"Now when I talked to God I knew he'd understand / He said, 'Sit by me, and I'll be your guiding hand'."
On October 23, 1969, Fleetwood Mac appeared on BBC television's flagship music show Top Of The Pops, alongside The Hollies, The Tremeloes and singer/songwriter Peter Sarstedt, to mime to their latest single, Oh Well, which had climbed to number 8 in the UK charts. When the band were introduced by the show's paedophile presenter Jimmy Savile, it was hard not to notice that vocalist / guitarist Peter Green - hirsute, and dressed in a flowing white robe and sandals - looked more like an Old Testament prophet than the pop star he was.
In truth, unbeknown to the millions watching his band at home, and indeed to the members of his band, the east London-born guitarist and singer was already having serious doubts as to whether it was truly God's will for him to pursue fame and fortune with the fast-rising group he'd formed two years previously with his former Bluesbreakers colleague Mick Fleetwood.
