Fleetwood Mac singer, Stevie Nicks, has revealed that she almost died after a period in rehab.
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine, Nicks also stated that her addiction to Klonopin, a tranquillizer, forced the band’s guitarists Lindsey Buckingham to quit in 1987.
“I went into rehab on December 12, 1993, and came out on January 27 – 47 days to come off Klonopin. I nearly died. And I think one of the reasons that Lindsey left is because I was very, very high on this horrific tranquilliser.”
“I didn’t even make it to most of the recording sessions for Tango In The Night. I was sick. And I think he was horribly worried that I was going to die,” stated Nicks.
Buckingham eventually returned to the band in 1997. He stated, “I quit because things were getting a little too crazy, and I wanted to try to get my feet back on the ground. I think by the time you get to ’96, when we contemplated doing The Dance , there had been enough time where we all settled down as people.”
“The craziness that existed in ’87 and ’88 was gone. We were – for all intents and purposes – adults. I think the time apart helped us appreciate each other.”
Fleetwood Mac are currently preparing for a huge North American tour . This will begin in April and shall run until July. It has also been revealed that their 1977 album, Rumours , is set to enter the UK Top Ten this weekend, 35 years after it was originally released and reached number one.
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