Peter Green, a co-founder of rock band Fleetwood Mac, has died aged 73, his family has said.
Swan Turton, solicitors acting on behalf of his family, said in a statement:"It is with great sadness that the family of Peter Green announce his death this weekend, peacefully in his sleep.Fleetwood Mac at the 2015 Isle of Wight Festival
Green, an influential blues rock guitarist, from Bethnal Green in east London, formed Fleetwood Mac with drummer Mick Fleetwood in the city in 1967. He left the band in 1970 as he struggled with mental health problems, before it became one of the biggest-selling acts in rock.Green was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia and spent time in hospitals undergoing electro-convulsive therapy during the mid-70s.
The musician was among the eight members of the band - along with Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie, Christine McVie, Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer - who were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Earlier this year, artists including Fleetwood, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and guitarists Jonny Lang and Andy Fairweather Low performed at the London Palladium during a gig celebrating the early years of Fleetwood Mac and its founder Peter Green.
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