

“Imagine my surprise when my mother later explained that, though they had once dated, they weren’t together anymore. And the way she smiled back at him, the way she seemed so comfortable in his gaze, she must love him, too,” Reid wrote for the Hello Sunshine website. As did Stevie Nicks’ “warm and intimate, but cryptic” rendition of “Landslide” alongside, former bandmate, and lover, Lindsey Buckingham, which she remembers first seeing as a young teenager. So I started there.”Īs for performances, Fleetwood Mac’s 1997 reunion on MTV’s “The Dance,” also provided a ton of inspiration. And the things that were going on between Christine McVie and John McVie were really fascinating, and they show in the music. “The stories going on between Stevie and Lindsey. “It was the beginning of it for me because it’s an album, but… its also a soap opera,” said Reid. Reid admits she began her “Daisy Jones & the Six” writing and research process by listening to the band’s historical album, “Rumors” and watching a “ton” of archived interviews of Fleetwood Mac. How to Watch 'Daisy Jones & the Six' Online But as she researched and to pull creative inspiration from a slew of ‘70s stars, - crediting Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty and Crosby, Stills and Nash alongside Fleetwood Mac.īecoming 'Daisy Jones & the Six': How Riley Keough and Sam Claflin Transformed From Actors With No Musical Experience to Bona Fide '70s Rockersįrom 'Daisy Jones & The Six' to 'Blonde': Books Made Into Movies and TV Series That You Should Read “I started with the germ of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac,” the author said in a previous interview hosted by her publisher. But Fleetwood Mac was always front and center in Reid’s mind.

Many fans have pointed fingers to similarities between former bandmates Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham which begs the question, was “Daisy Jones & the Six” inspired by Fleetwood Mac or another real band?Īuthor Taylor Jenkins Reid, whose book introduced the world to Daisy Jones, has previously detailed several sources of inspiration in her writing including rock, disco and the whole Laurel Canyon scene. Riley Keough and Sam Claflin’s dueling frontman antics on “Daisy Jones & the Six” has sparked several audience theories about what real-life, classic rock figures from the ’70s actually inspired these characters.
