FARK.com: (6868866) Ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Weston dies at 64 - and if you're wondering 'who?' it's because he slept with Mick Fleetwood's wife, got kicked out of the band, and wound up working with Murray Head

If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page.

		Ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Weston dies at 64 - and if you're wondering 'who?' it's because he slept with Mick Fleetwood's wife, got kicked out of the band, and wound up working with Murray Head (telegraph.co.uk)		52
		More: Sad, Fleetwood Mac, lead guitars, Jesus Christ Superstar, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, rock bands, Lindsey Buckingham

• • •

2255 clicks; posted to Entertainment » on 10 Jan 2012 at 4:28 AM | Favorite | share:

more» |

Get this fabulous T-Shirt and impress the methane out of your friends!

shirt it!

Share this link:

URL:

http://fk.cm/go/6868866

Bookmark:

Article Comments close

52 Comments (+0 »)

View Voting Results: Smartest and Funniest

First | « | 1 | 2 | » | Last | Show all

Peaceboy

2012-01-09 11:29:20 PM

TFA mentions that Jenny Boyd and Mick Fleetwood were married and divorced twice, but doesn't mention she's the younger sister of Pattie Boyd, who was Mrs. George Harrison until Eric Clapton layla'd her away, until more affairarity ensued.

(Just read Pattie's vapid memoir "Wonderful Tonight" and wish I could have those hours back.)

BKITU

2012-01-09 11:31:27 PM

One night in Mick's wife and Bob Weston's fired
He lost the job but Murray Head was free
One night in Mick's wife, but he got re-hired
Some other bands can use guitars, you see
Now he's just a corpse that will no longer be

ytterbium

2012-01-09 11:56:09 PM

RIP Bob Weston

The Onanist

2012-01-10 12:23:37 AM

BKITU: One night in Mick's wife and Bob Weston's fired
He lost the job but Murray Head was free
One night in Mick's wife, but he got re-hired
Some other bands can use guitars, you see
Now he's just a corpse that will no longer be

Well played.

Adolf Oliver Nipples

2012-01-10 02:53:38 AM

That must have been some affair to stand out enough to get kicked out of Fleetwood Mac.

Wholesale Ass

2012-01-10 04:37:30 AM

RIP BUXTON

Neeek

2012-01-10 04:47:27 AM

Someone in Fleetwood Mac had an affair? How can this be?

Nina_Hartley's_Ass

2012-01-10 04:49:15 AM

LonMead

2012-01-10 04:50:49 AM

Adolf Oliver Nipples: That must have been some affair to stand out enough to get kicked out of Fleetwood Mac.

No kidding. I always thought that having an affair of some sort was prerequisite for being in the band.

The most solid, long-lasting relationship to come out of Fleetwood Mac is John McVie and Mick Fleetwood (make whatever you like out of that comment; John and Mick joke about it all the time).

That said, here's Weston and Bob Welch playing guitars on "Hypnotized", from the '73 album Mystery To Me. (new window)

It's one of my favorites, and I think you'll like it too.

God I miss AM sometimes.

LonMead

2012-01-10 04:56:40 AM

Nina_Hartley's_Ass:

Well, if you wanna do that...

images2.fanpop.com

R.I.P. Michael Weston

LewDux

2012-01-10 05:00:27 AM

You can't spell Fleetwood Mac without wood
/i prefer Mac Fleetwood

Nina_Hartley's_Ass

2012-01-10 05:11:44 AM

LonMead: Adolf Oliver Nipples: That must have been some affair to stand out enough to get kicked out of Fleetwood Mac.

No kidding. I always thought that having an affair of some sort was prerequisite for being in the band.

The most solid, long-lasting relationship to come out of Fleetwood Mac is John McVie and Mick Fleetwood (make whatever you like out of that comment; John and Mick joke about it all the time).

That said, here's Weston and Bob Welch playing guitars on "Hypnotized", from the '73 album Mystery To Me. (new window)

It's one of my favorites, and I think you'll like it too.

God I miss AM sometimes.

We had a pretty cool FM station here in the seventies and I remember Hypnotized from then. I guess it was a b-side to For Your Love. Good luck hearing it anywhere these days. Thanks for the reminder.

Devolving_Spud

2012-01-10 06:38:10 AM

RIP Jack Weston

towatchoverme

2012-01-10 06:41:43 AM

So when did Fleetwood Mac turn the corner from "don't sleep with my wife" street onto "just make sure you rinse her off when you're done" blvd?

GameSprocket

2012-01-10 06:57:04 AM

So, he got in trouble for farking and had to settle for Head?

snarketyfarker

2012-01-10 07:20:41 AM

towatchoverme: So when did Fleetwood Mac turn the corner from "don't sleep with my wife" street onto "just make sure you rinse her off when you're done" blvd?

Probably right after they took that first left and got stuck in Cocaine Courtyard.

kingflower

2012-01-10 07:28:19 AM

ytterbium: [i376.photobucket.com image 259x194]

RIP Bob Weston

Copper will never be gold!

nopokerface

2012-01-10 07:46:17 AM

One wife is very like another.

czetie

2012-01-10 07:49:25 AM

ObTrivia: This incident was used by Iain Banks as a plot element in his novel Espedair Street.

A number of other events in the book were loosely inspired by Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, and other bands.

/Another plot element was based on the death of Leslie Harvey, guitarist of Stone the Crows, who was electrocuted on stage by a live microphone.

bikkurikun

2012-01-10 08:25:56 AM

Murray Head was more entertaining than Fleetwood Mac anyway.

Crewmannumber6

2012-01-10 08:27:03 AM

Fleetwood Mac was better before they let the girlfriends in
Link (new window)

OldManDownDRoad

2012-01-10 08:28:37 AM

LonMead:
That said, here's Weston and Bob Welch playing guitars on "Hypnotized", from the '73 album Mystery To Me. (new window)

It's one of my favorites, and I think you'll like it too.

God I miss AM sometimes.

The curious thing about early-70s Fleetwood Mac was that the band was very popular with surfers here on the East Coast. I first heard the band not on the radio, but on countless 8-track and cassette players in vans and VWs at Hatteras, Sebastian Inlet, etc. When I moved into working college radio in '73, "Mystery to Me" was one of the albums I brought along with me, along with "Heroes Are Hard To Find" the next year.

"Hypnotized" is one of my all-time favorite tracks and that video is on my personal YouTube playlist. The opening drum count guarantees I'll stop what I'm doing and listen for a while. It's also one of two Fleetwood Mac songs to mention eastern NC.

I miss "deep cut" FM stations like K-94 and KissFM along the eastern seaboard that played early Fleetwood Mac, Little Feat, Steely Dan, etc, all before they were massive hits. It was great to be rolling along Hwy 12 at 2 am and have something like "Hypnotized" or "Bermuda Triangle" come on the airwaves.

/lawn, off, you know the drill

Olympus Mons

2012-01-10 08:31:10 AM

If Weston had stayed, maybe Lindsey Buckingham would not have been brought on board... along with his girlfriends at the time, Stevie Nicks. Honestly, often not given enough credit.... Lindsey Buckingham WAS what made that band work. No Lindsey....NO great break through era for Fleetwood Mac

But on topic...sucks to die at 64. Rest in peace my man. Wish you got at least another 20.

OldManDownDRoad

2012-01-10 08:33:22 AM

Crewmannumber6: Fleetwood Mac was better before they let the girlfriends in
Link (new window)

I'll see your Rattlesnake Shake and raise you an Oh Well.

/one ass-kicking band in Ye Old Dayes
//RIP Weston

skinink

2012-01-10 08:38:37 AM

He should have got his kicks above the waistline, sunshine.

Madbassist1

2012-01-10 09:23:14 AM

Crewmannumber6: Fleetwood Mac was better before they let the girlfriends in
Link (new window)

I understand your point of view, even if it is incorrect.

/for the record, the 'popular' version is a much better live band than a studio one.

NTRDR

2012-01-10 09:31:01 AM

Neeek: Someone in Fleetwood Mac had an affair? How can this be?

That's just a Rumour.

LizardPeople

2012-01-10 09:31:29 AM

Former Fleetwood Mac bassist Bob Brunning also died last October. Fortunately they still have one Bob left, although I would advise Mr. Welch to lock his doors at night.

"Mystery To Me" is better than "Rumours". Discusss.

ihatedumbpeople

2012-01-10 09:33:35 AM

Didn't they all just swap partners constantly?

InmanRoshi

2012-01-10 09:38:01 AM

towatchoverme: So when did Fleetwood Mac turn the corner from "don't sleep with my wife" street onto "just make sure you rinse her off when you're done" blvd?

About the time cocaine got really big.

PsyLord

2012-01-10 09:41:55 AM

Jim from Saint Paul

2012-01-10 09:43:16 AM

"The Dance" is easily my favorite album/cd/dvd of all time. All time. No other interation of this group does anything for me. Including the Christine McVieless version they have now.

/ok, I liked the "Say you will" song
//rest of the album sucked

canyoneer

2012-01-10 09:52:22 AM

Kiln House was pretty good, but beyond that, Fleetwood Mac didn't really do anything very good after this album:

4.bp.blogspot.com

This is one of the greatest guitar albums ever recorded.

endtimethirtyfour

2012-01-10 10:17:56 AM

I was going to make a Children of God reference, but that was Jeremy Spencer.

tillerman35

2012-01-10 10:43:50 AM

Mick Fleetwood getting mad at someone sleeping with HIS wife? There aren't enough pots to cal kettles black in the world to convey the irony of that situation.

FrancoFile

2012-01-10 10:46:22 AM

Neeek: Someone in Fleetwood Mac had an affair? How can this be?

TUSK!

Crewmannumber6

2012-01-10 10:54:04 AM

Brings this to mind
Link (new window)

jj325

2012-01-10 11:26:40 AM

Read the headline as "Bob Welch" and was working on my Ebony Eyes/French Kiss references

n/m

DrBenway

2012-01-10 12:22:42 PM

LonMead: Adolf Oliver Nipples: That must have been some affair to stand out enough to get kicked out of Fleetwood Mac.

No kidding. I always thought that having an affair of some sort was prerequisite for being in the band.

The most solid, long-lasting relationship to come out of Fleetwood Mac is John McVie and Mick Fleetwood (make whatever you like out of that comment; John and Mick joke about it all the time).

That said, here's Weston and Bob Welch playing guitars on "Hypnotized", from the '73 album Mystery To Me. (new window)

It's one of my favorites, and I think you'll like it too.

God I miss AM sometimes.

AM stations played "Hypnotized"? What planet was that?

LonMead

2012-01-10 02:38:30 PM

DrBenway: ... here's Weston and Bob Welch playing guitars on "Hypnotized", from the '73 album Mystery To Me. (new window)

It's one of my favorites, and I think you'll like it too.

God I miss AM sometimes.

AM stations played "Hypnotized"? What planet was that?

In a far away galaxy, Planet Longview, TX - AM1340 (I think they do sports talk nowadays)

And you seem to be on my lawn.

OldManDownDRoad

2012-01-10 03:32:43 PM

LonMead: DrBenway: ... here's Weston and Bob Welch playing guitars on "Hypnotized", from the '73 album Mystery To Me. (new window)

It's one of my favorites, and I think you'll like it too.

God I miss AM sometimes.

AM stations played "Hypnotized"? What planet was that?

In a far away galaxy, Planet Longview, TX - AM1340 (I think they do sports talk nowadays)

And you seem to be on my lawn.

WGNL (We Got No Listeners, We Get No Laughs) 1360 AM Greenville NC. We also played bits of Richard Pryor when we were sure no one was listening.

Pardon me while I adjust my onion . . .

thespindrifter

2012-01-10 04:48:42 PM

So technically, isn't this the first member of FM to die? Wow. All that cocaine, and yet Stevie, John, Mick, and the rest are all still alive and well, even John MacVie after his various heart problems. Amazing. I always figured it would be someone like Peter Green going first, of some rare infection from unwashed skin or something, or Jeremy Spencer getting stabbed to death by a child out of revenge for their abused past in the Children of God or whatnot, if it wasn't going to be a directly drug-related early organ failure. Then again, I suppose unless you're the drummer, there's no real worries, right? Hell, Mick alone with his Marfan syndrome and history of coke abuse should also be a contender for cardiac exhaustion death.

But I suppose there's something magical in that 70's cocaine that we don't know about, because if Stephen Tyler, Kieth Richards, and even David Crosby (not counting liver transplant) are still with us, anything is possible.

LizardPeople

2012-01-10 05:24:28 PM

thespindrifter: So technically, isn't this the first member of FM to die?

Technically and otherwise he's not. As I mentioned earlier, former Fleetwood Mac bassist Bob Brunning died last October.

fusillade762

2012-01-10 06:14:46 PM

bikkurikun: Murray Head was more entertaining than Fleetwood Mac anyway.

Anthony Stewart Head is more entertaining than Fleetwood Mac.

thespindrifter

2012-01-10 06:34:06 PM

LizardPeople: thespindrifter: So technically, isn't this the first member of FM to die?

Technically and otherwise he's not. As I mentioned earlier, former Fleetwood Mac bassist Bob Brunning died last October.

Sorry, missed your post while scrolling. Of course, being "the original bassist" doesn't mean a whole lot when you were only a member long enough to lay down a single known track, in a group with a 45 year history and 30 albums.

fusillade762: bikkurikun: Murray Head was more entertaining than Fleetwood Mac anyway.

Anthony Stewart Head is more entertaining than Fleetwood Mac.

His recording and acting career says otherwise. Don't get me wrong, I love Taster's Choice commercials and the occasional guest role in Doctor Who as much as anyone, but really, I'm not seeing it, and apparently neither are hundred of millions of people around the world who love Fleetwood Mac, as opposed to the huge following the Head Bros. have on BitTorrent. Giles will always be Giles; Fleetwood Mac has been a dynamic force in blues, pop music, rock, and entertainment for generations. "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Chess" are more dated than shag carpeting and payphones.

TeddyRooseveltsMustache

2012-01-10 09:41:48 PM

Everyone's a slut in the rock music industry, I guess.

I want to be a meteorologist

2012-01-10 10:53:41 PM

CSB:

In the 70s, my dad was partying at a bar that Fleetwood Mac was also at. They all got kicked out so the band members invited my dad to their hotel to party with them.

/why yes, he did have a hell of a drug habit back then... End CSB

LizardPeople

2012-01-11 09:43:16 AM

thespindrifter: Being "the original bassist" doesn't mean a whole lot when you were only a member long enough to lay down a single known track, in a group with a 45 year history and 30 albums.

I am still technically correct, which is the best kind of correct. He was also involved with a number of side projects with various Fleetwood Mac members and wrote several popular books about the band.

Folderol

2012-01-11 11:47:42 AM

Jim from Saint Paul: /ok, I liked the "Say you will" song
//rest of the album sucked,

I dunno, I liked the LB contributions, "Bleed To Love Her", "What's The World Coming To" and "Steal Your Heart Away". Also the Stevie song "Thrown Down". Christine was missed, though.

Madbassist1

2012-01-11 12:28:01 PM

Folderol: Jim from Saint Paul: /ok, I liked the "Say you will" song
//rest of the album sucked,

I dunno, I liked the LB contributions, "Bleed To Love Her", "What's The World Coming To" and "Steal Your Heart Away". Also the Stevie song "Thrown Down". Christine was missed, though.

"Bleed to love her" is a pretty old song, isn't it?

Displayed 50 of 52 comments

First | « | 1 | 2 | » | Last | Show all

View Voting Results: Smartest and Funniest

Redisplay/refresh comments

This thread is closed to new comments.