![The famous 'balls' hanging between Mick Fleetwood’s legs on the Rumours album cover are actually toilet chains, taken from a venue where the band played their first gigs.]()
The famous 'balls' hanging between Mick Fleetwood’s legs on the Rumours album cover are actually toilet chains, taken from a venue where the band played their first gigs.
![Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were recruited to join Fleetwood Mac after Mick Fleetwood visited the Sound City recording studio and asked to hear the most recent album recorded there.]()
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were recruited to join Fleetwood Mac after Mick Fleetwood visited the Sound City recording studio and asked to hear the most recent album recorded there.
![More than 1 in every 6 households in the United States owns a copy of Rumours.]()
More than 1 in every 6 households in the United States owns a copy of Rumours.
![The 'classic' lineup of Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood, Nicks, Buckingham, Christine and John McVie – was actually the 10th incarnation of the group.]()
The 'classic' lineup of Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood, Nicks, Buckingham, Christine and John McVie – was actually the 10th incarnation of the group.
![Stevie Nicks’ cocaine habit in the 1970s and ’80s was so bad that she burned a hole in the cartilage of her nose.]()
Stevie Nicks’ cocaine habit in the 1970s and ’80s was so bad that she burned a hole in the cartilage of her nose.
![Manager Clifford Davis sent out a fake version of Fleetwood Mac on tour in 1973 to keep touring commitments. The real band got an injunction and stopped them from playing as Fleetwood Mac. They changed their name to Stretch.]()
Manager Clifford Davis sent out a fake version of Fleetwood Mac on tour in 1973 to keep touring commitments. The real band got an injunction and stopped them from playing as Fleetwood Mac. They changed their name to Stretch.
![Mick Fleetwood has played drums for Spinal Tap in the past.]()
Mick Fleetwood has played drums for Spinal Tap in the past.
![In their early years, Fleetwood Mac were known for raucous stage behavior, and were even banned from the Marquee club in London. One of their tricks was squirting milk-filled condoms at the crowd. Nowadays they're much more subdued.]()
In their early years, Fleetwood Mac were known for raucous stage behavior, and were even banned from the Marquee club in London. One of their tricks was squirting milk-filled condoms at the crowd. Nowadays they're much more subdued.
![Cyndi Lauper recorded a version of 'You Make Loving Fun' in 1977 as a soundalike for radio when the original version was too expensive for some stations.]()
Cyndi Lauper recorded a version of 'You Make Loving Fun' in 1977 as a soundalike for radio when the original version was too expensive for some stations.
![Christine McVie wrote Rumours' 'You Make Loving Fun' about the band’s lighting director, Curry Grant. She was still technically married to John McVie at the time, but they were separated and both seeing other people.]()
Christine McVie wrote Rumours' 'You Make Loving Fun' about the band’s lighting director, Curry Grant. She was still technically married to John McVie at the time, but they were separated and both seeing other people.
![Since 2003, Stevie Nicks has travelled everywhere she goes with a black leather massage chair that is worn perfectly to shape her body. Reportedly nobody else is allowed to sit in it.]()
Since 2003, Stevie Nicks has travelled everywhere she goes with a black leather massage chair that is worn perfectly to shape her body. Reportedly nobody else is allowed to sit in it.
![In 1971, first Fleetwood Mac guitarist Jeremy Spencer randomly disappeared before a show that the band was set to play in LA. After being gone for days, it turned out he joined a Children of God cult and refused to rejoin the band.]()
In 1971, first Fleetwood Mac guitarist Jeremy Spencer randomly disappeared before a show that the band was set to play in LA. After being gone for days, it turned out he joined a Children of God cult and refused to rejoin the band.