MC: It wasn’t difficult, per se, but it was a
challenge. And you’re right — he tends to
play with his fingers more than I do. But on
his solos, there are some similarities to how
we approach them. So when I did
Fleetwood Mac, my challenge was to honor
those songs and those parts, because really
essential for the songs. And I wasn’t used to
doing that. I was used to playing only
IE: I interviewed Petty for his Wildflowers
album, and I noted at the time that he
would quietly appear every few years
with a new record, tour, then disappear
again, never staggering drunk on any red
carpets in between. You seem to have the
same stoic work ethic.
MC: Well, we were in it for the music. Even
in the early days, the jet-set party crowd, the
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things that I came up with mostly, so I had
to dig in and really work hard to learn those
parts, and I really had to focus on it. I took
it on a challenge, and I think I got pretty
close to it.
IE: And simultaneously, you get Neil Finn
thrown in as a new bandmate bonus. The
guy who wrote, “Don’t Dream It’s Over.”
MC: We met at the rehearsals, and we
immediately were like brothers. We had the
same likes and the same affinity toward
things. We really hit it off. We liked the
same kind of music, and we instantly
seemed to fit together, and we could play
together without getting in each other’s
way. It just seemed to work, right off the
bat. And if you think about, Mick
Fleetwood and John McVie are the longest
lasting rhythm section that’s still together,
and I loved playing with them every night.
It was a joy.
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rock and roll lifestyle thing, we all were
naughties here and there, but basically, we
wouldn’t let anything get in front of the
music. And my writing hasn’t changed that
much, except that I’m writing lyrics now
and singing them myself, as opposed to just
writing music and giving it top Tom, which
is what I used to do. And I think that one of
the things that I miss most is being able to
do that — have a piece of music I think is
good and give it to him. Without any vocals
or suggestion and just let him do what he
would do over it. And I’m going to miss that
a lot because he was really great at making
my music sound good. But he’s not here, you
know? And I’m still grieving. We all are. We
all love him and really miss him. And I’m
really proud of my legacy. We made a lot of
great records, and I wrote a lot of songs with
him. I was looking at the catalog the other
day, and I’m really proud of all that. But you
know, I’ve got to move on and keep creating
new music. That’s what keeps me alive.
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