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Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is a British musician and actor, best known for his role as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of John McVie to form the name of the band, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Born in Redruth, Fleetwood lived in Egypt and Norway for many of his childhood years as his father travelled with the Royal Air Force. Choosing to follow his musical interests, Fleetwood travelled to London at the age of fifteen, eventually combining with Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer and Bob Brunning, at Green's behest, to become the first incarnation of Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood would remain the only member to stay with the band through its ever-changing line-up. After several album releases and line-up changes, the group moved to the United States in 1974 in an attempt to boost the band's success. Here Fleetwood invited Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks to join. Buckingham and Nicks contributed to much of Fleetwood Mac's later commercial success, including the celebrated album ''Rumours'', while Fleetwood's own determination to keep the band together was essential to the group's longevity.〔Carroll (2004) p. 1–12.〕〔Brackett (2007) p. xvi-xx.〕 He has also enjoyed a solo career, published written works, and flirted briefly with acting and vinification. ==Early life== Fleetwood was born in Redruth, second child to John Joseph Kells Fleetwood and Bridget Maureen (née Brereton) Fleetwood.〔'Susan Fleetwood; Obituary,' ''The Times'' (2 October 1995), p. 23〕〔Carroll (2004) p. 14–15.〕 His elder sister Susan Fleetwood, who died of cancer in 1995, became an actress. In early childhood Fleetwood and his family followed his father, a Royal Air Force fighter pilot,〔Evans (2011) p. 21.〕 to Egypt. After about six years, they moved to Norway where his father was posted on a NATO deployment.〔 He attended school there and became fluent in Norwegian.〔Fleetwood (1991) p. ?〕 Biographer Cath Carroll describes the young Fleetwood as "a dreamer, an empathetic youth" who, though intelligent, did not excel academically.〔 According to his own autobiography,〔 Fleetwood had an extremely difficult and trying time academically at the English boarding schools he attended,〔 including the Kings School, Sherborne, Dorset. He performed poorly on exams, which he attributes to his persistent inability to commit facts to memory.〔 He nevertheless enjoyed acting during school, often in drag, and was a competent fencer.〔 At 6'6", he was an imposing figure, and sported a beard and long hair for much of his life. "Mick was very aristocratic," recalls Ken Caillat, a sound engineer on ''Rumours''. "The way he formed sentences was impeccable. When he spoke, everyone stopped and listened. He was quiet and wise, and he had a great sense of humour. He loved to laugh, but he was also a straight shooter."〔Caillat (2012) p. 38.〕 Diverting from academic pursuits, Fleetwood took up the drums at a young age, grateful to his parents for their recognition that it was in music that he may find a future and their purchasing for him of a small "Gigster" drum kit when he was thirteen.〔 His family encouraged his artistic side, his father composed poetry and was an amateur drummer himself.〔 Fleetwood's early drumming was inspired by Cliff Richards' drummer in The Shadows, Tony Meehan, as well as that of the Everly Brothers.〔 With his parents' support, he dropped out of school aged 15; and, in 1963, moved to London to pursue a career as a drummer.〔 At first he stayed with his sister in Notting Hill.〔Evans (2011) p. 22–23.〕 After a brief stint working at Liberty in London, he found his first opportunity in music.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mick Fleetwood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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