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"Ironically, that was quite a bit of the appeal of Rumours. It's equally interesting on a musical level and as a soap opera."
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"Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it."

"If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role."

"Well, the very best operas are the ones written by the very best composers."

"Like an opera singer, I am able to sing out my song in paint."

"This is not a rock opera. This is not Tommy. I can write songs that emote, and that's it."

"Many years ago I was in another soap opera called The Newcomers which was on twice a week for three years. I really don't think I could do another stint like that again."

"The opera is like a husband with a foreign title - expensive to support, hard to understand and therefore a supreme social challenge."
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"When Stevie and I joined the band, we were in the midst of breaking up, as were John and Christine. By the time Rumours was being recorded, things got worse in terms of psychology and drug use. It was a large exercise in denial - in order for me to get work done."

"I had to seal off my feelings about Stevie while seeing her every day and having to help her, too. But you get on with it. What was happening to the band was much bigger than any of that."

"I'm also married for the first time, and I have two kids. So there's some kind of good karma right now."

"This time, there were no drugs involved. The hours were completely normal daytime hours. I think we were able to appreciate the interplay, where before we had taken it for granted."

"You know, I was never totally thrilled with being a Fleetwood Mac member, but surprisingly, I was having such a good time reuniting with John, Mick, and Stevie."

"Another thing that was unique about working on this stuff was that I was engineering it. I used many of the things I had learned while I was away from the band. It sort of vindicated my decision to leave in '87."

"It's really touching that we can come back after so long and care about making an album that says as much as this one does. And after all this time, we really do care about each other."
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