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\n\t\tPolice are investigating after a Fleetwood Mac musician was attacked (Picture: Stephen J. Cohen\/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tPolice are investigating after a Fleetwood Mac musician was attacked (Picture: Stephen J. Cohen\/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Lindsey Buckingham has been attacked by a woman who police have said is suspected of stalking him.<\/p>\n
The American musician<\/a>, 76, is best known for being the lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist<\/a> of the rock band Fleetwood Mac<\/a> from 1975 to 1987, and then from 1997 until 2018, when he was dismissed<\/a>.<\/p>\n News has now broken that Buckingham has been the target of an attack in Santa Monica, California<\/a>.<\/p>\n NBC News<\/a> has reported that after he turned up for an appointment in the coastal city in Los Angeles<\/a> County, a woman described threw an unknown substance at him, before taking off.<\/p>\n Police have identified the suspect, and although no arrests have yet been reported, they said one is \u2018expected soon\u2019.<\/p>\n Authorities have confirmed the woman is known to Buckingham from \u2018past incidents\u2019.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t They went on to explain that she found out when and where he had an appointment and showed up at the location.<\/p>\n Buckingham was not injured; however, Santa Monica police and the Los Angeles Police Department are currently working on the case.<\/p>\n Born in Palo Alto, Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975 and scored hits with \u201cGo Your Own Way,\u201d \u201cTusk,\u201d and \u201cBig Love.\u201d He won two Grammys<\/a> with the band, including Album Of The Year for Rumours.<\/p>\n He released a solo album in 1981 and teamed with Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie for a duet album in 2017.<\/p>\n Buckingham, who shared a complicated personal and professional history with bandmate Stevie Nicks<\/a>, was dismissed from the band in 2018.<\/p>\n Buckingham is an acclaimed guitarist, known for his fingerpicking style.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t He joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975, replacing guitarist Bob Welch, and convinced the group to recruit his musical \u2013 and at the time romantic \u2013 partner, Stevie Nicks too.<\/p>\n The pair then became well-known members of the band during its most commercially successful period, specifically the 1977 album Rumours, which sold over 40 million copies worldwide.<\/p>\n Though highly successful, the group has ongoing creative and personal conflict, with Buckingham leaving the band in 1987 to focus on his solo career.<\/p>\n Songs he wrote and sang during his time with the band included Go Your Own Way, Never Going Back Again and Tusk.<\/p>\n Throughout his solo career the musician has also released seven solo studio albums and three live albums.<\/p>\n Although he rejoined Fleetwood Mac in 1997 for the live tour and album The Dance, in 2018 he was dismissed and replaced by Mike Campbell and Neil Finn.<\/p>\n He attended the same high school as Nicks, with the pair beginning a relationship after the break-up of their band Fritz. Two years after joining Fleetwood Mac, they split in 1977, with their breakup chronicled in several songs including Dreams and Go Your Own Way.<\/p>\n Buckingham went on to marry photographer and interior designer Kristen Messner in 1998, with the pair sharing two daughters.<\/p>\n \t\t In 2019 he underwent emergency open heart surgery. At the time his wife said that \u2018the life-saving procedure caused vocal cord damage, the permanency of which is unclear\u2019, though he ultimately recovered.<\/p>\n Just a few days ago he also teased new music was on the way.<\/p>\n \u2018I am still very, very grounded in my creative life. I\u2019ve been working on a new solo album for the last couple of years, which is one song away from being finished,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n He also said that the upcoming Fleetwood Mac documentary may arrive this year. Directed by Frank Marshall for Apple TV<\/a>, it will feature interviews with the four core surviving members of the band: Buckingham, Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie. \u2018Those are two very specific things that are waiting in the wings for this year,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n Metro has contacted representatives for Lindsey Buckingham, Santa Monica police and the Los Angeles Police Department for comment.<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"AMERICAN](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_291748611-4d34.jpg\")
\n\t\tA woman has \u2018thrown an unknown substance\u2019 on Lindsey Buckingham (Picture: ABC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Rock](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_271307899-8fbe.jpg\")
\n\t\tHe joined the rock band alongside his then partner Stevie Nicks in 1975 (Picture: Silver Screen Collection\/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"OCTOBER](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_145135138-6dba.jpg\")
\n\t\tThey\u2019ve had a tumultuous relationship since breaking up in 1976 (Picture: Michael Ochs ArchivesGetty Images)<\/p>\n![\"NEW](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_291742350-41e8.jpg\")
\n\t\tHe later rejoined the band, but was dismissed in 2018 (Picture: Noam Galai\/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"LAS](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_231987022-0930.jpg\")
\n\t\tHe\u2019s been married to Kristen Messner for over 25 years now (Picture: Christopher Polk\/ ACA2012\/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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