Play On: Now, Then and Fleetwood Mac

by Mick Fleetwood

Play on

Genres: Music, Biography, Nonfiction

352 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2015

About the author

Mick Fleetwood (born Michael John Kells Fleetwood in Cornwall, June 24, 1947) is the longtime drummer in rock band Fleetwood Mac .

Reviews

[Jonny Brick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good on the soap opera and on the rise from a blues band to West Coast behemoths. Scores are settled, drugs are consumed. Great narrator.

[Court · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, I’ve had a theme this month. I listened to this one largely on audio, but I did have the companion book on Kindle. I did a little of both to consume this memoir.

Fleetwood wrote this with a cowriter, and I felt it was a decently good retrospective from his viewpoint. It is bawdry and salacious enough to appropriately be a book largely about the most dramatic (and best) band ever - but also I felt Fleetwood’s (moderately arrogant) voice loud and clear.

I really enjoyed this and felt it was a nice companion novel to the Stevie Nicks biography I finished last week.

Now, when is Lindsey Buckingham gonna give us a memoir?!

[Brenda-Lee Ranta · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read...

[Christine Harris · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of my favorite bands. Good insight from Mick Fleetwood's point of view, but in my humble opinion, he should have had it written by a professional.

[Nicola Booth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fabulous direct insight into Mick’s life - warts and all. I love just how honest he is in it - you really felt like he knew how much he’d messed up yet had no real regrets . I loved it!

[Simon Sweetman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this - some good yarns, told with compassion and authority, from one of my all-time favourite drummers, and leader of my all-time favourite group. What’s not to love?

[Candy Sharp · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading Play On. it was so nice to hear so much good. yes Mick had his issues but compared to most his was nothing. Mick's always been my favorite drummer.