Given the quality of his CV - he’s been making music with Split Enz, Crowded House and as a solo artist for almost half a century - you’d think that Neil Finn’s talents would speak for themselves, but the singer-songwriter has revealed that, prior to joining Fleetwood Mac on tour in 2018 as a replacement for Lindsey Buckingham, he had to go through “the only audition I've ever done”.
Speaking to MOJO, Finn says of his initial reaction to being asked: "I was gobsmacked. I was 60 and I'd had a wonderfully diverse musical life when Mick [Fleetwood] called and said, 'We've got rid of Lindsey, would you play with us?' I'd just done Lightsleeper with Liam [Finn, his son] so he had a vested interest in my not doing it, but he said, 'Give it a shot,' so I auditioned."
