueled excesses before, during and after performances. Harris too often uses clich s, such as her view of the band's "beautiful insanity." But she does candidly recount Buckingham's rage and his repeated physical assaults on her. Along the way, she offers great descriptions of the band's recording sessions, especially her account of Buckingham's desire to "create something new, something completely" different for Tusk, the more experimental (and less profitable) follow-up to Rumours.
Customer Reviews
"Storms" was an eye opener!
Lindsey Buckingham is still one of my favorite rock artists - but "Storms" was definitely an "eye opener".
I love the music of Fleetwood Mac and Lindsey Buckingham is clearly a genius. If you've ever heard "I'm So Afraid" played live in concert then you know exactly what I am talking about. The Buckingham Nicks album is one of my all time favorite rock albums.
"Storms" tells a story I never knew - it describes the genius and violence of this genuine "guitar hero". Carol Ann Harris is an amazing woman. I hope Lindsey Buckingham realizes how lucky he is for having loved her once - and I pray he is a better man today.
The Carol Ann story, with glimpses of Lindsey Buckingham & Fleetwood Mac
Although the writer, Carol Ann, gives harsh portrayals of everyone else she came in contact with, she makes herself out to be a perfect angel. In her writing, Carol is an innocent, giving waif surrounded by egotistical, self-serving people. Since no human is that perfect, it makes her story seem biased and unbelievable.
After nine chapters, I had enough. It is unlike me to not finish a book I start reading, but I didn't buy the book to learn all about her and how cruel the world was to her. I had hoped for an insider's view of Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac.
Thankfully, I found and enjoyed reading another book about Fleetwood Mac. To gain a better insight to the band, I suggest reading "Making Rumours" by Ken Caillat and Steven Stiefel. This book is what I was looking for when I purchased Carol Ann's book, "Storms."
"Making Rumours" gave a detailed account of the people who created that amazing album. I appreciate that the author provided an honest portrayal of himself and others, even when it was not flattering. It made me feel as though I were getting the real story of Fleetwood Mac. It was humorous, entertaining and enlightening to see what the band and those behind the scenes went through. I highly recommend it.
The real Lindsey
Excellent read! Didn’t realize how horrible a person Lindsey could be, beat his woman, frighting man. I feel Carol could have said what made Lindsey choke, punch, and pull her hair out, but she said they never talked about it! So glad she left this man.