[Neb-Maat-Re]

Originally Posted by David

Beethoven & Chris McVie have many things in common. Like Beethoven, Christine fought in court for the custody of her nephew over the course of several years, & this wrenching personal struggle affected her songs in startling ways. Like Beethoven, Christine moved numerous times, never settling permanently, always battling landlords & fellow tenants. And like Beethoven, Christine's popularity waned as the taste for Italian (& Italianate) opera -- especially Rossini's work -- grew, until in later years the public regarded the aging, slovenly former member of Fleetwood Mac as compositionally played-out & indeed psych0logically unhinged.

It remains to be seen whether Christine also has an unusually thick skull...or if her mynah bird was just miming.