Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac | 
| Author: Carol Ann Harris
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 190949
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 400
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 1556526601
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.421660922
EAN: 9781556526602
ASIN: 1556526601
Publication Date: July 1, 2007
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“At the epicenter of Fleetwood Mac’s inner circle, Carol Ann Harris experienced all of the brightness and darkness of the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle. She has brought it to life in a beautifully written, passionate classic.” —Danny Goldberg; Fleetwood Mac insider; former head of Atlantic, Modern, Mercury, and Warner Bros; and author, How the Left Lost Teen SpiritAs the girlfriend of Lindsey Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac’s singer and guitarist,Carol Ann Harris was the consummate insider. Here she leads fans into the very heart of the band’s storms between 1976 and 1984. From interactions between the band and other stars—Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, and Dennis Wilson—to the chaotic animosity between band members, this memoir combines the sensational account of some of the world’s most famous musicians with a thrilling love story. Illustrated with never-before-seen photographs, the parties, fights, drug use, shenanigans, and sex lives of Fleetwood Mac are presented in intimate detail. With the exception of one brief interview, Carol Ann Harris has never before spoken about her time with Fleetwood Mac. |
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 Interesting story, very poor writing June 30, 2009
maria dante (boston ma)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have a perverse love of trashy rock bios, so naturally I was going to read this, especially since FM was the only band (and the only famous people, actually) I ever met in real life. I waited on them at the Cheshire Inn after their St Louis concert during the Rumours tour. They were all really beautiful and glowy, to my 20 year-old self, and quite polite to the help. Well, I digress. This book needed a ghost writer rather badly. The grammatical errors (which can often be overlooked in the interest of sounding cool and colloquial) were annoying, but the worst thing was the way the dialogue was written. No one, much less high-fliers like these, would ever talk the way Harris makes these people talk. And her own imagined/remembered dialogue is even worse. She sounds like a gushy 14 year-old. I have no problem with her portrayal of Nicks--she actually seems to admire her a lot, and is in awe of her talent and beauty. About Lindsey--domestic abuse is such a huge, culturally overdetermined issue that it's hard to say anything about that part of the story. It's terrible, regrettable, shameful, etc. I do think that Harris herself comes off rather badly, however--after eight years, she seemed painfully clueless, and not that bright.
But anyway, it was fun to read, if you like that sort of thing, which I unashamedly do! Recommended for airplanes, hotel rooms when there's nothing on pay-per-view, and lazy beach afternoons.
 Stormy years June 27, 2009
Ouija (Las Vegas, NV USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think Carol Ann Harris does a nice job providing the details surrounding major events in the career of Fleetwood Mac. And she should know because she was there. She tells their story (well, 8 years of it) through her observations and first-hand knowledge, and it is a crazy tale to tell. While the cocaine use and drinking comes as a surprise to no one, some of the downright mean ways band members sometimes treated one another and their loyal friends and employees (i.e. John Courage) is disappointing.
If I have a complaint about Storms it is that Harris does indeed portray herself as just a regular girl from Tulsa who found herself in the middle of the craziness. But she played a role in the craziness as a willing participant. And when it comes to the abuse she claims to have taken at the hands of Buckingham (claims that are very believable), she could have walked away. But she didn't. And she didn't not just because she loved Buckingham, but also because she liked living the wealthy, extravagant high life (literally), hanging out with the rich and famous and, by association, considering herself one of them. That she did eventually leave him does say a lot about her character.
If you're a fan of Fleetwood Mac, I think you will find this book interesting. It might not be what you want to read, but it fills in some holes for sure.
A good read . . June 26, 2009
Wendy Morgan
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have always loved the band and I knew they had a troubling past to say the least. This book tells of so much more than just the recording of an album, but of lives turned completely upside down by enormous amounts of drugs and total excess in every aspect of life. She paints herself as such an innocent tag-along. I seriously doubt she was that naive and submissive, but she tells interesting stories about everyone else!
 Not every story needs to be told June 1, 2009
Melissa
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Aside from that fact that this book reads like a 14 year old's diary, I don't get why she waited over 20 years to write this bashing of Lindsey & Stevie. The pages practically drip with animosity and jealousy towards Stevie Nicks. And condsidering the amount of cocaine the were all using, mood swing, temper tantrums, violence, whatever wouldn't be unexpected. And you would think after all this time, she would be able to look back and realize that. What is the point of writing such a mean spirited book now? Get on with your life and leave these people alone.
Never Break the Chain May 29, 2009
Nina Bennett (Newark DE)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Carol Ann Harris' account of her years with Lindsey Buckingham and the Fleetwood Mac family will resonate with anyone who has ever been a band chick. She writes of being shy and uncertain as to her place in the band family, as well as her early recognition that the band and the music would always come first. Having a relationship with Buckingham was a package deal;she would automatically have a relationship with his band as well.
Harris explores her frustration over her desire to care for and protect the health of Buckingham, while knowing that for him, the music was all that mattered. This is a well-written stereotypical story of a young girl who willingly surrenders her interests and career options for the man she loves. As the role of rhythm guitar player is to hang back and enable the lead guitar to shine, the role of band chick is to remain in the shadows, always supportive and encouraging, never voicing an opinion on musical direction.
Harris' descriptions of the prodigious drug and alcohol use within the Mac family, coupled with constant turmoil and tension, provide the framework for the disintegration of her relationship with Buckingham. Her pain is palpable when reading of her dream life turning into a nightmare. Avid Mac fans may not enjoy reading of the excess, nastiness and internal dissent, but Harris needed to tell her story in order to reclaim herself. This is her truth, her life, and another side of rock and roll.
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