# Ken Caillat

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The Most Heartbreaking Fleetwood Mac Songs: Behind the Pain and Lyrical Genius

A common piece of writing advice is “write what you know.” While this generally refers to stories, novels, and other forms of prose, the lyrics to many memorable songs have been inspired by the author’s personal experiences, including Pink Floyd’s tribute to their founding band member Syd Barrett, …

Memoir Magic: Writing, Marketing & Selling Your Story with Jennifer Wilkov {ep. 181}

In this episode, Alexa welcomes Jennifer Wilkov of Your Book Is Your Hook, Platinum Sponsor of the 2026 Women in Publishing Summit. Jennifer shares her journey from financial planner to bestselling author to industry consultant, and why memoirs are one of her favorite categories to work with. She t…

HUB 481: EXPERT INTERVIEW - Jennifer S. Wilkov

I’m pleased to interview one of our Biz Book Pub Hub Partners. Our Hub Partners are experts who support entrepreneurs along their author journey.  What if you had a literary matchmaker, a creative consultant, and a publishing powerhouse all rolled into one? That’s exactly what today’s guest brin…

Ken Caillat: Rumors, Little Lies, and everything Fleetwood Mac

Frankie Avalon and co-host Ryan O’Quinn sit down with iconic music producer Ken Caillat, one of the creative forces behind Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors, named one of the Top 10 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone. In this candid and insightful conversation, Ken takes listeners inside the studio…

Book Review: Tusk, Taupin, Bonnie, Steven

In this Season 8 episode, I review four of the books that I've read recently: Ken Caillat and Hernan Rojas' "Get Tusked," Bernie Taupin's "Scattershot," Bonnie Tyler's "Straight From the Heart," and Steven Tyler's "Does the Noise In My Head Bother You?"

#111: Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (1977)

What happens when five brilliant musicians lock themselves in a studio while their marriages spectacularly disintegrate in a haze of 1970s California cocaine and broken hearts? You get Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 masterpiece, Rumours. This week on the 300 Favorite Albums podcast, I'm joined by renowned …

[EP 416] Fleetwood Mac: The Breakups That Made Rumours with Andrea Swensson

Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours wasn’t just born from heartbreak—the band members were living through broken relationships, new romances, creative tension, and emotional turmoil while making one of the most successful albums in rock history.Music journalist and author Andrea Swensson joins Booked On Rock t…

028: Ken Caillat - Making Rumours

Very few people can say they were in the room when a masterpiece was made. Ken Caillat was behind the desk for all of it. He's best known for producing and engineering the Fleetwood Mac albums Rumours, Tusk, Mirage and Live, capturing Dreams, Go Your Own Way and The Chain while the band's relations…