“There were a number of false starts where I was trying to make solo albums. They would get constantly folded into group efforts. In retrospect, I can say fair enough, that you call yourself a band member, and you've got to step up to the plate when the need arises.”

American musician and record producer

Lindsey Buckingham is an American musician and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of Fleetwood Mac. He was with the band from 1975 to 1987 and again from 1997 to 2018. Beyond Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham has released seven solo studio albums and three live albums. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 1998, and Rolling Stone ranked him 100th on its 2011 list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He is known for a fingerpicking guitar style.