Christine wants to rejoin the band according to The Guardian
 

Here's the article!

http://www.theguardian.com/music/201...-fleetwood-mac

This is amazing. :nod:

I find it hard to believe that Lindsey wouldn't want Christine to rejoin the band, especially if it means recording a new album and touring.

Awesome article.

It's so interesting that it's come to this. It's human nature to desire change no matter how long a person has a certain routine going,be it one year or 15. Sounds like she's just eager to start a new phase of life ,i'm sure her ''Sloane Ranger'' era ran it's course but it's still interesting to read that she now says she ''suffered from some delusion'' for even wanting that lifestyle.Must be those manipulative therapists telling her so;) ...it seemed to me she was perfectly happy in the first couple of years of 'retirement' ..it even shows on In The Meantime & the videos and interviews that were done.

Anyways i'm happy that she's expressing interest now ,it's just so ironic/utterly tragic that she finally decides this after SO LONG and BAM John McVie takes ill ...there are no words

I'm delighted too, but when she talks about rejoining/her return being considered as "a long way down that path" I did think that, given their advancing years, they really can't leave things for very long.

It didn't say he wouldn't want her back full-time, just that he was afraid that it could still the band's thunder, which even Christine thought was fair.

Even if he didn't, band politics might work against him.

With her saying "if you ask me, the answer is 'yes'", I bet they'll ask her.

I'm sure Stevie would do another album with Chris on board.

If John is well enough, maybe they'll tour for 2014 then head into the studio?

I wonder also if this would mean that Chris would move back to the US? She couldn't really be in the band without spending a lot of time there whilst they're recording.

That interview actually brought tears to my eyes.

Never thought I'd see the day.


PS: Lindsey...please don't be a dick.

I'm almost positive that John's illness is a part od why she wants to return. Since John's outlook is very good, I'm sure Mick is already planning a way to get her back. Stevie, too.

Lindsey is outvoted. :p.

This is freaking great! I hope there is no 2014 tour and just studio time for the band. John will still be recovering, so it'd make sense for him to ease into working again by hitting the studio for a few months than to be thrown straight into another tour. Plus, they've done a million greatest hits tours. Better get them in the studio while they are all happy and then have no choice but to tour instead of wait for a tour to end and they are at eachothers throats and say to hell with a new album.

Before everyone gets on board the Lindsey is a dick train (which already seems to be leaving the station), his reservations were about Christine joining the band for a guest appearance, not as a full-fledged member. We have no idea how he feels about that, so you might as well wait and see if he talks about it in an interview before the mud is thrown.

His concern seemed to be Christine getting the bulk of the reviews/headlines when she was just there for a couple shows when the rest of them had been there for the rehearsals and the rest of the shows, putting in the bulk of the work. Whether or not you agree with him, it's how he felt and Christine even said it was a valid concern. Now if she joined full time recording and touring, I think he'd probably have a much different point of view on that. In fact, it seems to me that he might enjoy her returning to the band as he seemed to be hurt when she left.

Bottom line is, he has not come out and said he's against Christine joining, so what's the point in insulting him now before his thoughts on Christine rejoining are known?

I was, of course, speaking tongue-in-cheekly. Do I think Lindsey would undermine her efforts to come back on a full-time basis? Probably not. He just seems the most likely of any of them :lol: (again, making a joke here)

I would certainly love to hear what he says on the matter, eventually. Her return wouldn't really be all that different to his in 1997.

OR...

Lindsey said that he cut eight songs with Mick and John. Three of those were released on EP, which leaves five finished unreleased songs. We also know that Christine has been working some new material, supposedly for a new solo album. All that's needed is for Stevie to go through some of her older songs that have never been officially recorded. If they continue to use Mitchell Froom, the album could be done before they hit the road and be released while on the road.

I respect everyone's opinions.

I'm really surprised! Of course, I've wanted Christine to come back, but I didn't think she would!! :woohoo:

It really does not matter what Christine wants...It's what Stevie and Lindsey want and if they don't want her back then it's not going to happen...Right now "Buckingham/Nicks" IS Fleetwood Mac are they going to give that up?

Uh, I'm pretty sure Stevie would.

A new Fleetwood Mac album is the last thing I want. Unless Christine is part of it!

that's going to be a very expensive concert ticket

Exciting news!! Its great to hear what Christine has to say about her recent appearance with the band, and possibilities of the future. And more positive news about John. :thumbsup:

Is it that time again?
 

ALL ABOARD! :lol:

:D

Stevie would in a heartbeat. Remember, she almost unleashed Sheryl Crow on all of us because she wanted another woman in the band.

Lindsey would because it would probably lead to another Fleetwood Mac album.

Honestly, this is a no-brainer. I just hope they don't f**k it up.

I bet Mick is already on the phone with her sealing the deal! On a side note, it would be really cool if they spent next year working on a new album and then release it and do a 40th Anniversary tour of this lineup in 2015 :]

But, they'd only be 48.

I think he's talking about the "Rumours" line up...

Correct :nod:

The last thing Lindsey actually said was that he would be shocked if she wanted anything to do with FMac again. "Shocked and pleased.

A man after my own heart. :nod:

I keep expecting this to be a gag on us... Christine returning just seems too good to be true. :shocked:

Same. I'm looking for the catch here..

Choo Choo. :p


Please Lindsey, compromise is a good thing. Let Christine rejoin, and let her use a tour bus whenever possible. I'd have the dates w/ Chris spread out over several months, than dates without her.

If they record an album, Chris can do her bit from England if she's good with technology.

I wonder when this interview was done. Maybe Stevie went back to England after the Amsterdam show. But, hell yeah!!! I hope she comes back. I would like to see this line up one more time :nod:

I guess the clues were there- Christine looking just so happy and at ease in public recently; she can still nail it vocally; those cagey remarks about her new songs possibly being for a solo album; Mick talking about how her return "would be entertained" before they "knock it on the head".

She sounds as if she would tour as well as record- I can't believe that Lindsey would block her return after his (only) nine-year break. John's health willing, I believe this is really going to happen. That meteor that hit Russia last year- wasn't it really just a small asteroid, anyway?

I really doubt that Lindsey is against Christine rejoining the band. I mean, its impossible for him not to know how much the fans miss her, plus she was in the band before him, plus she wrote half of their hits, plus he left the band, and came back after 10 years. In case he really is, he gives the ahole a whole new meaning.

I'm in complete agreement. Christine's presence is sorely lacking in the band dynamic. I really hope this comes to fruition. And I really, really hope egos and "business things" don't get in the way.

Meanwhile, I'm also thrilled to hear her speaking so optimistically regarding John's health and prognosis.

Yes !!!! I hope they do a new CD first and then tour as they could really milk the new CD and then the tour. Tickets will hopefully not be as expensive as Eagles or Stones Ticket prices. I presume they would all welcome her back. I just hope they do it soon as they are all getting on in age.

I really hope the 5 can get back together for another LP and Tour. If it is all true and she does rejoin it would make a very happy 2014 for me. First of all though I hope John makes a speedy recovery.

In a heartbeat.

Lindsey has said he would love her to come back. The article's mention of his discomfort with her return is out of context. That relates purely to the London shows, not to a full-time return.

And I don't know of too many fans who would prefer her not to be there.

Precisely.