Peter Green – 1946 – Jully 25, 2020

Guitarist and Founder of Fleetwood Mac

Age of Diagnosis: 31

Individual History: Peter Green is a British blues-rock guitarist and the founder of the American band Fleetwood Mac. Green played lead in Peter Bardens’ band, Peter B’s Looners, in 1966. After a three-month stint, he had the opportunity to fill in for Eric Clapton in John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers for three gigs. Upon Clapton’s permanent departure not long after, he was hired full-time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 for his work with the group. Green has written such songs as “Albatross”, “Black Magic Woman”, “Oh Well” and “Man of the World,” which have been recorded by artists such as Santana, Aerosmith, Status Quo, Black Crowes, Midge Ure, Tom Petty, Judas Priest, and Gary Moore. Green’s playing was noted for its idiomatic string bending and vibrato and “economy of style”. He was ranked 38th in Rolling Stone’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. Along with a lifetime of success has come a lifetime of struggling with mental illness. Green was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia and spent time in psychiatric hospitals undergoing electroconvulsive therapy during the mid-1970s.

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