[EP 416] Fleetwood Mac: The Breakups That Made Rumours with Andrea Swensson

[EP 416] Fleetwood Mac: The Breakups That Made Rumours with Andrea Swensson

Published: September 21, 2026

Duration: 41:54

Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours wasn’t just born from heartbreak—the band members were living through broken relationships, new romances, creative tension, and emotional turmoil while making one of the most successful albums in rock history.

Music journalist and author Andrea Swensson joins Booked On Rock to explore the extraordinary story behind Rumours and the five musicians who somehow turned personal chaos into musical chemistry. We dig into Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ breakup, Christine and John McVie’s collapsing marriage, Mick Fleetwood’s role in holding the band together, and how those relationships found their way directly into the son...