Play On: Now, Then, and Fleetwood Mac: The Autobiography - Mick Fleetwood, Anthony Bozza

Written by Mick Fleetwood, Anthony Bozza
Read by Martin Dew, Mick Fleetwood
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:10-28-14

Mick Fleetwood, the drummer and cofounder of the mega-selling band Fleetwood Mac, tells all.
In this candid, intimate portrait of a life lived in music, Mick Fleetwood sheds new light on well-known points in his history, including many incredible moments of recording and touring with Fleetwood Mac, as well as personal insights from a man who has been a major player in blues and rock n' roll since his teens.
The group Fleetwood Mac has sold over 140 million records worldwide, and they continue to attract a huge following, selling out their biggest arena tour ever in 2013, decades after their debut. Finally, the group's admirers will have a unique portrait of what made Mick and the rest of the group tick in the midst of their massive success and personal trials.

For even the casual fan of Fleetwood Mac, this is a great read. Mick's highly improbable life reads a little bit like a fairy tale that came true. The story of the beginning through the Peter Green era is very interesting and provides those of us who became familiar with the band only during the Buckingham Nicks era with a more complete picture.

The book confirms, more or less, much that has been written and suspected of the excesses during the Rumours era. From the free-flowing drugs to Stevie's demand that her hotel suite be painted pink with a piano, almost anything went and it was all over the top. It really is a bit of a miracle that the entire band has survived, when, as Mick notes, many of their contemporaries did not.

What the book particularly provides is an opportunity for Mick to reflect on his life, warts and all. For the guy who was supposed to be "Big Daddy" with all the answers, Mick is still looking for answers in his own life at 67. Fortunately, he seems to be closer to finding them and largely at peace.

"A well crafted memoir filled with plenty of great anecdotes that while giving a fully rendered history of Fleetwood Mac (with insights into all the members of the band from Peter Green to Stevie Nicks) also paints great pictures of the British blues rock scene of swinging 60s London and SoCal's Laurel Canyon in the 70s from a unique insider perspective."