Lindsey Buckingham Wiki: Musician, Net Worth, 'Fleetwood Mac' & Facts To Know

Lindsey Buckingham is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is famous for songs like The Chain, Landslide, Go Your Own Way and his solo albums like Out of the Cradle and Seeds We Sow. From 1975 to 1987, Buckingham was popularly known as the lead guitarist and one of the singers for a musical group called Fleetwood Mac. He later joined the musical group again in 1997 up to 2018 when he split from the group. Buckingham is famous for his musical style of fingerpicking his guitar. His career as a musician and producer has contributed greatly to his net worth.

Lindsey Buckingham was born on October 3rd, 1949, in Palo Alto, California. His birth name is Lindsey Adams Buckingham. Buckingham's parents are Morris Buckingham and Rutheda Buckingham. He is the third born of three children and he has two older brothers named Gregory and Jeffrey. Buckingham and his brothers grew up in Atherton, which is in the San Francisco Bay Area community. His parents encouraged him and his brothers to become professional swimmers. However, Buckingham decided to pursue his passion for music. His brother Gregory attended the 1968 Olympics, which were held in Mexico City and he won a silver medal. Buckingham enrolled at San Jose State University. However, he dropped out and never graduated. He knew he had a passion for music when he was small and he would play along to Jeffrey's collection of 45s using a Mickey Mouse guitar he owned. Buckingham's parents noticed his passion and bought him his first Harmony guitar that was worth $35. He never went for any guitar lessons. Buckingham joined The Fritz Rabyne Memorial band from 1966 to 1971 as a vocalist and bassist. He then encouraged his friend Stevie Nicks to join the band as a second vocalist. The two started dating after they both left the band.

In 1972, Buckingham and his girlfriend Stevie Nicks recorded on a 4-track Ampex recorder seven demos and later went to Los Angeles in pursuit of a record deal. Polydor Records signed the two in 1973. Their first album called Buckingham Nicks was released in September 1973 and Keith Olsen produced it together with Richard Dashut who was an engineer. Polydor later dropped them after their album made low sales. Buckingham then joined Don Everly's band as a way to pay his bills. Still, in 1973, Mick Fleetwood, the leader of Fleetwood Mac band learned about Lindsey Buckingham when he was looking into Sound City recording studio in California. He heard one of the songs from Buckingham Nicks album and was impressed by Lindsey Buckingham. Fleetwood and Buckingham were introduced at the studio. In 1974, Fleetwood contacted Buckingham and offered him a position in his band after one of his guitarists left. Buckingham said that he would join the band on the condition that Stevie Nicks also becomes part of the band. The duo was hired without even an audition and they went on their first tour to promote their Buckingham Nicks album. In 1975, Fleetwood Mac released their first album that became number one on the American charts. "Landslide" was one of the songs on the album. Stevie Nicks wrote "Landslide" and the whole group performed it. Their second album called Rumours is the one that made the band superstars. It became the best selling album of all time. The lead single in the album was called "Go Your Own Way." It was a hit and was on the US Top Ten list. Lindsey Buckingham wrote and sung "Go Your Own Way." Another song on the album was "The Chain." "The Chain" is the only song on the album that was credited to all the members of the band. After the release of Rumours, Buckingham and Nicks broke up but remained in the band. He kept himself busy and he released another album for the band called Tusk. Buckingham wrote the single on the album and it became number 8 on Billboard Hot 100. During this time, he decided to move in with Carol Ann Harris who was the secretary of the record company and an aspiring model. The two later split in 1984. In 1980 after coming back from a large world tour, the band decided to take a long break. In 1982, the band came back together and recorded an album called Mirage that put them on the top of the US album chart again. During this time, Buckingham produced albums for John Stewart and Walter Egan. He also released his first solo album called Law and Order. Buckingham played almost every instrument in the album. The album also had guest appearances in it like Christine McVie and Mick Fleetwood. In 1983, Buckingham wrote songs like Holiday Road and Time Bomb Town. In 1984, he released his second solo album called Go Insane after he broke up with Carol Ann Harris. The last track in the album was a tribute to his friend Dennis Wilson who had died. In 1985, Buckingham performed a fundraiser single called We Are The World in the USA for Africa fundraiser. In 1986, he wrote a song called Since You've Gone for a solo album for Belinda Carlisle. In 1987, Fleetwood Mac released its next album called Tango in the Night. The track Big Love was the first single for the album and it was top ten in both the UK and US. In that year, Buckingham split with Fleetwood Mac because of his own personal reasons. The band continued without him and it replaced him with Billy Burnette and Rick Vito who were guitarists. For the next five years, the musician spent his time working on his third solo album called Out of the Cradle and it was released in 1992. Most of the songs in the album were about his decision to leave the band and his former relationship with Nicks. Out of the Cradle was number 128 on the US Billboard 200 album chart and number 51 on UK album charts. From 1992 to 1993, Buckingham went on his first solo tour with his own band of seven guitarists. From 1995 to 2001, he recorded his forth-solo album called Gift of Screws. In 1997, Buckingham reunited with Fleetwood Mac and they went on a reunion tour called The Dance. In 2003, the band released an album by Buckingham and Nicks called Say You Will. In 2006, he released his fifth solo album called Under the Skin. The band then went on tour again. In 2011, Buckingham's sixth solo album called Seeds We Sow was released. Seeds We Sow was the first album that he produced for himself. In 2012, Buckingham went on a solo tour for his album Seeds We Sow. He joined his band Fleetwood Mac on another tour in 2013. In 2014, the band went on another tour called On with the Show that lasted up to 2015. In 2018, it was announced that Fleetwood Mac would be going on another tour. On April 9, 2018, social media was buzzing when it was announced that Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac had split again. The cause of the split is not yet known. Mike Campbell and Neil Fin will replace him when the band goes on tour. Buckingham's success in all his solo albums and those of the band has contributed to his net worth.

Lindsey Buckingham has a musical style that is unique. He does not play his guitar using a pick like most rock guitarists. Instead, Buckingham uses his fingernails and fingers to pick at the strings. He's used several different guitar makes, including Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul, Model One, Fairlight CMI, Ovation Celebrity, and Taylor Guitar 814ce.

On April 4th, 2018, Billy Burnette, who was once one of the guitarists on Fleetwood Mac tweeted, that Lindsey Buckingham had split from Fleetwood Mac. The tweet was then removed hours later. On April 9th, 2018, the band made a statement where it said that Buckingham would not be part of the tour that year and it wished him all the best. The reason for the split is not yet known and Buckingham, together with his agent, have remained silent concerning the matter.

On July 8th, 1998, Lindsey Buckingham's current girlfriend, Kristen Messner, gave birth to their son William Gregory Buckingham. In 2000, the two got married. In the same year, their daughter Leelee was born. On April 20, 2004, they had another daughter called Stella. In Buckingham's album Under the Skin, there is a track called "It Was You" that he dedicated to his three children.

1. Buckingham met with Michael Jackson during the recording of the fundraiser song We are the World. 2. One of his solo albums, Go Insane, was dedicated to his longtime girlfriend Carol Ann Harris after they broke up. 3. One of Buckingham's songs, "Holiday Road," is the only song that has a barking dog as a backup. 4. He helped John Stewart, who was a member of the Kingston trio, to make a comeback in music. 5. Buckingham's family members were competitive swimmers. His brother even won silver at the 1968 Olympic Games. 6. Stevie Nicks was his high school sweetheart. The two joined Fleetwood Mac together and later separated while in the band. 7. Buckingham has split with Fleetwood Mac twice. The first time was in 1987 when he left to focus on his solo career. The second time is in 2018 and the reason for the split is not yet known. 8. The musician has a unique music style. He uses his fingers and fingernails to pick his guitar strings instead of a pick. 9. Buckingham and Stevie Nicks recorded a rare album called Buckingham Nicks. The album is rare because it has never been recorded on CD. 10. Punk rock artists called the Sex Pistols inspired the album called Tusk. Buckingham had met with the artists and their music inspired him to produce most of the tracks on the album.

Lindsey Buckingham has a net worth of $80 million. He has made his net worth through his career as a musician, songwriter, singer, and producer. Buckingham's successful songs like "Landslide," "Go Your Own Way," "The Chain," and famous albums like Seeds We Sow and Out of the Cradle have also played a huge role in his net worth. He has put his Los Angeles mansion on the market for $22 million, which will add to his net worth once it is sold. Lindsey Buckingham is a talented musician who has come a long way. He was lucky enough to have the support of his family to pursue his dream when he was very young, which most people do not get. Despite Buckingham's split from Fleetwood Mac, his fans are still supporting him. He can still be successful on his own, which is evident from his solo albums, and produce more songs that will become hits.