Are Daisy Jones & The Six's Characters Real People?
All the Real Rockstars Who Inspired "Daisy Jones & The Six"
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If Stevie Nicks inspires Daisy Jones, then Billy Dunne (played by Sam Claflin), Daisy's bandmate and not-quite-love, draws inspiration from Lindsey Buckingham. Buckingham and Nicks were famously involved early on in their time with Fleetwood Mac, before breaking up during a tumultuous, yet successful, time for the band that led to the production of their most famous record, "Rumours."
"I remember in the depths of my research, listening to 'Rumours' over and over. It got to the point where I was driving in my car, and I thought: 'I just want to know if Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham slept together after "Rumours,"'" Reid told The Guardian. "I heard myself think that — and that's insane. I feel so close to them, but that's because they're writing about universal things in a specific way that I have a connection to.
Claflin, meanwhile, told Vanity Fair that he based Billy's persona on Bruce Springsteen's particular and iconic stage presence.