{"id":482002,"date":"2019-02-08T14:10:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T21:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=792212"},"modified":"2019-02-08T14:10:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T21:10:37","slug":"lindsey-buckingham-suffers-vocal-cord-damage-from-emergency-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/lindsey-buckingham-suffers-vocal-cord-damage-from-emergency-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Buckingham Suffers Vocal Cord Damage From Emergency Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/fleetwood-mac\/\" id=\"auto-tag_fleetwood-mac\" data-tag=\"fleetwood-mac\">Fleetwood Mac<\/a> guitarist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/lindsey-buckingham\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lindsey-buckingham\" data-tag=\"lindsey-buckingham\">Lindsey Buckingham<\/a> underwent emergency open heart surgery last week and is now recuperating at his home. \u201cEach day he is stronger than the last,\u201d his wife Kristen Buckingham wrote in a statement. \u201cWhile he and his heart are doing well, the surgery resulted in vocal cord damage. While it is unclear if the damage is permanent, we are hopeful it is not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buckingham was forced out of Fleetwood Mac last year when Stevie Nicks made it clear to the rest of the band that she could no longer work with him. \u201cAfter 43 years and the finish line so clearly in sight, it\u2019s hard to escape the conclusion that for the five of us to splinter part would be the wrong thing,\u201d Buckingham wrote in an e-mail to group co-founder leader Mick Fleetwood after learning the news. \u201cAt the moment, the band\u2019s heart and soul has been diminished. But out center, which has seen us through so much, is only laying dormant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The appeal didn\u2019t work and the band brought on Neil Finn of Crowded House and Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to replace him. Buckingham sued the band over the termination, though they settled out of court. The guitarist spent the last few months playing solo gigs to promote his new three-disc set <em>Solo Anthology: The Best of Lindsey Buckingham<\/em>.<span class=\"x_Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis past year has been a very stressful and difficult year for our family to say the least,\u201d Kristen Buckingham wrote. \u201cBut despite all of this, our gratitude for life trumps all obstacles we have faced at this moment. We feel so fortunate that he\u2019s alive. As does he. He looks forward to recovery and putting this behind him. Needless to say, all touring and shows currently schedule have been put on pause for the moment as he gathers the strength to heal completely.\u201d<span class=\"x_Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read the complete statement from Kristen Buckingham below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Dy6PHAxU8AAYmfL.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/lindsay-buckingham-heart-surgery-fleetwood-mac-792212\/\" target=\"_blank\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham underwent emergency open heart surgery last week and is now recuperating at his home. \u201cEach day he is stronger than the last,\u201d his wife Kristen Buckingham wrote in a statement. \u201cWhile he and his heart are doing well, the surgery resulted in vocal cord damage. 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