How a Fleetwood Mac’s performance in 1997 inspired Daisy Jones and the Six

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16 Mar 2023, 09:20

Fleetwood Mac fans will probably remember when the band delivered an electric performance of Silver Springs at their reunion concert in 1997.

It’s hard to forget the way Stevie Nicks stared into the soul of Lindsay Buckingham when singing the words: “You will never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you”.

Recently, a clip of the performance has gone viral on social media and generated a new hoard of fans, and it seems the cast and writer of Daisy Jones and The Six are among them.

The new series, starring Sam Claflin and Riley Keough, is based on the novel of the same name by Taylor Jenkins Reid and the author has revealed she was partly inspired to write the book after watching performances of Fleetwood Mac on TV.

Not only that, but the cast have also spoken about how they watch clips when getting into character.

Clafflin, who plays Billy Dunne in the series, cited the 1997 performance as a particular influence on him.

Speaking to Elle magazine, the actor said:  “It’s so electric, the chemistry between Lindsey Buckinham and Stevie Nicks, knowing what Fleetwood Mac had been through in that moment and knowing the history behind it and the history behind them as a couple, their relationship, it just carries so much more weight.”

After securing the role as Billy, Sam then sent the clip to his co-star Riley who plays Daisy Jones in the show.

He continued: “She’s like, ‘Whoa, this is Billy and Daisy’. So I think we kind of, in a sense, wanted to channel that through the process.”

The pair really wanted to embody the performance during a particular scene in the show where their characters perform Regret Me- which Jenkins Reid says was directly inspired by Silver Springs (via The Guardian).

Claflin explained: “They’re on stage and she basically just turns away from the audience and just stares at him and just sings. And he’s like ‘Oh God.’ And he’s sort of reluctantly staring back at her.

“And I think that that was the energy that we wanted to basically bring to that song every time they perform it. I think there’s a reluctance that [Billy’s] having to sing it.”

The show was part of Fleetwood Mac’s reunion concert at Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California in May 1997 where they played a series of their biggest hits, including Silver Springs from their album Rumours.