Jones & The Six’

The epitome of fame and chaos

By Koumae Adams Staff Writer

The book “Daisy Jones & The Six” was published by Taylor Jenkins Reid in 2019 and focuses on why the band broke up decades later. The story is told through band member interviews and reveals the band’s past and each member’s side of the story.

The book, taking place in the 1970s, reveals a glamorous yet over-indulging environment surrounding drugs, fame, infidelity and money.

The story is inspired by the drama within the real band Fleetwood Mac, taking inspiration from the messy dynamic between Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham.

Recently, Amazon Prime adapted the book into a show starring Sam Clafin and Riley Keough.

Clafin plays Billy Dunne, a lead singer of The Six. He projects his domineering work ethic onto his band.

Keough plays Daisy Jones, the other lead singer. Her free-spirited outlook on life and unhinged behaviors make her prominently stand out compared to the rest of the characters.

Camila Alvarez, played by Camila Morrone, is the wife of Billy. She is put through many obstacles being the wife of a popular singer and is depicted as a complex yet loyal character.

Guitarist Eddie Roundtree, played by Josh Whitehouse, frequently bumps heads with Billy.

The show adapted the band’s songs from the book with the help of producer Blake Mills and popular artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Marcus Mumford and Jackson Browne.

A notable song is “Look at Us Now (Honeycomb),” the first song that Daisy and Billy made together. The song captures the mixed emotions between the two and how they understand each other’s pain.

Another song that stands out is “Regret Me.” It expresses Daisy’s feelings of betrayal and anger towards Billy and depicts Daisy’s unhinged personality well.