Lindsey Buckingham

Lindsey Buckingham is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and again from 1997 to 2018.

His intricate fingerpicking style and layered production shaped the band's sound on landmark albums like *Rumours* and *Tusk*.

His tumultuous relationship with bandmate Stevie Nicks provided fodder for some of rock's most emotionally charged songs.

guitarist

fingerpicking

Plucking strings by hand

tremolo · arpeggios · fingerstyle · tone · riffs · unplugged · nylon string · twelve-string

fleetwoodmac

Stevie Nicks

  • RumoursUnconfirmed stories passed around
  • TuskPolitician, album, or film
  • Big LoveTelevision drama about polygamy

Mirage · Trouble

songwriter

lyrics

Written words for music

chorus · bridge · hook · arrangement · craft · catalogue · demo · ballad · breakup songs · introspective

producer

studio

Creative professional's workspace

layering · multitrack · self-produced · arrangements · engineering · experimentation · home studio · perfectionist · meticulous

solo

Trouble

Name suggesting mischief

Opposites
Fleetwood Mac membership status

Lindsey BuckinghamStevie Nicks

guitar playing style

Lindsey BuckinghamSlash

Angus Young · Jimmy Page · B.B. King · Eddie Van Halen · Keith Richards

artistic temperament/persona

Lindsey BuckinghamTom Petty

Jerry Garcia · Keith Richards · Jimmy Buffett · Jack Johnson · Willie Nelson

Family

Lindsey, Buckingham, ham

Familiarity
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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G