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Biography

Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is a British musician and actor best known for his role as the drummer and namesake of the blues / rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac . His surname, combined with that of John McVie , was the inspiration for the name of the originally Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green -led Fleetwood Mac. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 for his work in Fleetwood Mac.

Aside from his work as a drummer, he also helped form the different incarnations of his band Fleetwood Mac, and is the sole member to stay with the band through its ever-changing lineup. In 1974, he met and invited Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks to join Fleetwood Mac. Buckingham and Nicks contributed to much of Fleetwood Mac's later commercial success, while Fleetwood's determination to keep the band together was essential to the group's longevity.

Early life

Fleetwood was born in Redruth , Cornwall, to John Joseph Kells and Bridget Maureen (née Brereton) Fleetwood. His sister, Susan Fleetwood , was an actress. In early childhood he and his family followed his father, a Royal Air Force fighter pilot, to Egypt . After about six years they moved to Norway where his father was posted. He attended school there and acquired fluency in the Norwegian language . According to his autobiography, Fleetwood had an extremely difficult and trying time academically at the English boarding school s he attended, including the Kings School, Sherbone Park, Glos. He performed poorly on exams which he attributes to his persistent inability to commit facts to memory. He dropped out of school aged 15, and, in 1963, moved to London to pursue a career as a drummer.

Career

Keyboard player Peter Bardens gave Fleetwood his first gig in Bardens' band The Cheynes, thus seeding the young drummer's musical career. It would take him from The Cheynes to stints in the Bo Street Runners, Peter Bs, Shotgun Express (with Rod Stewart ), and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers . After being dismissed from the Bluesbreakers for repeated insobriety during gigs, Mick Fleetwood was asked a few months later by singer and guitarist Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green to join him along with bassist John McVie in his new band Fleetwood Mac . Since then about 20 original albums have been released under the name Fleetwood Mac, by far the most popular being the two mega-platinum sets the group put out in the late seventies: Fleetwood Mac (1975 album)|Fleetwood Mac and Rumours .
While fighting for control over the Fleetwood Mac name, Fleetwood applied his skills to a recording project being done in George Harrison 's studio; Harrison also contributed to the project.
On the Road to Freedom , a collaboration from Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre was released in 1973. Also on the project were Ron Wood , Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi .

Fleetwood also led a number of side projects. 1981's The Visitor (Mick Fleetwood album)|The Visitor featured heavy African stylistics and a rerecording of "Rattlesnake Shake" with Peter Green. The song "You weren't in love" was a hit in Brazil because of the Soap-opera Brilliant. In 1983 he formed Mick Fleetwood's Zoo and recorded ''I'm Not Me''. The album featured a minor hit, "I Want You Back", and a cover version of the Beach Boys ' " Angel Come Home ". A later version of the group featured Bekka Bramlett on vocals and recorded 1991's Shaking the Cage . Fleetwood released Something Big in 2004 with The Mick Fleetwood Band, and his most recent album is Blue Again! , San Francisco Business Times , 12 February 2009 appearing in October 2008 with the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band touring to support it, interspersed with the Unleashed tour of Fleetwood Mac. of Mick Fleetwood 28 March 2009 This music explores the blues roots of the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac.

Fleetwood has a secondary career as a TV and film actor, usually in minor parts. His roles in this field have included a resistance leader in The Running Man (film)|The Running Man and as a guest alien in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " Manhunt (TNG episode)|Manhunt ". Fleetwood co-hosted the 1989 BRIT Awards , which contained numerous gaffes and flubbed lines. In the wake of this public mishap, the BRIT Awards were pre-recorded for the next 18 years until 2007; the awards are now again broadcast live to the British public.

Also in 2007 Mick Fleetwood was featured on drums for the song "God" along with Jack's Mannequin in the Pop album Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur , a collection of covers of John Lennon songs.

Personal life

Fleetwood married Jenny Boyd in 1970, and the couple had two daughters (Amy and Lucy). They later divorced, remarried and then divorced again. Jenny is the younger sister of Pattie Boyd , whose first marriage was to George Harrison and her second to Eric Clapton . Fleetwood and his third wife Lynn had twin daughters (Ruby and Tessa) who were born in 2002.

He is the author of Fleetwood—My Life and Adventures with Fleetwood Mac , his memoirs of his life, especially with Fleetwood Mac, published in 1990. Included in the book are his experiences with other musicians including Eric Clapton , members of The Rolling Stones , Led Zeppelin , and an affair with Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac . Fleetwood also discusses his Substance use disorder|addiction to powdered cocaine and his personal bankruptcy in spite of earning millions from his drumming career.

In 1979, Mick Fleetwood was diagnosed as having diabetes , after suffering recurring bouts of hypoglycemia during several live shows.

Fleetwood has lived in the United States since the mid-70s, and became a U.S. citizen on 22 November 2006 in Los Angeles, California.

Drumming equipment

Drums: Drum Workshop Collector's Series Maple Drums in Natural Lacquer over Exotic Quilted Maple with 24k Gold hardware

18"×22" bass drum

6"×10" snare drum|snare

6"×14" snare

8"×10" rack tom-tom drum|tom

9"×12" rack tom

11"×14" floor tom

13"×16" floor tom

Cymbals: (from left to right)

Avedis Zildjian Company|Zildjian 15" K Mastersound Hi-hat

Zildjian 20" A Custom Flat Top Ride cymbal|Ride

Zildjian 22" A Custom Ride

Zildjian 17" A Custom Crash cymbal|Crash

Zildjian 17" A Custom Crash

Zildjian 22" K Ride

Zildjian 22" K Constantinople Medium Ride

Zildjian 18" FX Oriental China cymbal|China Trash

Fleetwood also uses Easton Ahead drumsticks in his current drum set up.

Discography

With Fleetwood Mac

Year	Album	US	UK	Additional information
1968	Fleetwood Mac (1968 album)	198	4	-
1968	Mr. Wonderful (album)	-	10	Fleetwood featured on the cover art
1969	Then Play On	192	6	Fleetwood was credited with the instrumental "Fighting For Madge"
1970	Kiln House	69	39	Fleetwood co-wrote "Jewel Eyed Judy"
1971	Future Games	91	-	-
1972	Bare Trees	70	-	-
1973	Penguin (album)	49	-	-
1973	Mystery to Me	68	-	-
1974	Heroes Are Hard to Find	34	-	Fleetwood featured on the cover art
1975	Fleetwood Mac (1975 album)	1	23	Fleetwood featured (with McVie) on the cover art
1977	Rumours	1	1	Fleetwood co-wrote "The Chain"/ featured (with Nicks) on the cover art / 8th Best-Selling album of all time
1979	Tusk (album)	4	1	–
1980	Live (Fleetwood Mac album)	14	31	-
1982	Mirage (Fleetwood Mac album)	1	5	-
1987	Tango in the Night	7	1	-
1988	Greatest Hits (1988 Fleetwood Mac album)	14	3	-
1990	Behind the Mask (album)	18	1	-
1995	Time (Fleetwood Mac album)	-	47	Fleetwood co-wrote "These Strange Times"
1997	The Dance (album)	1	15	-
2003	Say You Will	3	6	-

Solo albums

Year	Album	US	UK	Additional information
1981	The Visitor (Mick Fleetwood album)	43	-	Featured two Fleetwood Mac remakes – "Rattlesnake Shake" & "Walk A Thin Line"
1983	''I'm Not Me	-	-	Billed as "Mick Fleetwood's Zoo"
1992	''Shakin' the Cage	-	-	Billed as "The Zoo"
2004	Something Big	-	-	Billed as "The Mick Fleetwood Band"
2008	Blue Again!	-	-	with "The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band feat. Rick Vito"

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