Mick Fleetwood

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Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood, born in Redruth, Cornwall, on June 24, 1942, is a British musician best-known for his role as the drummer with the rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac.

More than fifty albums have been released under the name Fleetwood Mac - by far the most popular being the two mega-platinum sets the group put out in the late seventies, Fleetwood Mac and Rumours.

Apart from his work with Fleetwood Mac, Mick has led a number of side projects. 1981's The Visitor featured heavy African stylistics and a rerecording of "Rattlesnake Shake" with Peter Green. In 1983 he formed his own side band, Mick Fleetwood's Zoo which recorded the album I'm Not Me, featuring a minor hit with the Mac-ish "I Want You Back" and a cover version of the Beach Boys' "Angel Come Home". A later version of the group recorded 1995's Shaking the Cage. 2004 found the sixty-plus Fleetwood pounding the skins on The Mick Fleetwood Band's Something Big.

The slender, nearly seven foot Fleetwood also has a secondary career as a TV and film actor, usually in minor parts such as and as a resistance leader in The Running Man. Fleetwood also acted as co-host of the 1989 "Brit Awards".

He is the author of Fleetwood, his memoirs of his life, especially with Fleetwood Mac, published in 1990. Included in the book are his experiences with other musicians, including Eric Clapton, members of the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and a romance with Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood also discusses his addiction to powdered cocaine, and his personal bankruptcy after earning millions of dollars or pounds from his drumming career.

His sister was the late actress Susan Fleetwood.

External links

[Biography from The Penguin]
[AMG Entry for Mick Fleetwood]
[Peter Green-Fanpage Deutschland/Germany]
[Official website for Mick Fleetwood]
article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki

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