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Mick Fleetwood Biography
Claim to Fame: Musician (Fleetwood Mac)
DOB: June 24, 1947
Diabetes Type: unknown
Born in England, Mick Fleetwood early on had a love for music, receiving and learning to play his first set of drums at the age of thirteen. Starting as a drummer in the Bluesbreakers, he and fellow band members Peter Green and John McVie sought to strike out on their own in 1967, forming Fleetwood Mac. Originally a blues act, the band took on a new direction with the arrival of Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks in 1973, bringing them to significant commercial recognition. Their albums “Fleetwood Mac” (1975) and “Rumours” (1977) produced some of the band’s best hits, including “Go Your Own Way” and “Dreams”.
By the end of the 1970’s, however, personal issues led to drug and alcohol abuse on the part of Fleetwood and the rest of the band, which came at the time when Mick was diagnosed with diabetes. Working to try and stabilize his health, he pursued a solo career in the 1980s. Several times, namely in 1987 and 1992, Fleetwood Mac reunited briefly, playing for Bill Clinton’s inauguration (Clinton used “Don’t Stop” as his campaign theme song). However it wasn’t until 1997 that the band permanently reunited, and has continued to tour and produce new music. All the while, with the help of his wife Lynn, Mick Fleetwood has been able to get clean and take control of his health.