Tributes to Christine

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Thought I'd give this it's own thread and others can add other tributes that come as well.

NYT obituary for Christine: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/arts/music/christine-mcvie-dead.html


Christine McVie, Hitmaker for Fleetwood Mac, Is Dead at 79
As a singer, songwriter and keyboardist, she was a prolific force behind one of the most popular rock bands of the last 50 years.

PHOTO: Christine McVie, seated at an electric keyboard and leaning into a vocal microphone (but not singing).
Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac in performance at Madison Square Garden in 2014. Her commercial potency was on full display on Fleetwood Mac’s “Greatest Hits” anthology: She either wrote or co-wrote half of its 16 tracks.Credit...Charles Sykes/Invision, via Associated Press

By Jim Farber
Nov. 30, 2022
Updated 7:48 p.m. ET

Christine McVie, the singer, songwriter and keyboardist who became the biggest hitmaker for Fleetwood Mac, one of music’s most popular bands, died on Wednesday. She was 79.

Her family announced her death on Facebook. The statement said she died at a hospital but did not specify its location or give the cause of death. In June, Ms. McVie told Rolling Stone that she was in “quite bad health” and that she had endured debilitating problems with her back.

Ms. McVie’s commercial potency, which hit a high point in the 1970s and ’80s, was on full display on Fleetwood Mac’s “Greatest Hits” anthology, released in 1988, which sold more than eight million copies: She either wrote or co-wrote half of its 16 tracks. Her tally doubled that of the next most prolific member of the band’s trio of singer-songwriters, Stevie Nicks. (The third, Lindsey Buckingham, scored three major Billboard chart-makers on that collection.)

The most popular songs Ms. McVie wrote favored bouncing beats and lively melodies, numbers like “Say You Love Me” (which grazed Billboard’s Top 10), “You Make Loving Fun” (which just broke it), “Hold Me” (No. 4) and “Don’t Stop” (her top smash, which crested at No. 3). But she could also connect with elegant ballads, like “Over My Head” (No. 20) and “Little Lies” (which cracked the publication’s Top Five in 1987).

All those songs had cleanly defined, easily sung melodies, with hints of soul and blues at the core. Her compositions had a simplicity that mirrored their construction. “I don’t struggle over my songs,” Ms. McVie (pronounced mc-VEE) told Rolling Stone in 1977. “I write them quickly.”


PHOTO A color photo of the band performing onstage, with Ms. McVie, center, standing playing an accordion.
Fleetwood Mac in concert in 1980, from left: John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Ms. McVie and Stevie Nicks. (Mick Fleetwood is partly visible at the far left.)Credit...Pete Still/Redferns, via Getty Images

In just half an hour, she wrote one of the band’s most beloved songs, “Songbird,” a sensitive ballad that for years served as the band’s closing encore in concert. In 2019, the band’s leader, Mick Fleetwood, told New Musical Express that “Songbird” is the piece he wanted played at his funeral, “to send me off fluttering.”

Ms. McVie’s lyrics often captured the more intoxicating aspects of romance. “I’m definitely not a pessimist,” she told Bob Brunning, the author of the 2004 book “The Fleetwood Mac Story: Rumours and Lies.” “I’m basically a love song writer.”

At the same time, her words accounted for the yearning and disappointments that can lurk below an exciting surface. “I’m good at pathos,” she told Mojo magazine in 2017. “I write about romantic despair a lot, but with a positive spin.”

‘That Chemistry’

Ms. McVie’s vocals communicated just as nuanced a range of feeling. Her soulful contralto could sound by turns maternally wise and sexually alive. Her tawny tone had the heady effect of a bourbon with a rich bouquet and a smooth finish. It found a graceful place in harmony with the voices of Ms. Nicks and Mr. Buckingham, together forming a signature Fleetwood Mac sound.

“It was that chemistry,” she told Mojo. “The two of them just chirped into the perfect three-way harmony. I just remember thinking, ‘This is it!’”

PHOTO A close-up color photo of a smiling Ms. McVie before a microphone during a performance.
Ms. McVie in performance in 1979.Credit...Michael Putland/Getty Images

A sturdy instrumentalist, Ms. McVie played a range of keyboards, often leaning toward the soulful sound of a Hammond B3 organ and the formality of a Yamaha grand piano.

With Fleetwood Mac, she earned five gold, one platinum and seven multiplatinum albums. The band’s biggest success, “Rumours,” released in 1977, was one of the mightiest movers in pop history: It was certified double diamond, representing sales of over 20 million copies.

In 1998, Ms. McVie was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame along with various lineups of Fleetwood Mac, reflecting the frequent (and dramatic) personnel shifts the band experienced throughout its labyrinthine history. Ms. McVie served in incarnations that dated to 1971, but she also had uncredited roles playing keyboards and singing backup as far back as the band’s second album, released in 1968. Before joining Fleetwood Mac, she scored a No. 14 British hit with the blues band Chicken Shack on a cover of Etta James’s “I’d Rather Go Blind” for which she sang lead.

Christine Anne Perfect was born on July 12, 1943, in the Lake District of England to Cyril Perfect, a classical violinist and college music professor and Beatrice (Reece) Perfect, a psychic.

Her father encouraged her to start taking classical piano lessons when she was 11. Her focus changed radically four years later when she came across some sheet music for Fats Domino songs. At that moment, she told Rolling Stone in 1984, “It was goodbye Chopin.”

“I started playing the boogie bass,” she told Mojo. “I got hooked on the blues. Even today, the songs I write use that left hand. It’s rooted in the blues.”


PHOTO In a black and white portrait, a young Ms. McVie, her long hair in bangs, with her right hand cupping her chin.
Ms. McVie in 1969, the year she joined Fleetwood Mac.Credit...Evening Standard/Hulton Archive, via Getty Images

Ms. McVie studied sculpture at Birmingham Art College and for a while considered becoming an art teacher. At the same time, she briefly played in a duo with Spencer Davis, who, along with a teenage Steve Winwood, would later find fame in the Spencer Davis Group. She helped form a band named Shades of Blue with several future members of Chicken Shack.

After graduating from college in 1966, Ms. McVie moved to London and became a window dresser for a department store. One year later, she was asked to join the already formed Chicken Shack as keyboardist and sometime singer. She wrote two songs for the band’s debut album, “40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve.”

She was twice voted best female vocalist in a Melody Maker readers’ poll, but she left the band in 1969 after marrying John McVie, the bassist in Fleetwood Mac, which had been formed in 1967 and had already recorded three albums. That same year, she recorded a solo album, “The Legendary Christine Perfect Album,” which she later described to Rolling Stone as “so wimpy.”

“I just hate to listen to it,” she said.

PHOTO A black and white photo of Ms. McVie sitting in profile, headphones covering her ears, and singing into a recording studio microphone.
Ms. McVie in the recording studio in an undated photo.Credit...Fin Costello/Redferns, via Getty Images

Joining the Band

Her disappointment in that record, combined with her reluctance to perform, caused Ms. McVie to put music aside for a time. But, in 1970, when Fleetwood Mac’s main draw, the guitarist Peter Green, suddenly quit the band after a ruinous acid trip, Mick Fleetwood invited her to fill out their ranks.

Initially, she found the invitation to join her favorite band “a nerve-racking experience,” she told Rolling Stone. But she rose to the occasion by writing two of the catchiest songs on her first official release with the band, “Future Games” (1971). That release found the band leaning away from British blues and toward progressive Southern Californian folk-rock, aided by the addition of an American player, the singer, songwriter and guitarist Bob Welch.

The band fine-tuned that sound on its 1972 set “Bare Trees,” which sold better and featured one of Ms. McVie’s most soulful songs, “Spare Me a Little of Your Love.” The band’s 1973 release, “Penguin,” went gold. The next collection, “Heroes Are Hard to Find,” was the band’s first to crack the U.S. Top 40. But it was only after the departure of Mr. Welch and the hiring of the romantically involved team of Ms. Nicks and Mr. Buckingham, for the 1975 album simply called “Fleetwood Mac,” that the band began to show its full commercial brio.

Ms. McVie‘s song “Over My Head” began the groundswell by entering Billboard’s Top 20; her “Say You Love Me,” reached No. 11. After a slow buildup, the “Fleetwood Mac” album eventually hit Billboard’s summit.

Just over a year and a half later, the group released “Rumours,” which generated outsize interest not only for its four Top 10 hits (two of them written by Ms. McVie) but also for several highly dramatic behind-the-scenes events within the band’s ranks, which they aired out in the lyrics and openly discussed in the press.

During the creation of the album, the two couples in the band — Ms. Nicks and Mr. Buckingham and the married McVies — broke up. Ms. McVie’s song “You Make Loving Fun” celebrated an affair she was then having with the band’s lighting director. (At first, she told Mr. McVie that the song was about her dog.) The optimistic-sounding “Don’t Stop” was intended to point her ex-husband toward a new life without her.

“We wrote those songs despite ourselves,” Ms. McVie told Mojo. “It was a therapeutic move. The only way we could get this stuff out was to say it, and it came out in a way that was difficult. Imagine trying to sing those songs onstage with the people you’re singing them about.”

It helped dull the pain, she told Mojo, that “we were all very high,” adding, “I don’t think there was a sober day.” And the album’s megasuccess gave the members a different high. “The buzz of realizing you’ve written one of the best albums ever written; it was such a phenomenal time,” Ms. McVie told Attitude magazine in 2019.


PHOTO A black and white photo of the members of Fleetwood Mac, some grinning, in different styles of dress gathered in front of a curtain.
Ms. McVie, center, and the other members of Fleetwood Mac in 1978 after winning honors at the American Music Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. From left: Mr. Fleetwood, Ms. Nicks, Mr. McVie and Mr. Buckingham. Credit...Nick Ut/Associated Press

But the group yearned to stretch creatively. The result was the less commercial sound of the double-album follow-up, “Tusk,” released in 1979. Though not a success on anything near the scale of “Rumours,” it sold more than two million copies and produced three hits, including Ms. McVie’s “Think About Me.”

Into the ’80s

The group moved smoothly into the new decade with the 1982 release “Mirage,” which hit No. 1 aided by Ms. McVie’s “Hold Me,” a Top Five hit that was inspired by her tumultuous relationship with the Beach Boys’ Dennis Wilson. Two years later, Ms. McVie issued a solo album that made the Top 30, while its strongest single, “Got a Hold on Me,” broke the Top 10.

In 1987, the reconvened Fleetwood Mac issued “Tango in the Night,” which featured two hits written by Ms. McVie, “Everywhere” and “Little Lies.” (“Little Lies” was written with the Portuguese musician and songwriter Eddie Quintela, whom she had wed the year before. They would divorce in 2003.) Mr. Buckingham left the group shortly afterward, shaking the dynamic that had made their recordings stellar. The 1990 album “Behind the Mask” barely went gold, producing just one Top 40 single (“Save Me,” written by Ms. McVie), while “Time,” issued five years later, was the band’s first unsuccessful album in two decades.

Ms. McVie didn’t tour with the band to support “Time.” But the early 1990s brought broad new attention to her hit “Don’t Stop” when it became the theme song for Bill Clinton’s successful presidential campaign. In 1993, Mr. Clinton persuaded the five musicians who played on that hit to reunite to perform it at an Inaugural ball.

They came together again in 1997 for a tour, which produced the live album “The Dance,” one of the top-selling concert recordings of all time. Yet by the next year a growing fear of flying, and a desire to return to England from the band’s adopted home of Los Angeles, inspired Ms. McVie to retire to the English countryside.

Five years later, she agreed to add some keyboard parts and backing vocals to a largely ignored Fleetwood Mac album, “Say You Will,” and in 2006 she produced a little-heard solo album, “In the Meantime,” which she recorded and wrote with her guitarist nephew Dan Perfect.

Finally, in 2014, driven by boredom and a growing sense of isolation, she reunited with the prime Mac lineup for the massive “On With The Show” tour. In its wake, Ms. McVie began to write lots of new material, as did Mr. Buckingham, resulting in an album under both their names in 2017, as well as a joint tour. The full band also played shows that year; even though Mr. Buckingham was fired in 2018, Ms. McVie continued to tour with the group in a lineup that included Neil Finn of Crowded House and Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. In 2021, Ms. McVie sold publishing rights to her entire 115-song catalog for an undisclosed sum.

Information on her survivors was not immediately available.

PHOTO A black and white close-up photo of a smiling and perhaps laughing Ms. McVie.
Ms. McVie in 1980. Two years later she had a Top Five hit with “Hold Me,” inspired by her tumultuous relationship with the Beach Boys’ Dennis Wilson. Credit...Evening Standard/Hulton Archive, via Getty Images

Throughout her career, Ms. McVie took pride in never being categorized by her gender. “I kind of became one of the guys,” she told the British newspaper The Independent in 2019. “I was always treated with great respect.”

While she always acknowledged the special chemistry of Fleetwood Mac’s most successful lineup, she believed her role transcended it.

“Band members leave and other people take their place,” she told Rolling Stone, “but there was always that space where the piano should be.”



Corrections were made on Nov. 30, 2022: An earlier version of this obituary misspelled the given name of a member of Fleetwood Mac. He is Lindsey Buckingham, not Lindsay.
An earlier version of this obituary referred incorrectly to the 1973 Fleetwood Mac album “Penguin.” It did not contain the song “Hypnotized”; that song was on the group’s album “Mystery to Me,” released the same year. The earlier version also misstated the number of Top 10 singles on the Fleetwood Mac album “Rumours.” It was four, not three.

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BBC obit for Christine. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63812952

Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies aged 79
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By Robert Greenall & George Bowden
BBC News

Christine McVie, who played with Fleetwood Mac and wrote some of their most famous songs, has died aged 79, her family has said.

The British singer-songwriter was behind hits including Little Lies, Everywhere, Don't Stop, Say You Love Me and Songbird.

She died peacefully at a hospital in the company of her family, a statement said.

McVie left Fleetwood Mac after 28 years in 1998 but returned in 2014.

The family's statement said "we would like everyone to keep Christine in their hearts and remember the life of an incredible human being, and revered musician who was loved universally".

Born Christine Perfect, McVie married Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie, and joined the group at the start of the 1970s.

PHOTO Christine McVie performs in concert with Fleetwood Mac at the SAP Center on November 25, 2014
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Image caption, Christine McVie performing with Fleetwood Mac at the SAP Center on November 25, 2014

Fleetwood Mac became one of the world's best known rock bands in the 1970s and '80s.

Their 1977 album Rumours - inspired by the break-ups of the McVies and the band's other couple, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks - became one of the biggest selling of all time, with more than 40 million copies sold worldwide.

The songbird behind some of Fleetwood Mac's greatest hits

McVie was one of eight members of the band inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

In the same year, after the success of their live album The Dance, she retired to Kent, saying a fear of flying meant she was leaving the band.

But she rediscovered her love of performing at a one-off appearance with the group at London's O2 arena in 2013 and returned to them a year later.

"It was amazing, like I'd never left. I climbed back on there again and there they were, the same old faces on stage," she told the Guardian newspaper at the time.


PHOTO L to R: Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and John McVie IMAGE SOURCE, PA MEDIA
Image caption, Members of Fleetwood Mac pictured in 2018

In 2017 she told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs programme that she had developed agoraphobia after leaving the band.

A statement by the band said of McVie: "We were so lucky to have a life with her.

"Individually and together, we cherished Christine deeply and are thankful for the amazing memories we have. She will be so very missed."

In a post on Instagram, Stevie Nicks wrote: "A few hours ago I was told that my best friend in the whole world since the first day of 1975, had passed away.

"I didn't even know she was ill... until late Saturday night. I wanted to be in London, I wanted to get to London - but we were told to wait.

"So, since Saturday, one song has been swirling around my head, over and over and over. I thought I might possibly get to sing it to her, and so, I'm singing it to her now.

"I always knew I would need these words one day... It's all I can do now."

In a tweet, band co-founder Mick Fleetwood wrote: "This is a day where my dear sweet friend Christine McVie has taken to flight... and left us earthbound folks to listen with bated breath to the sounds of that song bird... reminding one and all that love is all around us to reach for and touch in this precious life that is gifted to us.

"Part of my heart has flown away today...I will miss everything about you Christine McVie."

Crowded House lead singer Neil Finn, who played with Fleetwood Mac in Lindsey Buckingham's place on their last tour in 2008, wrote: "She was a unique and soulful musician, supremely gifted songwriter and a warm and wonderful friend and I am so grateful to have shared some hours in her beautiful presence."

Merck Mercuriadis, owner of the Hipgnosis Songs Fund which bought McVie's back catalogue, described her as "arguably the greatest female English songwriter of all time".

Speaking at the Mobo Awards in London, Mercuriadis said: "She had this ability with the melody, the emotion and the lyric to just change people's lives."

A gift for timeless pop songs
By Ian Youngs, BBC entertainment reporter

Christine McVie was an essential member of the complicated cast of characters that made up one of the greatest bands ever.

She was deeply soulful as a singer. She could be both heartbreakingly delicate and a powerhouse as a keyboard player. But above all, she had the gift of writing beautiful, timeless pop songs.

Her melodic gift for a good chorus was among the best. She described herself as "the hook queen".

"I don't know how to write any other way," she said in a BBC documentary. "It just happens that way."

Her songs appear simple in their composition and sentiments - disarmingly direct and always sincere. Few people could have written and sung lyrics so seemingly soppy as "I love you, I love you, I love you like never before", as she did on the classic Songbird, and sounded like they meant them so deeply.
The same goes for "I want to be with you everywhere" on Everywhere. Or "Sweet wonderful you/You make me happy with the things you do" on You Make Loving Fun.

But her songs were never so straightforward that they were cliched. "That's the trick about writing a love song," she said. "You can't just go: 'I love you, you love me, where are you, I miss you.' There always has to be a bit of a twist."

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The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/30/fleetwood-macs-christine-mcvie-dies-at-age-79

Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie dies at age 79
Family say the musician, who was in one of the best-known rock bands of the 1970s and 80s, died after a short illness


PHOTO Christine McVie performing with Fleetwood Mac at Wembley Arena in London in June 1980.
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Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie has died at the age of 79, her family has said.

A statement on Facebook said: “On behalf of Christine McVie’s family, it is with a heavy heart we are informing you of Christine’s death.

“She passed away peacefully at hospital this morning, Wednesday, November 30th 2022, following a short illness. She was in the company of her family. We kindly ask that you respect the family’s privacy at this extremely painful time and we would like everyone to keep Christine in their hearts and remember the life of an incredible human being, and revered musician who was loved universally. RIP Christine McVie.”

The British American rock band, founded in London in 1967, has sold more than 100m records worldwide, making them one of the most successful groups ever. Their best-known songs include Dreams, Go Your Own Way and Everywhere.

The band paid tribute to the singer-songwriter McVie in a statement on Wednesday night following news of her death. “There are no words to describe our sadness at the passing of Christine McVie. She was truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure.”

The statement on Twitter continued: “She was the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best friend anyone could have in their life.

PHOTO Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and John McVie pose for a portrait in 1977.
Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and John McVie pose for a portrait in 1977. Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images


“We were so lucky to have a life with her. Individually and together, we cherished Christine deeply and are thankful for the amazing memories we have. She will be so very missed.”

Despite its tumultuous history, Fleetwood Mac became one of the best-known rock bands of the 1970s and 80s, comprising Mick Fleetwood, Christine and John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

Nicks posted a handwritten note on Instagram to pay tribute. “A few hours ago I was told that my best friend in the whole world since the first day of 1975 had passed away,” she wrote. “I didn’t even know she was ill … until late Saturday night. I wanted to be in London; I wanted to get to London – but we were told to wait.”

Fleetwood wrote that McVie had “left us earthbound folks to listen with bated breath to the sounds of that ‘songbird’ … reminding one and all that love is all around us to reach for and touch in this precious life that is gifted to us. Part of my heart has flown away today.”

McVie, who was born in 1943 in the Lake District village of Bouth, was originally known as Christine Perfect, her maiden name. She started out with the blues band Chicken Shack, which had a hit with a cover of Etta James’ I’d Rather Go Blind, featuring McVie on lead vocals. After marrying John McVie in 1968, she left the band a year later and joined Fleetwood Mac in 1970.

After many changes to the lineup, in 1974 Nicks and Buckingham joined, an era that McVie called “pretty sensational”. She added: “We had our fights here and there, but there was nothing like the music or the intensity onstage. We weren’t doing anything in Britain, so just decamped to America and fell into this huge musical odyssey.”

Their 1975 self-titled album featured hits written by McVie: Over My Head and Say You Love Me. Christine and John McVie divorced in 1976 but remained friends and maintained a working relationship.

Rumours, released in 1977, became one of the bestselling albums of all time and included hits such as Second Hand News and You Make Loving Fun. In addition to several multi-platinum tracks, the record sold more than 40m copies worldwide. Speaking of that period, McVie recently told the Guardian: “We were having a blast and it felt incredible to us that we were writing those songs.”

PHOTO Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and John McVie in 2018.
Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and John McVie in 2018. Photograph: Greg Allen/PA


The album was recorded as “a pop album” and took its name and themes from the many turbulent breakups within the band and their drug use at the time. McVie said her drugs of choice were “cocaine and champagne”.

“Trauma. Trau-ma,” McVie later told Rolling Stone of the making of the album. “The sessions were like a cocktail party every night – people everywhere. We ended up staying in these weird hospital rooms … and of course John and me were not exactly the best of friends.”

This year, she described their relationship as “never as melodramatic as Stevie and Lindsey” and said they “occasionally write to each other or phone each other”.

McVie also released solo albums, the second of which, 1984’s Christine McVie, featured the hits Got a Hold on Me and Love Will Show Us How.

She later married the musician Eddy Quintella, who co-wrote songs with her, including Little Lies from the Fleetwood Mac album Tango in the Night. They divorced in 2003.

She took a hiatus from the band in 1998. “I just wanted to embrace being in the English countryside and not have to troop around on the road,” she said to the Guardian. “I moved to Kent, and I loved being able to walk around the streets, nobody knowing who I was. Then of course I started to miss it.”

In 2014 she returned and the band’s most recognisable lineup toured together. McVie recorded an album with Buckingham in 2017 called Lindsey Buckingham Christine McVie.

McVie’s death comes two years after the Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green died at the age of 73.

Tributes poured in online from within the music industry. The US band Haim, whose song Hallelujah was quoted by Nicks in her tribute to McVie, wrote: “The sisterhood Stevie and Christine had was so vital to us growing up. Seeing two strong women support each other in our favorite band has had such a huge impact on us throughout our lives.”

The official Twitter account for the band Garbage tweeted: “Gutted to learn about the passing of Christine McVie. Just gutted. Songbird forever.” Sheryl Crow also reacted on Twitter: “I am so sad to hear of Christine McVie going on to heaven. The world feels weird without her here. What a legend and an icon and an amazing human being.”

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https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2022/nov/30/christine-mcvie-life-in-pictures

Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie – a life in pictures

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Recently I read a post on the facebook page of Duran Duran, written by bassist John Taylor.

From Duran Duran's official Facebook page:

So so sad to hear about Christine McVie, an artist I held dear and close to my heart. One of the greatest all time songwriters, singers, and band members, she radiated both purity and sass in equal measure, bringing light to the music of the 70s. RIP. - John

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More tributes from other musicians:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/christine-mcvie-death-reactions-sheryl-crow-japanese-breakfast-remember-1234639212/

[FuzzyPlum]

Recently I read a post on the facebook page of Duran Duran, written by bassist John Taylor.

From Duran Duran's official Facebook page:

So so sad to hear about Christine McVie, an artist I held dear and close to my heart. One of the greatest all time songwriters, singers, and band members, she radiated both purity and sass in equal measure, bringing light to the music of the 70s. RIP. - John

That’s really great. Lovely to read.

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Twitter

Bill Clinton

@BillClinton
I’m saddened by the passing of Christine McVie. “Don’t Stop” was my ’92 campaign theme song - it perfectly captured the mood of a nation eager for better days. I’m grateful to Christine & Fleetwood Mac for entrusting us with such a meaningful song. I will miss her.

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This was posted on the official Facebook of the "Eagles" and reposted on Don Henley's page:

"We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Christine McVie. Hers was a vibrant, soulful spirit, and her music was, and will remain, a gift to the world. We had the utmost admiration and respect for Christine. We send our heartfelt condolences to her family, her bandmates, and her legions of fans."

[michelej1]

Recently I read a post on the facebook page of Duran Duran, written by bassist John Taylor.

From Duran Duran's official Facebook page:

So so sad to hear about Christine McVie, an artist I held dear and close to my heart. One of the greatest all time songwriters, singers, and band members, she radiated both purity and sass in equal measure, bringing light to the music of the 70s. RIP. - John

I like the inclusion of sass. Never forget.

[GypsySorcerer]

I like the inclusion of sass. Never forget.

She was Christine F*cking Perfect. And we won't forget it.

[DownOnRodeo]

Sheryl Crow: "The world feels weird without her here."
(from the RS article linked above by bombaysaffires)

[SaraRhiannon]

Sheryl Crow: "The world feels weird without her here."
(from the RS article linked above by bombaysaffires)

If that doesn’t say it all. 💔

[HomerMcvie]

Sheryl Crow: "The world feels weird without her here."
(from the RS article linked above by bombaysaffires)

This world will never be the same without her.

[Villavic]

I also have found words from Stephen Bishop, Belinda Carlslile, Slash, Melissa Etheridge, Susanna Hoffs, The Doors

[elle]

thanks bombaysaffires for sharing the full articles, it really helps to have these saved and displayed! many articles have removed paywall for these tributes, but many did not...

i love reading all the tributes from fellow musicians, whether hugely famous or relatively obscure - while general public and many people who call themselves FM fans may be clueless about Christine's huge legacy, musicians know better. it's so comforting and refreshing reading how revered and respected she is.

please all, paste the tweets and tributes that are so well deserved by our songbird!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Christine McVie had the most hits of anyone in Fleetwood Mac, yet was somehow the most underrated member. Never flashy, alway great. She was the glue that held all those crazy wonderful elements together. Her songs had a soulfulness unhampered by pretense. RIP.</p>&mdash; Drive-By Truckers (@drivebytruckers) <a href="https://twitter.com/drivebytruckers/status/1598086005005103104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s so sad to hear about Christine. A wonderful singer and songwriter. She will be missed but her music will last forever. Love &amp; Mercy to Christine’s family. <a href="https://t.co/3Yeod4ofDw">pic.twitter.com/3Yeod4ofDw</a></p>&mdash; Brian Wilson (@BrianWilsonLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianWilsonLive/status/1598095832536207360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">♥️ <a href="https://t.co/azHuNU92n2">pic.twitter.com/azHuNU92n2</a></p>&mdash; Debbie Harry/BLONDIE (@BlondieOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlondieOfficial/status/1598050436074074113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I'm so so gutted. My favorite member of Fleetwood Mac. An incredible talent and so, so cool. One of my greatest thrills was appearing onstage with her many years ago <a href="https://t.co/jGXGm5bSZw">https://t.co/jGXGm5bSZw</a> <a href="https://t.co/MSiDknSfAH">pic.twitter.com/MSiDknSfAH</a></p>&mdash; Kathy Valentine (@Kathy_Valentine) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kathy_Valentine/status/1598043898126815232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Deeply saddened to hear of Christine's passing. A beautiful soul; an amazing artist &amp; songwriter. It was a thrill to tour with Fleetwood Mac—I have so great many memories. Treasuring the track she sang on my 4th album “Never Stop Believing.” I will miss you, my friend. <a href="https://t.co/gmunxH5vNw">pic.twitter.com/gmunxH5vNw</a></p>&mdash; Christopher Cross (@itsMrCross) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsMrCross/status/1598061796413169664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh no. �� The voice of an angel. RIP <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/christinemcvie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#christinemcvie</a> Forever loved. <a href="https://t.co/mt4qWWkJ1Y">pic.twitter.com/mt4qWWkJ1Y</a></p>&mdash; Belinda Carlisle (@belindacarlisle) <a href="https://twitter.com/belindacarlisle/status/1598092971022647298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">�� R.I.P. ��<br><br>Nothing short of Magical Music &amp; Memories x <a href="https://t.co/eJ95cbf3Ig">pic.twitter.com/eJ95cbf3Ig</a></p>&mdash; Julian Lennon (@JulianLennon) <a href="https://twitter.com/JulianLennon/status/1598085468687851520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">‘I would rather go blind’….Christine Perfect RIP <br>Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies aged 79 <a href="https://t.co/ovpPcGs9g5">https://t.co/ovpPcGs9g5</a></p>&mdash; midge ure�� (@midgeure1) <a href="https://twitter.com/midgeure1/status/1598044828448788502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Christine McVie was a trailblazing <a href="https://t.co/MzUrzlQ2GD">https://t.co/MzUrzlQ2GD</a> 1970 she joined Fleetwood Mac who became one of the biggest bands in the history of popular music. She wrote popular music, effortlessly it seemed. Sweet and sensual, bluesy music.Much <a href="https://t.co/IKgiMCHEJ8">https://t.co/IKgiMCHEJ8</a> <a href="https://t.co/7DDIbajR5K">pic.twitter.com/7DDIbajR5K</a></p>&mdash; Michael Des Barres (@MDesbarres) <a href="https://twitter.com/MDesbarres/status/1598042694441259008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">RIP Christine x <a href="https://t.co/t3Rpyc9DPO">pic.twitter.com/t3Rpyc9DPO</a></p>&mdash; WILDERADO (@WILDERADO) <a href="https://twitter.com/WILDERADO/status/1598145898126913537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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[The Catdancer]

From Facebook this morning. I'm sure there are tons more.

Ann Wilson
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“Christine was a gem. Soulful, classy and a beautiful songwriter. ’Over my head’ was always my sultry, angelic favorite. Bon Voyage sweet soul!" - Ann

Jamie Lee Curtis

Songbird’, ‘Don’t Stop’, ‘You Make Loving Fun’, ‘Oh Daddy’, ‘Hold Me’, ‘Little Lies’, ‘Everywhere’.
Just some of the songs Christine McVie wrote, played keyboards on and sang lead vocals for Fleetwood Mac. The list of songs co-written by her is even more prestigious. A member of the band for five decades, these songs are eternal. Farewell Christine McVie x

Nancy Wilson

Christine McVie was an understated genius. Her songs will remain romantic blues anthems for all time. She was the moon to @stevienicks sun.
And together, they had a magic that will never be repeated.
Long live the queen

[The Catdancer]

In honor of Christine BBC 4 has changed its programming for tonight. They will air Christine McVie: Songbird followed by The Dance.

[jbrownsjr]

In honor of Christine BBC 4 has changed its programming for tonight. They will air Christine McVie: Songbird followed by The Dance.

That's amazing! I love the Songbird Film!

[Mr Scarrott]

A lovely appreciation by Alex Petridis in the Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/01/mother-earth-musical-prodigy-or-steely-powerhouse-the-enigma-of-christine-mcvie#comments

[bwboy]

Rolling Stone
‘She Sings to Me Every Night’: Christine McVie on Her Friendship with Stevie Nicks

When Stevie Nicks posed solo for a January 2015 cover of Rolling Stone, in the middle of a Fleetwood Mac tour, it wasn’t a particularly popular move among her bandmates. But one member of Fleetwood Mac did agree to give a secondary interview for my cover story on Nicks — her longtime “best friend in the whole world,” Christine McVie, who had just rejoined the band after many years of retirement. Here’s our conversation from December 2014, published in full for the first time.

I’ve just seen two shows in a row, and it’s wonderful to see you back with the band.

Oh, it’s the most amazing thing for me. Just fantastic. It’s almost like being in the middle of a soap opera again. It’s phenomenal. These people are across the stage from me, and it’s as if the years never existed. It’s absolutely dumbfounding.

In some ways, it does feel like you never left.

Yeah, well, I mean, everyone says that… so those years never existed! I’m going, “What the hell did I do?” For the last 15 years, I was living my country life.

Well, that sounds nice too, frankly.

It wasn’t bad.

There’s long been this sort of sexist assumption that it could be a problem to have two women in Fleetwood Mac, but in fact, you two seem to have always been happy to have each other. How did your relationship work?

When Mick first heard the Buckingham Nicks album in the Valley at whatever the recording studio was called, he listened to Lindsey’s guitar on that album and thought, this guy is bloody brilliant, we want him. And then we pushed Lindsey and he said, “Well, we are a duo, we come as a couple.” And so Mick came to me and said, “They have a girl involved here. You’re gonna have to meet her and see if you like her.” And we met and I instantly liked her. She and I are not competitive in any way at all. We’re totally different, but totally sympathetic with each other. We are dear, dear friends. We don’t have any competition on stage. She is who she is. I am who I am. Easy, easy, easy.

What makes you so different from each other?

I’m a tomboy, hanging out with the guys. I love men. I love hanging around with men. And Stevie is kind of a girly-girl. She loves hanging out with her girlfriends. Having grown up with Mick [Fleetwood] and John [McVie] all of those years prior to Stevie and Lindsey, I’ve grown to have rather a dark sense of humor. Which sort of comes with the territory with Mick, walking around with his wooden balls onstage. It’s just very comical to me. Stevie probably blushed a bit at the beginning. It’s just part and parcel of how I’ve been for the last 40 years of my life, living with Mick and John, and [original Fleetwood Mac member] Jeremy Spencer, who used to have a dildo on stage, you know. I’ve grown up with all of that stuff.

What’s it been like for you to witness the sort of endless soap opera between Stevie and Lindsey?

Well, I haven’t been, obviously, there for 15 years or so. So I had a bit of a break. But they coexist, and there is love between them and there is also angst. And that is something that make us who we are and why we are what we are. One just tries to be the mediator. They love each other and hate each other at the same time. I don’t really know how else to say it than that.

Has anything changed in that department over the time you were gone?

No, I don’t think anything’s changed. They are these incredible individuals, and they have this thing with each other and that’s never going to change. They have chemistry, enormous chemistry. For good or for bad. It’s real. Everything onstage is real, at that time, and offstage sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad. And that’s the truth. But it’s always interesting. They create fire. That’s a good thing.

Why has the band survived through all these endless changes?

I think it’s Mick. At the bottom of it all it’s Mick, he holds everything together. He’s the big daddy, the big cheese. He holds us all together and will not let this band die and he just goes on and on relentlessly making it the best it can be, and I think he’s succeeding. Because we all believe in this band. I mean even after me being gone for so long, I wanted to come back. And I said, “How would it be if I did come back?” They all wanted desperately for me to come back, and it has been astonishing. Really astonishing.

You’re obviously an accomplished keyboardist. Stevie, by her own admission, is not, but she’s such a great songwriter. How do you think that works?

Personally, I think it could be destructive to be too technical. So if you have piano lessons and you understand all your harmonies and arpeggios, et cetera, that can make you a bit too much of a muso. I think Stevie had the capability just to play the chords that make her happy, that make her sing. It would be Lindsey that comes in and translates her songs into chords. Then he comes to me, and he and I would work together. ‘Cause he and I have a fantastic musical connection. Chemistry, as well. It’s a different kind of chemistry from Stevie and Lindsey. But she comes in with her passion and her melody and puts her basic chords on it, and Lindsay has this phenomenal understanding of what she means… and I don’t. She comes to me with a song and I go, “I don’t know what the **** you mean.” You know? I don’t get that at all. But Lindsey does.

Like “Dreams,” for example, sounded like the most simplistic thing in the world. She played it to me when we were doing the Rumours album, and I said to her, “This is boring, this is really boring.” And she said, “No, I only made three segments out of two chords…” and it was the only Number One hit single we ever had! There’s two chords! There’s one basic note on the left hand on my part, and three chord changes in the right hand, and it’s all the same thing all the way through, except that the segments are being lifted into different things, you know.

It’s brilliant. How did the experience of two rehabs change Stevie? How is she different now?
Bloody well, that’s a hard one. Look, I mean, Stevie is straight as an arrow. She’s very direct, very honest, very self-obsessed in a way. And I don’t mean that in a bad way. She has her brand, you know? She’s an icon. She’s a genius. She’s a lovely, kind, beautiful woman and I love her to death. She and I are different, and I can’t not love the woman; she’s just amazing. She’s very, very generous in every, single department. In every single department.

In her backstage area, there’s a flood of children coming in. There’s a lot of love and warmth going on back there.

She sings to me! She sings to me on stage every night. She looks at me and sings, “I still see your bright eyes” in “Gypsy,” and she’s looking at me directly. And we’re happy to be back together. It’s good. She’s happy that I’m back on the road again. Another girl to hang out with. So it’s all good.

The push and pull between her solo stardom and Fleetwood Mac, how does that effect things? How does everyone in the band deal with it?

We all had a shot at that. Lindsey did, I did. Look, I mean, everyone has to have their space, and have their freedom to create and do what they want to do, and we all did that. And I think that’s important that we all gave each other the freedom to do that. Stevie was very successful at it. Others of us weren’t, not so much. Lindsey had a fantastic solo career, absolutely blood marvelous. I’d like to put that on record. I loved his solo stuff. We’re all five individuals just doing what we do. Somehow there’s chemistry between us, and we live and survive on that.

[jbrownsjr]

A lovely appreciation by Alex Petridis in the Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/01/mother-earth-musical-prodigy-or-steely-powerhouse-the-enigma-of-christine-mcvie#comments

Fantastic article! I really enjoyed that.

[Jondalar]

Here are some posts on social media sites from celebraties.

Bob Segar posted
"As a singer, songwriter and keyboard player, Christine was an undeniable talent, responsible for so much of the success of the great rock band Fleetwood Mac. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and the band in this difficult time."

Ann Wilson posted
“Christine was a gem. Soulful, classy and a beautiful songwriter. ’Over my head’ was always my sultry, angelic favorite. Bon Voyage sweet soul!" - Ann

Sheryl Crow posted
I am so sad to hear of Christine McVie going on to heaven. The world feels weird without her here. What a legend and an icon and an amazing human being. RIP

Nancy Wilson posted
Christine McVie was an understated genius. Her songs will remain romantic blues anthems for all time. She was the moon to @stevienicks sun.
And together, they had a magic that will never be repeated.
Long live the queen. ��

Chris Isaak posted
A great woman is gone. I was talking about her and her amazing music just a day before hearing she had passed away. I was on my tour bus and the band started talking about Christine’s music. Unanimous fans, my drummer Kenney remembered, “I’ll never forget that Chinese dinner we had in London with her. She was so humble…so modest. So sweet.” I was at that dinner and I remembered it the same way. Her kindness was no surprise to me. Years before, on my first trip to Paris, I had bumped into Christine as I was coming back to my hotel. Her limo was parked out front and she rolled down the window and asked me, “don’t you love Paris?!” And I confessed, I hadn’t seen anything. My record company had kept me sequestered in a room doing interviews every day. She looked shocked and asked, “did you at least see the Eiffel Tower? Or Notre Dame?” I answered, “nothing.” She said, “get in.” I got in her car and she drove me all around Paris pointing out all of the sights. I’ll never forget that act of kindness. I still can’t look at Paris without smiling.
Later on, I would go see her on stage being a rock star in Fleetwood Mac, but I always felt I had seen a glimpse of who she really was. She was a wonderful woman. I miss her. I’m gonna put on her music now. She lives.

Mike Campbell posted
Oh dear…..sweet Christine has left us…..that voice, those eyes, that smile. No one like her in the universe.
I remember in rehearsal once after playing “I’d Rather Go Blind,” she looked at me and said, “I like playing the blues with you, Mike.” I’ve never met anyone with such an angelic aura. Always so kind to everyone.

Haim the Band posted
we write this with tears in our eyes and all over our faces. the sisterhood Stevie and Christine had was so vital to us growing up. seeing two strong women support each other in our favorite band has had such a huge impact on us throughout our lives. from playing “say that you love me” in rockinhaim since 1999 to seeing christine sing “over my head” live in 2015, she has been a constant inspiration. rip beautiful songbird ❤️❤️❤️

Duran Duran posted
So so sad to hear about Christine McVie, an artist I held dear and close to my heart. One of the greatest all time songwriters, singers, and band members, she radiated both purity and sass in equal measure, bringing light to the music of the 70s. RIP. - John

Roseanne Cash posted
Such a great songwriter, singer, and a beautiful presence in Fleetwood Mac. A truly sad loss. #christinemcvie

Rita Wilson posted
We have lost our songbird
@christinemcvieofficial Christine Perfect
McVie. Christine showed me that a woman
could compose, play and be a leader of a
band. Her hits are massive only equaled by
her humility. I always felt she loved her place
behind the keys, secure in her talent. This
year she did an orchestral album called
Songbird of many of her hits. She was still
creating, still curious. I never got to meet her
but I feel as if I know her through her music.
What a gift she has been to her fans all over
the world. Her music lives on.

Bill Clinton posted
I’m saddened by the passing of Christine McVie. “Don’t Stop” was my ’92 campaign theme song - it perfectly captured the mood of a nation eager for better days. I’m grateful to Christine & Fleetwood Mac for entrusting us with such a meaningful song. I will miss her.

Neil Finn posted
It’s a very sad day. Christine McVie was a unique and soulful woman, supremely gifted songwriter and a warm and wonderful friend. I am so grateful to have shared some hours in her beautiful presence.

Steve Winwood
“Christine was a lovely lady. I knew her briefly in the early days of the blues and folk scene in Birmingham, then later in the mid 80s when she lived in L.A., and shortly after I was lucky and privileged to play on one of her solo albums.
She had a beautiful alto voice that had elements of blues and church choral music, which in many ways set her apart from some of her melismatic contemporaries. Her beautiful, syllabic style was a joy to listen to. Together with her engaging, heartfelt songs she will be greatly missed. R.I.P. Christine” - SW

[Villavic]

Billy Burnette just twitted, including Everywhere live from 1987. But no words. I guess he thought they are not necessary

https://twitter.com/Billy_Burnette/status/1598369076933693445

[michelej1]

Steve Winwood posted. I’m not able to copy and paste on my iPad.

[Jondalar]

Steve Winwood posted. I’m not able to copy and paste on my iPad.

I added his post.

[SteveMacD]

That Chris Isaac tribute was awesome!!!

[jbrownsjr]

That Chris Isaac tribute was awesome!!!

I could actually picture her in the limo!!!:lol:

[SteveMacD]

One of my all time favorite Christine McVie stories was Steve D’s (ChiliD) run-in with the band (literally) at an Eric Clapton show.

He was running up the stairs, wasn’t looking ahead, and ended up accidentally running into Lindsey and Richard. He apologized, but they were clearly annoyed. Christine came to his rescue and said something like “Come with me before you take out my bandmates.”

[jbrownsjr]

I remember that one. I made him tell it a few times.

[michelej1]

I added his post.

Thank you.

[elle]

Jimmy Paxson's public post on FB, talking about BuckVie tour he did with her:

I can’t really muster all the words. She was incomparably cool… The tour we did was cooler than cool too… I can’t believe she’s left the physical realm. I’m completely shocked actually. I have a lot of fond memories… One that really sticks out is when I told her I was going to create cymbal stands out of mannikins and she replied “I guess the next question Jimmy is exactly what kind of drugs are you on ?”… She was fun, funny and full of love. I’ll never forget after that tour when I was rehearsing with Steve Miller and Billy Gibbons for a private event on which she too was on the bill and she walked in, propped herself up on a road case and just listened in joy as we rehearsed… I looked and said to myself “That’s Christine ****ing McVie, she’s so cool - why am I so calm ?” - yeah sure I was in her band and we were beyond comfortable playing together, but inside I’ve always been beyond enamored with everything Christine and I will love and miss her forever. This is truly shocking. Love to fans, family and friends everywhere. If you knew her you knew and if you didn’t just know that she was all the wonderful things you could imagine and more. I’m grateful for the times together (still shocked they even happened) and even more shocked at her passing. It is shocking to hear of her passing. Rest on songbird ll: ❤️x's ∞ ²:ll Unreal.

[elle]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Christine McVie’s sudden passing is profoundly heartbreaking. Not only were she and I part of the magical family of Fleetwood Mac, to me Christine was a musical comrade, a friend, a soul mate, a sister... (1/2) <a href="https://t.co/idyuBMqH1n">pic.twitter.com/idyuBMqH1n</a></p>&mdash; Lindsey Buckingham (@LBuckingham) <a href="https://twitter.com/LBuckingham/status/1598448185441243139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[michelej1]

Jimmy Paxson's public post on FB, talking about BuckVie tour he did with her:

I can’t really muster all the words. She was incomparably cool… The tour we did was cooler than cool too… I can’t believe she’s left the physical realm. I’m completely shocked actually. I have a lot of fond memories… One that really sticks out is when I told her I was going to create cymbal stands out of mannikins and she replied “I guess the next question Jimmy is exactly what kind of drugs are you on ?”… She was fun, funny and full of love. I’ll never forget after that tour when I was rehearsing with Steve Miller and Billy Gibbons for a private event on which she too was on the bill and she walked in, propped herself up on a road case and just listened in joy as we rehearsed… I looked and said to myself “That’s Christine ****ing McVie, she’s so cool - why am I so calm ?” - yeah sure I was in her band and we were beyond comfortable playing together, but inside I’ve always been beyond enamored with everything Christine and I will love and miss her forever. This is truly shocking. Love to fans, family and friends everywhere. If you knew her you knew and if you didn’t just know that she was all the wonderful things you could imagine and more. I’m grateful for the times together (still shocked they even happened) and even more shocked at her passing. It is shocking to hear of her passing. Rest on songbird ll: ❤️x's ∞ ²:ll Unreal.

What kind of drugs are you on.

What a human being. How is someone like that? She had an ego. She had pride. She had a temper, but there was an all-encompassing spirit of selflessness where she was happy being another musician at core, not the star, not the boss. A musician with a magic voice and hooks for days. Falling, falling, falling.

[elle]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Christine was a musical comrade, a friend, a soul mate, a sister.”<a href="https://t.co/AN8TyCVPir">https://t.co/AN8TyCVPir</a></p>&mdash; Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) <a href="https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/1598474038300610561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lindsey-buckingham-christine-mvcie-fleetwood-mac-1234640008/

LAST GOODBYE
Lindsey Buckingham Remembers ‘Soul Mate’ Christine McVie in Handwritten Letter
Buckingham and McVie released a joint album, outside of their work in Fleetwood Mac, in 2017

BY TOMÁS MIER

DECEMBER 1, 2022

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie visit the SiriusXM Studio on June 9, 2017 in New York City. CINDY ORD/GETTY IMAGES FOR SIRIUSXM

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM IS the last of Fleetwood Mac’s star lineup to share a public tribute for his late bandmate Christine McVie. On Friday, a day after her death at age 79, Buckingham shared a handwritten note about his “musical comrade,” as he remembered the beloved Songbird‘s legacy and their chemistry.

“Christine McVie’s sudden passing is profoundly heartbreaking,” read the note, posted to Instagram. “Not only were she and I part of the magical family of Fleetwood Mac, to me Christine was a musical comrade, a friend, a soul mate, a sister.”

“For over four decades, we helped each other create a beautiful body of work and a lasting legacy that continues to resonate today,” Buckingham added. “I feel very lucky to have known her. Though she will be deeply missed, her spirit will live on through that body of work and that legacy.”


McVie, who was the co-lead-vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter for Fleetwood Mac, died Wednesday “following a short illness,” according to her family. In an interview with Rolling Stone back in June, McVie acknowledged that she was in “quite bad health.” She said she was struggling with a “chronic back problem,” though didn’t offer any further details.

She was a member of the band during its star years, joining Fleetwood Mac in 1970. Aside from a brief reunion, she returned to the group full-time in 2014, when according to Rolling Stone‘s Rob Sheffield, “the songbird regained her hunger to write.”

Along with working together in Fleetwood Mac, McVie and Buckingham released a joint album, Buckingham McVie, in 2017, featuring songs like “In My World” and “Lay Down for Free.” The project also had background appearances from fellow Fleetwood Mac members Fleetwood Mac and John McVie but missed an appearance from Stevie Nicks.

“They bring out something impressively nasty in each other, trading off songs in the mode of 1982’s Mirage – California sunshine on the surface, but with a heart of darkness,” read a Rolling Stone review about the joint project, referring to their musical synergy as “kinky chemistry.”

Following her death Wednesday, Fleetwood Mac shared a message to fans about her passing, calling McVie “truly one-of-a-kind” and “talented beyond measure.”

“She was the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best friend anyone could have in their life,” read the note. “We were so lucky to have a life with her. Individually and together, we cherished Christine deeply and are thankful for the amazing memories we have. She will be so very missed.”

Shortly after, Stevie Nicks — like Buckingham — posted a handwritten note for her “best friend.”

“A few hours ago I was told that my best friend in the whole world since the first day of 1975, had passed away. I didn’t even know she was Ill,” Nicks wrote in the letter, which she posted on social media. “Since Saturday, one song has been swirling around in my head, over and over and over. I thought I might possibly get to sing it to her and so, I’m singing it to her now. I always knew I would need these words one day.”

Nicks then quoted Haim’s “Hallelujah,” which reflects on the death of a friend and cherishing the memories they made. Nicks signed off her note by writing to McVie, “See you on the other side, my love. Don’t forget me.”

In a separate statement, Mick Fleetwood paid tribute to his longtime bandmate, “This is a day where my dear sweet Friend Christine McVie has taken to flight… and left us, earthbound folks, to listen with bated breath to the sounds of that ‘songbird,’ reminding one and all that love is all around us to reach for and touch in this precious life that is gifted to us.”

[SteveMacD]

So, I held it together until I saw a video of Harry Styles singing “Songbird” last night just a few minutes ago.

[Street_Dreamer]

From Bekka's Facebook page: Graceful, Bright & Beautiful CHRISTINE McVIE⭐️
Thank You Dear ,Darling Songbird…. For the gift of Time.. the kindness and , for, indeed..the Music .
I’ll continue to Learn from You , Sweet Lady.🙏🏼❤️

Bekka's fan page also posted this photo which I'd never seen before.

https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/316957005_5647571328655931_4562514855176648074_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=cVbNxnr5-DQAX8BkrVB&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=00_AfCZ-4HeqjZeEUhsV3B740H_R9bAxMk0vz-exLpxskTKyw&oe=638EEF89

[SteveMacD]

Bekka's fan page also posted this photo which I'd never seen before.


There were two photos from that. It was Mick, John, Christine, and Dave (Billy was out of the band at that point). There's one of them playing and one of them posing, with Bekka and Christine wearing fake beards.

ETA:While I can't find the one with them playing, I did see this:

https://64.media.tumblr.com/c4b52efe460f6ff637f2e1c81ba59aa3/tumblr_inline_ojql84o7HU1qc8vk7_540.jpg

[Jondalar]

Keith Urban did a nice tribute to Christine at his concert. He sang three of her songs and talked about her.

[michelej1]

Yes, I just watched Urban and it gave me chills. He sounded good and so touching. Beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR4sQzl3jbg

[aleuzzi]

Yes, I just watched Urban and it gave me chills. He sounded good and so touching. Beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR4sQzl3jbg

Wow—of all the musical tributes, this one moved me the most. So earnest and intimate. And the crowd singing along without the lyrics posted on the screen behind him. And the lovely pictures of Christine herself. You can tell he truly dug her.

[aleuzzi]

A cool article:

https://www.theringer.com/music/2022/12/1/23488194/christine-mcvie-fleetwood-mac-obit

[Mr Scarrott]

Yes, I just watched Urban and it gave me chills. He sounded good and so touching. Beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR4sQzl3jbg

I completely lost it watching and listening to that. Wonderful.

[aleuzzi]

I completely lost it watching and listening to that. Wonderful.

Right?!

Also, the Chris Isaac and Jimmy Paxson tributes are cool to read.

[Villavic]

So, I held it together until I saw a video of Harry Styles singing “Songbird” last night just a few minutes ago.

It wasn't included in his setlist on Lima last tuesday; so it was a sudden beautiful tribute he made last night in Chile.

[jbrownsjr]

Yes, I just watched Urban and it gave me chills. He sounded good and so touching. Beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR4sQzl3jbg

That's so touching, I'm at a loss for words.

[jbrownsjr]

A cool article:

https://www.theringer.com/music/2022/12/1/23488194/christine-mcvie-fleetwood-mac-obit

Wow this conclusion of a paragraph!!

But while her bandmates brought the flash and the tragic backstories, she brought the pop smarts and elegance. But she also provides a necessary counterbalance. She was a sturdy, unpretentious hard worker in a band full of wild animals, a reasonable person in a band of unreasonable people, and ultimately an idealistic and a romantic in a band that specialized in disillusionment. It’s a balance that improbably worked, and because of her steady hand, Fleetwood Mac seemed to be everywhere, and in places you would never have expected to find them. She gave us all the love in the world, and we gave it right back to her.

[Villavic]

Dennis Dunstan (former manager) posted two pics in his instagram, with these words:

Woke this morning to the devastating news.. Christine McVie, one of my dearest friends with whom I got to share so many amazing memories has passed.. Too shocked to say a lot atm but to say we have lost one heck of an amazing talent and human being would be a gross understatement ..The Songbird has left the building… way way too soon

Warm Ways… Dont “Ever” Stop Thinking About Tomorrow!! Will be missed dearly by the entire Mac Family

[dougl]

A nice article from Billboard

https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/christine-mcvie-dead-appreciation-fleetwood-mac-1235179553/

[jbrownsjr]

https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/bill-clinton-tribute-christine-mcvie-fleetwood-mac-dont-stop-1235179382/

Don't Stop was not co-written, Billboard! It was co-sung.

[Villavic]

Sara Lynn Fleetwood (Sara Recor) twitted too on wednesday:

OH MY GOD! CHRISTINE. OH NO YOU GUYS. OUR SONGBIRD. SHE IS NO LONGER HERE��️��️��️��️��️��️��️��️��️��️��️��️��️��️��️��️oh no!!!!!

I knew this day would come. Im in shock.

[michelej1]

Wow—of all the musical tributes, this one moved me the most. So earnest and intimate. And the crowd singing along without the lyrics posted on the screen behind him. And the lovely pictures of Christine herself. You can tell he truly dug her.

And it was put together with so little notice too.

[jmn3]

Wow this conclusion of a paragraph!!

But while her bandmates brought the flash and the tragic backstories, she brought the pop smarts and elegance. But she also provides a necessary counterbalance. She was a sturdy, unpretentious hard worker in a band full of wild animals, a reasonable person in a band of unreasonable people, and ultimately an idealistic and a romantic in a band that specialized in disillusionment. It’s a balance that improbably worked, and because of her steady hand, Fleetwood Mac seemed to be everywhere, and in places you would never have expected to find them. She gave us all the love in the world, and we gave it right back to her.

I had a horrible week before news of Chris' death became known and so I've just continued to be numb all week. But this really brought a tear to my eyes. Beautifully said.

[Street_Dreamer]

I hope that the amount of love and tributes that Christine has received since her passing will get the powers to be to (finally) release the documentary and live concert from '84 on DVD or preferably Blu-Ray. Her Fleetwood Mac material will always garner the most attention but that album is so underrated to me. The doc has so many fantastic moments and quotes from Chris and the concert is the one time we get to see her "on her own".

She deserves all of the praise she's receiving and I hope that people will find that she did some great things outside of Fleetwood Mac too.

[Street_Dreamer]

Also, I just came across this playlist on Amazon. What is nice about it is that it's all stuff from completely outside of Fleetwood Mac.

REDISCOVER Christine McVie: https://www.amazon.com/music/player/playlists/B0BNP6HVZZ?ref=sr_1_53&keywords=christine+mcvie&crid=39CUW8CXWU6KO&sprefix=christine+mcvi%2Caps%2C148&qid=1670048751&sr=8-53

[bwboy]

I hope that the amount of love and tributes that Christine has received since her passing will get the powers to be to (finally) release the documentary and live concert from '84 on DVD or preferably Blu-Ray. Her Fleetwood Mac material will always garner the most attention but that album is so underrated to me. The doc has so many fantastic moments and quotes from Chris and the concert is the one time we get to see her "on her own".

She deserves all of the praise she's receiving and I hope that people will find that she did some great things outside of Fleetwood Mac too.

YES! It would be so wonderful if those were to be rereleased! There are a few items that fans may consider to be the Holy Grail of Fleetwood Mac fandom;

- The Christine McVie and live concert from 1984.
- A Deluxe Edition of her 1984 album.
- The rest of the songs from the Mirage concert that weren’t included in the video or audio releases.
- Anything at all, video or audio, of the FM concert at the Kentucky Derby with Steve Winwood in the band.
- Behind the Mask Deluxe Edition, along with the other songs by Christine during that era such as Love Shines and Heart of Stone.

I’m afraid the first thing we’ll get will be a packaging of her Fleetwood Mac songs, from beginning to end. While that would be awesome to see her FM songs collected so the casual fan could appreciate her music and contributions to FM, it’s the Holy Grail items most true fans want, and not just a repackaging of material already available.

[estranged4life]

The USC band page on facebook (The Spirit of Troy) sent out a message of "#FightOnForever Christine McVie."

Also during the PAC 12 Championship game last night FOX played a small portion of "Say You Love Me" going into a commercial break.

[Macfan4life]

What's going on in the UK? I was expecting the King to declare Christine Perfect McVie day or something.

[Ulpian]

What's going on in the UK? I was expecting the King to declare Christine Perfect McVie day or something.

I always wondered why there was no honour for Christine, at least, given her enormous contribution to British music. So many others of her generation received an honour like an MBE, OBE, CBE or even a Damehood. I had suspected that she might have been offered one and refused out of modesty (or perhaps she wasn’t a monarchist), but remembered that back in 2000 she accepted an honorary doctorate and so that sort of thing was not beneath her.

[michelej1]

When Bill Clinton used Don’t Stop, I was happy as a fan because it triggered the band reunion. But now I am thinking of what a boon it must have been for her personally. Politics aside, the song became an anthem, outside of FM concerts. I am happy to have had her singled out, in retrospect.

[Macfan4life]

When Bill Clinton used Don’t Stop, I was happy as a fan because it triggered the band reunion. But now I am thinking of what a boon it must have been for her personally. Politics aside, the song became an anthem, outside of FM concerts. I am happy to have had her singled out, in retrospect.
Yes, I agree. I always got a kick out of her saying in 1995 that she would have never voted for him but she was honored he used the song. That's pretty rare.
It did turn into an anthem. The Mac always played it early in their set. Chris had it as the last or encore on her solo tour. Then the Mac used it as their encore ever since. During the farewell tour in 1990 it had the arena bouncing as their first encore.

[Street_Dreamer]

The beginning of Got A Hold On Me was just played going to commercial on Sunday Night Football.

[SteveMacD]

The beginning of Got A Hold On Me was just played going to commercial on Sunday Night Football.

All of the games I’ve seen this weekend had at least one Christine song going into break.

[jmn3]

All of the games I’ve seen this weekend had at least one Christine song going into break.

Same. I also caught Go Your Own Way going into a break during the Vikings/Jets game.

Jim Nantz called her Christine McVEIGH while Don’t Stop played :rolleyes:

[jbrownsjr]

Same. I also caught Go Your Own Way going into a break during the Vikings/Jets game.

Jim Nantz called her Christine McVEIGH while Don’t Stop played :rolleyes:

I've heard some "Christie", too. That drives me nuts.

[jmn3]

I've heard some "Christie", too. That drives me nuts.

Yep same. But to be fair, I’ve heard “Christie” at Fleetwood Mac concerts. And at a concert where she was in the band!

[jbrownsjr]

Yep same. But to be fair, I’ve heard “Christie” at Fleetwood Mac concerts. And at a concert where she was in the band!

Was it Lindsay? haha

[jmn3]

Was it Lindsay? haha

She’s the blonde who sings thunder only happens and gold rush woman?

Also things I’ve heard..

[Moz]

She’s the blonde who sings thunder only happens and gold rush woman?

Also things I’ve heard..

She also sings Crimson and Clover...

[tango87]

CBS just posted this unaired interview with Christine from 2014. Her answers are so honest and considered - none of the evasion, psychobabble or word salads you might have got from... other band members...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmUd115R7U

She really was their greatest asset.

[jbrownsjr]

CBS just posted this unaired interview with Christine from 2014. Her answers are so honest and considered - none of the evasion, psychobabble or word salads you might have got from... other band members...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmUd115R7U

She really was their greatest asset.

I have to stop watching because every time I see her eyes... it hits me.

What a beautiful soul... uhhhh!! Thanks for posting.. I'll try and get through it.

[Street_Dreamer]

Another nice tribute to Christine: https://youtu.be/cdbnLN_aZug

[jbrownsjr]

Another nice tribute to Christine: https://youtu.be/cdbnLN_aZug

That was fun to watch. I didn't have to stop myself from weeping.

[BLY]

Another nice tribute to Christine: https://youtu.be/cdbnLN_aZug


I love how Christine recognizes Lindsey making her songs “Fleetwood Mac” songs.

[aleuzzi]

CBS just posted this unaired interview with Christine from 2014. Her answers are so honest and considered - none of the evasion, psychobabble or word salads you might have got from... other band members...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmUd115R7U

She really was their greatest asset.

This was a great interview. She seemed so calm, clear, and happy. I especially liked the way she politely demolished Mick’s “sold my soul to the company store” cliche.

This was eight years ago. She seemed much younger than she looked and sounded on her “Songbird” documentary. Something might have been ailing her even then.

[Street_Dreamer]

Another great tribute: https://youtu.be/Koi5ntcid_M

[jbrownsjr]

Another great tribute: https://youtu.be/Koi5ntcid_M

Fantastic!

[The Catdancer]

From Todd Sharp:

Around 1970, Cleveland, Ohio
Dreams
I’m 14, working at Record Revolution on Coventry Road. Off days I’m at Bill deArango’s Guitar Studio which was a well of guitar enthusiasm and musical activity.
I’m playing in various bands and spending a lot of time with guitar in hand and headphones on – copping records. Fleetwood Mac is definitely in my mix from their first album “Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac” and onward through their second or third evolution including Christine McVie. Bare Trees got a lot of play at my house– “Spare Me A Little of Your Love” and “Homeward Bound” both got me. That voice and phrasing – Christine McVie from Chicken Shack. I also had her first Christine Perfect solo record. That honey coated voice. She got me. Those were days of woodshedding, figuring out how to work a guitar and dreaming of getting out of the land of Cleves and onto the bigger stages.
1978 – after two years with Daryl Hall & John Oates I’ve landed in LA and snagged an audition with Bob Welch from Fleetwood Mac. Bob had just released his first solo album - French Kiss. I walked into a rehearsal room at S.I.R. and found Bob with a bass around his neck and Mick Fleetwood sitting behind a drum kit. It was a moment. Here were two musicians that I had been admiring for a long time. It clicked. We got on like we had known each other for years. Mick was managing Bob and helping him get his band together and they hired me on the spot. Dreams.
It seemed that we (Bob) opened every US Fleetwood Mac show over the next few years and I got sort of adopted into the FM family at that point. There was an invitation from Mick to join him in Ghana, Africa to record his first solo record which I will someday write a book about. Somewhere in there I worked with another FM family artist - Danny Douma, and that is when I first really got to know Christine McVie. We spent a few nights together with Danny and his producer Nick Van Marth, at Village Recorders overdubbing on Danny’s “Night Eyes” record. Fleetwood Mac was recording “Tusk” in the next room.
Christine was from my perspective - a very comfortable rock star. She was fun, easy to know and she would often ring Angela and I to come over and have dinner and hang out. We became good friends. Even best friends for a while. I spent the next few years bouncing around LA trying to get a band going, writing songs, recording demos and doing any sessions I could get. One night I played Chris a demo I had just recorded. She loved the song and volunteered to come to the studio and sing background vocals on it. Dreams.
Not long after that, Christine asked if I would be interested to help her get a band together and to help her write songs for a solo record she was going to record during a Mac hiatus. So in about 1983 she picked me up, dusted me off and said come on, we’re going to write a batch of songs and put a band together and record an album in Europe with producer Russ Titleman. And don’t you know I have nearly every record Russ Titleman and Lenny Waronker have produced in my collection. I think I said – “pinch me” am I dreaming? Did Christine McVie just invite me to help her write an album and flush out a band to record it? Dreams..
We spent a few months writing, recruited George Hawkins and Stephen Ferrone to the band and then travelled to Montreux Switzerland to record the album. Lindsey Buckingham popped in and added his brilliance to a few of the tracks. Stephen Bruton joined us on guitar for the follow up tour and Billy Burnette lent a hand as well. These people have been my lifelong friends.
I introduced Chris to her husband Eddy Quintella who I had become friends with at Montreux. She took me to England with her where we worked with Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton and Ray Cooper - at the legendary Olympic Studios in London. James Taylor stopped in for an afternoon and we just hung out. Dreams…
The album – Christine McVie came out in 1984 and produced the Hot 100 top 10 hit “Got A Hold on Me” and top 40 “Love Will Show Us How”. We wrote both songs together.
Christine McVie. You left this place better than you found it for sure. Your music and voice will live on forever. I will never forget the opportunity you offered me and the confidence you instilled in me. I will never forget your beautiful soul, your grace, friendship and generosity. I wish I could have had the chance to tell you that one more time. Perhaps I will one day when we get together to write more songs and laugh again. Today I am heart broken.
Love always your friend,
Todd

[jbrownsjr]

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/first-aid-kit-cover-songbird-133057901.html

[dougl]

https://youtu.be/OrMxQrNxXfY

[hs421139]

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246073826/christine-mcvie
:angel:



Christine McVie Famous memorial
ORIGINAL NAME
Christine Anne Perfect
BIRTH
12 Jul 1943
Bouth, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England
DEATH
30 Nov 2022 (aged 79)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
BURIAL
Cremated
MEMORIAL ID
246073826

[jbrownsjr]

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246073826/christine-mcvie
:angel:



Christine McVie Famous memorial
ORIGINAL NAME
Christine Anne Perfect
BIRTH
12 Jul 1943
Bouth, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England
DEATH
30 Nov 2022 (aged 79)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
BURIAL
Cremated
MEMORIAL ID
246073826

Gosh, even that made me have tears. :distress:

[HomerMcvie]

It still seems like a bad dream...

I wonder why it says burial and cremated?

[aleuzzi]

There's an adorable story about Christine and John at Cleveland.com which I was able to read on my phone this morning but is now blocked by a pay wall.

https://www.google.com/search?q=christine+mcvie+cleveland&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS800US800&oq=chris&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j46i67j0i131i433i512l2j69i60l3.1599j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


The gist of the story is, a radio station in Cleveland wanted to have a marketing angle that would tied them to the band in 1977 when RUMOURS was really hot. An employee learned John loved penguins, so she used her connections with the Cleveland zoo to broker a deal with the band to purchase two penguins, one to be called Peter (after Peter Green). Then, the radio station would ask the Cleveland community for donations to support the purchase. Anyway, the band loved the idea, and Christine and John attended the ceremony. There's a cute picture of John holding a Rockhopper while Christine delicately touches it.

The radio station staff remembers Christine being one of the most lovely, down-to-earth people, so unlike any rock star they had met. She was kind, funny, and warm.

Hope someone is able to access the article and copy it here.

[Penguin Emeritus]

There's an adorable story about Christine and John at Cleveland.com which I was able to read on my phone this morning but is now blocked by a pay wall.

https://www.google.com/search?q=christine+mcvie+cleveland&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS800US800&oq=chris&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j46i67j0i131i433i512l2j69i60l3.1599j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


The gist of the story is, a radio station in Cleveland wanted to have a marketing angle that would tied them to the band in 1977 when RUMOURS was really hot. An employee learned John loved penguins, so she used her connections with the Cleveland zoo to broker a deal with the band to purchase two penguins, one to be called Peter (after Peter Green). Then, the radio station would ask the Cleveland community for donations to support the purchase. Anyway, the band loved the idea, and Christine and John attended the ceremony. There's a cute picture of John holding a Rockhopper while Christine delicately touches it.

The radio station staff remembers Christine being one of the most lovely, down-to-earth people, so unlike any rock star they had met. She was kind, funny, and warm.

Hope someone is able to access the article and copy it here.

I love that story and that picture. I've actually had that photo as my lockscreen picture for the last 3 months, it's so sweet. always makes me happy to look at it.

--Lis

[Penguin Emeritus]

It still seems like a bad dream...

I wonder why it says burial and cremated?

I guess Burial is just the title for that section. I suppose family makes decision on what to do with cremated remains. Some folks bury them. Others keep at home or scatter where the deceased has requested.

A friend in the UK told me cremation is quite popular there these days.

ugh it all still makes me so sad.

--Lis

[jmn3]

Remembering when Christine McVie & Fleetwood Mac gave a penguin to the Cleveland zoo

By John Benson, special to cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Christine McVie, who passed away recently at age 79 after a short illness, was known as Fleetwood Mac’s “Songbird” in honor of her 1977 “Rumours”-era hit. But around Cleveland, she’s also remembered for her part in a tale involving another sort of bird.

Former WMMS-FM/100.7 program director John Gorman recounted the tale recently, shortly after learning of McVie’s passing. It goes back 45 years to the time that the Buzzard helped the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band donate penguins to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

The marketing promotion took place in 1977 when Fleetwood Mac was arguably the world’s biggest rock ‘n’ roll group, a superstar act at the height of its multiplatinum “Rumours” success.

“When ‘Rumours’ came out, we said this is going to be the biggest album of the year,” Gorman said. “There was no doubt in our mind. It was an adult-themed album, musically diverse.

“I remember being told by the Warner Bros. person that they actually alone sold a million copies of ‘Rumours’ in the Greater Cleveland market. It was like, we have to get behind this band, get to know this band and do everything we can with the band. That was one of our goals.”

With Fleetwood Mac booked for two sold-out 1977 September dates at the old Richfield Coliseum, Gorman looked for an edge to put the Buzzard over competitors WGCL and M105.

He asked for ideas from WMMS personnel. That’s when Public Service Director Rhonda Kiefer had an interesting thought.

“It was Rhonda who said, ‘They have a penguin as a logo. We have a buzzard as a logo. What if the Buzzard donated a penguin to the Cleveland Zoo?’” Gorman said.

“I told Rhonda, ‘OK, figure it out and we’ll do it.’ That’s how it came about.”

Kiefer added, “I remember sitting in my office, wracking my brain about what can we do that would be big, that would get Fleetwood Mac’s attention and would be good for the community.

“We knew (Fleetwood Mac bassist) John McVie had a thing for penguins. Honestly, when I got the idea, I didn’t expect it to happen. I thought this was kind of crazy. It was just like a miracle that it all worked out.”

It’s one thing to think up a promotional campaign and another to pull it off. Luckily for Kiefer, she had various ties to the Northeast Ohio nonprofit community, which included the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

“When we broached the idea with the zoo, they were like, ‘Let’s do this’ and they pursued it,” Kiefer said.

“They were able to get a pair of penguins and John worked through Warner Bros. Records. We kind of pulled it all together.”

Gorman said at the time a penguin was about $800 (roughly $4,000 in 2022 dollars).


In town for the Richfield Coliseum dates, both John McVie and his then-wife, Christine, visited the Cleveland Zoo.

The photo opportunity found the two rock stars presenting a check to the zoo for future Humboldt penguin donations (one of which, a male, would be named Peter after the band’s founder Peter Green).

The pair posed for cameras while holding a Rockhopper penguin named Rocky in the indoor refrigerated Bird Building room.

“I know John was so excited to hold the penguin and Christine was kind of squeamish,” Kiefer said. “John was the one who loved penguins and Christine didn’t want to hold it but she warmed up to the penguin after a few minutes.

“They were both tickled. I don’t think they had come that close to a penguin so it was a good experience for them as well.”

Gorman said the Buzzard milked the penguin donations for the better part of the next year leading up to the band’s iconic World Series of Rock performance in August 1978 at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium.

“They absolutely loved it,” Gorman said. “That was something both Christine and John were saying nobody ever thought of before.

“For whatever reason, John McVie loves penguins. He told us he lived near the London Zoo and sometimes he would just go down and see the penguins, chill out and get his head together.”

Considering Fleetwood Mac followed up “Rumours” with “Tusk” a few years later, Kiefer confirmed the station didn’t consider donating an elephant to the zoo.

“No, we did not but I love elephants,” Kiefer said. “They’re probably my favorite.”

As for his memory of Christine McVie, Gorman said in a world of rock stars she was as down-to-earth as they come. She was the band’s keyboardist and one of its three singer-songwriters, writing and singing on many of its biggest hits, including “Songbird,” “Everywhere,” “You Make Loing Fun,” “Don’t Stop,” “Little Lies” and more.

“She was one of the most wonderful people I ever met in my life,” Gorman said. “I can’t say enough good things about her. You would never know she was a rock star.

“I think Christine was probably like the den mother of Fleetwood Mac. She, as much as anybody, kept that band together.”

[jbrownsjr]

There's an adorable story about Christine and John at Cleveland.com which I was able to read on my phone this morning but is now blocked by a pay wall.

https://www.google.com/search?q=christine+mcvie+cleveland&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS800US800&oq=chris&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j46i67j0i131i433i512l2j69i60l3.1599j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


The gist of the story is, a radio station in Cleveland wanted to have a marketing angle that would tied them to the band in 1977 when RUMOURS was really hot. An employee learned John loved penguins, so she used her connections with the Cleveland zoo to broker a deal with the band to purchase two penguins, one to be called Peter (after Peter Green). Then, the radio station would ask the Cleveland community for donations to support the purchase. Anyway, the band loved the idea, and Christine and John attended the ceremony. There's a cute picture of John holding a Rockhopper while Christine delicately touches it.

The radio station staff remembers Christine being one of the most lovely, down-to-earth people, so unlike any rock star they had met. She was kind, funny, and warm.

Hope someone is able to access the article and copy it here.

Wow! I love this story. Thank you for posting! I'm loving how everyone else that had contact with Christine realized she was the amazing human being from the band along with an amazing writer and musician.

[Penguin Emeritus]

"In town for the Richfield Coliseum dates, both John McVie and his then-wife, Christine, visited the Cleveland Zoo."

so...not to be a stickler..although they were still legally married, they were long separated by then. Not that you can tell by the vibe of that beautiful picture.

so basically mid divorce, they made this wonderful little visit/donation to the zoo. No wonder the zoo people/radio people thought they were still together.

He's wearing the big penguin ring that she gave him when she left.

How much do I adore them...xoxo

--Lis

[HomerMcvie]

That's an awesome story! Thanks for sharing it.

[Macfan4life]

From Todd Sharp:

Around 1970, Cleveland, Ohio
Dreams
I’m 14, working at Record Revolution on Coventry Road. Off days I’m at Bill deArango’s Guitar Studio which was a well of guitar enthusiasm and musical activity.
I’m playing in various bands and spending a lot of time with guitar in hand and headphones on – copping records. Fleetwood Mac is definitely in my mix from their first album “Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac” and onward through their second or third evolution including Christine McVie. Bare Trees got a lot of play at my house– “Spare Me A Little of Your Love” and “Homeward Bound” both got me. That voice and phrasing – Christine McVie from Chicken Shack. I also had her first Christine Perfect solo record. That honey coated voice. She got me. Those were days of woodshedding, figuring out how to work a guitar and dreaming of getting out of the land of Cleves and onto the bigger stages.
1978 – after two years with Daryl Hall & John Oates I’ve landed in LA and snagged an audition with Bob Welch from Fleetwood Mac. Bob had just released his first solo album - French Kiss. I walked into a rehearsal room at S.I.R. and found Bob with a bass around his neck and Mick Fleetwood sitting behind a drum kit. It was a moment. Here were two musicians that I had been admiring for a long time. It clicked. We got on like we had known each other for years. Mick was managing Bob and helping him get his band together and they hired me on the spot. Dreams.
It seemed that we (Bob) opened every US Fleetwood Mac show over the next few years and I got sort of adopted into the FM family at that point. There was an invitation from Mick to join him in Ghana, Africa to record his first solo record which I will someday write a book about. Somewhere in there I worked with another FM family artist - Danny Douma, and that is when I first really got to know Christine McVie. We spent a few nights together with Danny and his producer Nick Van Marth, at Village Recorders overdubbing on Danny’s “Night Eyes” record. Fleetwood Mac was recording “Tusk” in the next room.
Christine was from my perspective - a very comfortable rock star. She was fun, easy to know and she would often ring Angela and I to come over and have dinner and hang out. We became good friends. Even best friends for a while. I spent the next few years bouncing around LA trying to get a band going, writing songs, recording demos and doing any sessions I could get. One night I played Chris a demo I had just recorded. She loved the song and volunteered to come to the studio and sing background vocals on it. Dreams.
Not long after that, Christine asked if I would be interested to help her get a band together and to help her write songs for a solo record she was going to record during a Mac hiatus. So in about 1983 she picked me up, dusted me off and said come on, we’re going to write a batch of songs and put a band together and record an album in Europe with producer Russ Titleman. And don’t you know I have nearly every record Russ Titleman and Lenny Waronker have produced in my collection. I think I said – “pinch me” am I dreaming? Did Christine McVie just invite me to help her write an album and flush out a band to record it? Dreams..
We spent a few months writing, recruited George Hawkins and Stephen Ferrone to the band and then travelled to Montreux Switzerland to record the album. Lindsey Buckingham popped in and added his brilliance to a few of the tracks. Stephen Bruton joined us on guitar for the follow up tour and Billy Burnette lent a hand as well. These people have been my lifelong friends.
I introduced Chris to her husband Eddy Quintella who I had become friends with at Montreux. She took me to England with her where we worked with Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton and Ray Cooper - at the legendary Olympic Studios in London. James Taylor stopped in for an afternoon and we just hung out. Dreams…
The album – Christine McVie came out in 1984 and produced the Hot 100 top 10 hit “Got A Hold on Me” and top 40 “Love Will Show Us How”. We wrote both songs together.
Christine McVie. You left this place better than you found it for sure. Your music and voice will live on forever. I will never forget the opportunity you offered me and the confidence you instilled in me. I will never forget your beautiful soul, your grace, friendship and generosity. I wish I could have had the chance to tell you that one more time. Perhaps I will one day when we get together to write more songs and laugh again. Today I am heart broken.
Love always your friend,
Todd
Thank you for posting this. I love Todd. I did not realize he introduced Chris to Eddy. Fleetwood Mac really welcomed people into their family who opened for them. Todd had such a wonderful 1983 and 1984 with her. His Eric Clapton story is on youtube and how awestruck he was meeting and working with him..
Chris said she never wanted to do a solo album but Warner sort of forced her to do it. She would only do it working and writing with someone and Todd was that guy. Its so cool he had the original Chrstine Perfect album years before meeting or working with them.

[jbrownsjr]

It still seems like a bad dream...

I wonder why it says burial and cremated?

I had such a horrible moment washing my car yesterday. I keep remembering she's gone and it just crushes me. :distress:

[The Catdancer]

Thank you for posting this. I love Todd. I did not realize he introduced Chris to Eddy. Fleetwood Mac really welcomed people into their family who opened for them. Todd had such a wonderful 1983 and 1984 with her. His Eric Clapton story is on youtube and how awestruck he was meeting and working with him..
Chris said she never wanted to do a solo album but Warner sort of forced her to do it. She would only do it working and writing with someone and Todd was that guy. Its so cool he had the original Chrstine Perfect album years before meeting or working with them.

You're welcome. I had no idea he introduced them either. I think her & Eddie Quintela were married for 17 years.

[HomerMcvie]

I had such a horrible moment washing my car yesterday. I keep remembering she's gone and it just crushes me. :distress:

The worst part of "that" generation dying, is knowing which generation is up to bat next. :(

[jbrownsjr]

You're welcome. I had no idea he introduced them either. I think her & Eddie Quintela were married for 17 years.

I read that in an article recently. Todd grew up about a mile from where I was raised.

[Penguin Emeritus]

You're welcome. I had no idea he introduced them either. I think her & Eddie Quintela were married for 17 years.

I'm not sure it was quite that long. They married in 86 but I think by 1999 he on his way out...from what i heard it all went downhill around the dance tour and never really got back on a good track. may have taken a couple years for it to be legally completed.

--Lis

[bombaysaffires]

I'm not sure it was quite that long. They married in 86 but I think by 1999 he on his way out...from what i heard it all went downhill around the dance tour and never really got back on a good track. may have taken a couple years for it to be legally completed.

--Lis

I always thought Temporary One was about him and their relationship, with him being in London and her on the road, the strain of being apart and in different time zones etc, and possibly the temptations (for him) to stray as well.....


Where are you darlin'?
When my moon is risin'
And your sun is shinin' down
What are you doin'?
Are you missin' me
The way that I'm missin' you now?

What are you doin'?
Goin' down into Soho as I
Take my rest tonight
What are you doin'?
Are you busy with your world?
Well, I wish you were busy with mine

[Penguin Emeritus]

I always thought Temporary One was about him and their relationship, with him being in London and her on the road, the strain of being apart and in different time zones etc, and possibly the temptations (for him) to stray as well.....


Where are you darlin'?
When my moon is risin'
And your sun is shinin' down
What are you doin'?
Are you missin' me
The way that I'm missin' you now?

What are you doin'?
Goin' down into Soho as I
Take my rest tonight
What are you doin'?
Are you busy with your world?
Well, I wish you were busy with mine

Yes, I agree with that. So she probably wrote Temporary One in about 96/97? and her concerns were apparently validated. enough said. such a great song though.

--Lis

[The Catdancer]

I read that in an article recently. Todd grew up about a mile from where I was raised.

How cool is that?!

[The Catdancer]

I'm not sure it was quite that long. They married in 86 but I think by 1999 he on his way out...from what i heard it all went downhill around the dance tour and never really got back on a good track. may have taken a couple years for it to be legally completed.

--Lis

That makes sense. They were divorced in 2003.

[jbrownsjr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeElCtsgqq4

[dougl]

https://youtu.be/O3zpr1l8m7w

[SteveMacD]

https://youtu.be/O3zpr1l8m7w

The Faces also covered that about five years after Chicken Shack. It’s so cool that he made it a tribute to Christine.

[The Catdancer]

https://youtu.be/O3zpr1l8m7w

Well, that made me cry all over again. It still feels so surreal.

[jbrownsjr]

https://youtu.be/O3zpr1l8m7w

Wow! that was so friggin cool!~

[jbrownsjr]

https://rockpasta.com/the-life-story-of-christine-mcvie/?a=JP&fbclid=IwAR3suIx2H0LyxPFuLOLxpwD_k26PFOEmPucO6E_iu2YTX1Efr3FxilTyJuI

[dougl]

Interview with David Wild

https://youtu.be/JC0yMjfUcPs

[vivfox]

I read that in an article recently. Todd threw up about a mile from where I was raised.

That's how I read it on quick glance.:lol:

[jbrownsjr]

That's how I read it on quick glance.:lol:

And because I loved Christine so much I took photos of it!!

[bombaysaffires]

If this was previously posted I couldn't find it, so I'm posting in case.

Rod Stewart tribute to Christine (he sings I'd Rather Go Blind)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3zpr1l8m7w

ETA: found out it was one of the unlabeled links earlier. . ..

[cbBen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeElCtsgqq4

I'm not advocating it, but if they did want to do a concert in tribute to Christine, or a tour, this singer could sub for Christine (they would have to make her look less like Christine though).

[cbBen]

If this was previously posted I couldn't find it, so I'm posting in case.

Rod Stewart tribute to Christine (he sings I'd Rather Go Blind)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3zpr1l8m7w

ETA: found out it was one of the unlabeled links earlier. . ..

What does he say after the song at 5:02?

[bombaysaffires]

What does he say after the song at 5:02?

"well done, Christine"

[jbrownsjr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taIe1WnJm8E&list=PLQfJoa7v27l2GdTwz6pby_sqRyoTiwYQP Ann Wilson.

[bombaysaffires]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taIe1WnJm8E&list=PLQfJoa7v27l2GdTwz6pby_sqRyoTiwYQP Ann Wilson.


so it would appear based on this video that her bass player purchased one of John's bass guitars in the recent auction...

She points to his guitar and tells the audience that 'THAT guitar is the very one that was used on this song on the Rumours album'.

How great if his guitars didn't just go to collectors who will put them in a display case or something, but were out there being actually played by musicians, and musicians who admire him.

[jbrownsjr]

so it would appear based on this video that her bass player purchased one of John's bass guitars in the recent auction...

She points to his guitar and tells the audience that THAT guitar is the very one that was used on this song on the Rumours album.

How great if his guitars didn't just go to collectors who will put them in a display case or something, but were out there being actually played by musicians, and musicians who admire him.

Yes, that's pretty amazing! I love that it came out of storage.

[The Catdancer]

so it would appear based on this video that her bass player purchased one of John's bass guitars in the recent auction...

She points to his guitar and tells the audience that 'THAT guitar is the very one that was used on this song on the Rumours album'.

How great if his guitars didn't just go to collectors who will put them in a display case or something, but were out there being actually played by musicians, and musicians who admire him.

She posted on Facebook that she bought it.

[sue]

If this was previously posted I couldn't find it, so I'm posting in case.

Rod Stewart tribute to Christine (he sings I'd Rather Go Blind)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3zpr1l8m7w

ETA: found out it was one of the unlabeled links earlier. . ..

Rod in really good voice, on the old Etta James song.
Fitting tribute to Christine and her Chicken Shack days.

[Wdm6789]

Keith Urban changed the lyric in Say You Love Me from “have mercy baby, on a poor girl like me.” To “have mercy baby on a poor boy like me.” C’mon Kieth, just sing the original lyrics.

[jbrownsjr]

Keith Urban changed the lyric in Say You Love Me from “have mercy baby, on a poor girl like me.” To “have mercy baby on a poor boy like me.” C’mon Kieth, just sing the original lyrics.

I didn't mind that he made his tribute from the narrator point of view. I think that was his way of honoring the song. Singing it from the writer's POV.
The whole thing felt so respectful to me. I don't know a thing about him, either. (Just my 2 cents).

[SteveMacD]

Mick Fleetwood opens up about losing Christine McVie

“I’m doing okay. Coming to Vegas…has been a really healthy distraction from a tragedy for us in Fleetwood Mac,” the legendary drummer said.

https://themusicuniverse.com/exclusive-mick-fleetwood-opens-up-about-losing-christine-mcvie/

I also saw this tabloid article, but Mick looks kind of frail. This could be because he’d just flown in from Hawaii and was exhausted, but I feel really bad for him.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11570475/amp/Mick-Fleetwood-75-seen-time-former-bandmate-Christine-McVies-tragic-death.html

[Penguin Emeritus]

Mick Fleetwood opens up about losing Christine McVie

“I’m doing okay. Coming to Vegas…has been a really healthy distraction from a tragedy for us in Fleetwood Mac,” the legendary drummer said.

https://themusicuniverse.com/exclusive-mick-fleetwood-opens-up-about-losing-christine-mcvie/

I also saw this tabloid article, but Mick looks kind of frail. This could be because he’d just flown in from Hawaii and was exhausted, but I feel really bad for him.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11570475/amp/Mick-Fleetwood-75-seen-time-former-bandmate-Christine-McVies-tragic-death.html

thanks for those. He does look a bit tired... but he's still well dressed which I guess is a good sign. Grief comes in waves sometimes...like when you have a quick thought to call someone up and then you realize they're not there to call anymore. I think about Mick and John a lot and wonder how they're coping inside.

--Lis

[The dance]

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02X8sNiW5RaCJVGjHL61k9pE8gh7maD2S8WMrsK7BbX1JKTb9ZnantdujbjM5RKShQl&id=100063763118172

Guy Fletcher who worked with Mark Knopfler for 40 years and this year with Christine at British Groove Studio London.

[The Catdancer]

Rita Wilson and Gregory Porter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLqRNjql1xM

[The Catdancer]

This was posted on YouTube a few hours ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QDa6FXizAA

[Wdm6789]

CBS Hail and Farewell

https://youtu.be/XMOLg_E9Fh0

[aleuzzi]

CBS Hail and Farewell

https://youtu.be/XMOLg_E9Fh0

Suitably, the concluded with her. She’ll always have the last word as far as I’m concerned.

[jbrownsjr]

Suitably, the concluded with her. She’ll always have the last word as far as I’m concerned.

I loved they ended with her words of Don't Stop, too! I have to take her advice! :woohoo:

[bombaysaffires]

is Stevie still on tour? Is she doing any sort of tribute to Chris in her shows, the way she did when her dad died and the way she did/does for Tom Petty??:shrug:

[SteveMacD]

is Stevie still on tour? Is she doing any sort of tribute to Chris in her shows, the way she did when her dad died and the way she did/does for Tom Petty??:shrug:

She’s not on tour. I don’t think she’s doing anything until the Billy Joel tour.

I could see her doing “Don’t Stop” since she’s already done it with her solo band.

ETA: https://youtu.be/KFHp0fYkkGY

[Wdm6789]

is Stevie still on tour? Is she doing any sort of tribute to Chris in her shows, the way she did when her dad died and the way she did/does for Tom Petty??:shrug:


I think Stevie’s most recent tour ended in November. She has that little tour coming up with Billy Joel though. I hope Stevie does a dedication to Christine. I kinda hope Stevie sings Songbird and gives a nice speech about Christine before she sings it. If not Songbird, then Don’t Stop, but if Stevie doesn’t give a speech about Christine, I’ll be disappointed. The very least Stevie could do is dedicate Landslide to Christine because Stevie will often times give a little dedication speech before she sings Landslide. The first show on the little Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel tour is in Los Angeles, it would be very fitting for Stevie to do a tribute to Christine because Fleetwood Mac was a staple Los Angeles band in the 1970s and 1980s.

[The Catdancer]

She’s not on tour. I don’t think she’s doing anything until the Billy Joel tour.

I could see her doing “Don’t Stop” since she’s already done it with her solo band.

ETA: https://youtu.be/KFHp0fYkkGY

Billy Joel is currently on vocal rest but is due to return on the 13th. He has some sort of virus.

https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/154529/Billy-Joel-placed-on-vocal-rest-due-to-viral-infection#:~:text=Billy%20Joel%20has%20postponed%20his,venue%20on%20Monday%20night%20(19.12.

[jbrownsjr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGEmoKzFX_Q

[SteveMacD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGEmoKzFX_Q

Eh, lot of bad takes.

ThEy DiD cRoWdEd HoUsE sOnGs At A fLEeTwOoD mAc ShOw…As if they didn’t do Chicken Shack and Buckingham Nicks songs. Or Dave Mason/Traffic, Johnny Burnette Trio, and solo songs.


LiNdSeY iS wHy ThEy PlAy ArEnAs…So much wrong with that sentiment. He played his part, but his musical vocabulary couldn’t, and hasn’t, achieved that the same results without the others.

Also, he somehow didn’t get the memo Mick and Lindsey had reconciled.

I get the sentiment that Fleetwood Mac should be over because Christine is gone, but some of the takes were unnecessary.

[cbBen]

The most compelling one he got right, however: Lindsey's health is not dependable enough for him to commit to a single advance-specified concert date, much less to a FM tour.

[SteveMacD]

The most compelling one he got right, however: Lindsey's health is not dependable enough for him to commit to a single advance-specified concert date, much less to a FM tour.

Unfortunately, I agree. I hope things turn around for him.

[jbrownsjr]

There were a lot of things I didn't agree with on that one. But, a tribute nonetheless.

[David]

Will Fleetwood Mac reform with some other people and carry on? We still have these conversations? Thirty-plus years ago, it seemed a good conversation to have. But in 2023, when the survivors are in their late 70s and can barely sing or play anymore? What do people think is going to happen — the band hires someone or other and goes out again? Are people so desperate for corporate entertainment from these superannuated rockers? Stay home, order in some tikka masala, and watch your 4k UHD TV.

[jmn3]

Will Fleetwood Mac reform with some other people and carry on? We still have these conversations? Thirty-plus years ago, it seemed a good conversation to have. But in 2023, when the survivors are in their late 70s and can barely sing or play anymore? What do people think is going to happen — the band hires someone or other and goes out again? Are people so desperate for corporate entertainment from these superannuated rockers? Stay home, order in some tikka masala, and watch your 4k UHD TV.

Time for that Sheryl Crow idea to finally come to fruition. Without mean ass Lindsey there to say “hell no” it could be Stevie, Sheryl, Mike, Mick, and the cardboard cutout of John from the Tusk video. That setlist would be fire!

The Chain/Dreams/All I Wanna Do/Oh Well/Rhiannon/Soak Up the Sun/Gypsy/Silver Girl/Landslide/Leather and Lace/If it Makes You Happy/Gold Dust Woman/Go Your Own Way (complete with pictures of Lindsey looking sad up on the screens and Stevie finally rewriting the second verse to something more palatable)/World Turning (ain’t ever getting rid of Mick’s moment)/Don’t Stop/Green Manalishi (everyone tries a wail!)/Picture

[jbrownsjr]

Time for that Sheryl Crow idea to finally come to fruition. Without mean ass Lindsey there to say “hell no” it could be Stevie, Sheryl, Mike, Mick, and the cardboard cutout of John from the Tusk video. That setlist would be fire!

The Chain/Dreams/All I Wanna Do/Oh Well/Rhiannon/Soak Up the Sun/Gypsy/Silver Girl/Landslide/Leather and Lace/If it Makes You Happy/Gold Dust Woman/Go Your Own Way (complete with pictures of Lindsey looking sad up on the screens and Stevie finally rewriting the second verse to something more palatable)/World Turning (ain’t ever getting rid of Mick’s moment)/Don’t Stop/Green Manalishi (everyone tries a wail!)/Picture

I just vomited. :laugh:

[jmn3]

I just vomited. :laugh:

And I forgot the damn Tom Petty cover/tribute!!!!! Factor in Free Fallin’ kiddos!

[jbrownsjr]

And I forgot the damn Tom Petty cover/tribute!!!!! Factor in Free Fallin’ kiddos!

Dry heaves!!

[Wdm6789]

Do we think Mick might organize some kind of tribute concert like the Foo Fighters did for Taylor Hawkins? Hypothetically, if that were to happen, it would be upsetting if Mick, John, Stevie, and Lindsey were not all involved. Like as the final act, those four play Don’t Stop.

[Villavic]

Hypothetically, if that were to happen, it would be upsetting if Mick, John, Stevie, and Lindsey were not all involved.

I agree 50%. I mean, theorically Christine's band should be involved. But watching Lindsey & Stevie together on stage... Yeah I know forgiveness is part of many people ideology, and that's fine. But a lot of blood has flowed down the river. However, if Gilmour and Waters played again together (and I know that fight was huge and tough too), for special occasions, everything is possible.

If I would enjoy watching those two (L&S) again together, that's another story. I guess not.

[elle]

Do we think Mick might organize some kind of tribute concert like the Foo Fighters did for Taylor Hawkins? Hypothetically, if that were to happen, it would be upsetting if Mick, John, Stevie, and Lindsey were not all involved. Like as the final act, those four play Don’t Stop.

according to TMZ, there was some kind of tribute to Chris in Malibu that "Fleetwood Mac members Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks" attended.

https://amp.tmz.com/2023/01/10/christine-mcvie-life-career-service-celebrated-fleetwood-mac/?fbclid=IwAR3EwKe9VocTWNiKl0p74hf-nhOY9nuj9GeO40ARwBGNxYTH8h7Y2mr8JcU

i started the separate thread on this, btw.

[BigAl84]

but some of the takes were unnecessary.

Eh...we're all entitled to our opinion. Folks could say the same about yours.

[BigAl84]

LiNdSeY iS wHy ThEy PlAy ArEnAs…So much wrong with that sentiment. He played his part, but his musical vocabulary couldn’t, and hasn’t, achieved that the same results without the others.


Yeah...parts that Mike Campbell couldn't come within ten feet of mastering, 40+ shows into a tour.

Mike is an incredible guitarist, it's just proof that there is a certain uniqueness to Lindsey's musical vocabulary that has never been successfully replicated by anyone who FM has chosen to put in his place.

[SteveMacD]

Eh...we're all entitled to our opinion. Folks could say the same about yours.

I wouldn’t use something billed as a tribute, a memorandum on the life of someone, to drag up band politics and devolve into character assassinations.

[BigAl84]

I wouldn’t use something billed as a tribute, a memorandum on the life of someone, to drag up band politics and devolve into character assassinations.

https://media.giphy.com/media/fQDSaJdspGDGkbk0DT/giphy.gif

[SteveMacD]

Yeah...parts that Mike Campbell couldn't come within ten feet of mastering, 40+ shows into a tour.
Hell, Waddy Wachtel has been butchering them for over 40 years.

Mike’s a legendary guitarist with his own signature sound. Lindsey’s very basic leads don’t leave a lot of room for someone like Mike to inject their own style into the songs. That’s what players like Rick Vito are for.

Mike is an incredible guitarist, it's just proof that there is a certain uniqueness to Lindsey's musical vocabulary that has never been successfully replicated by anyone who FM has chosen to put in his place.

Well, if we want to talk musical vocabularies, go back to the Buckingham Nicks live versions of “Rhiannon” and compare it to any live version done months later. John basically plays a shuffle line, Christine plays riffs that harkened back to Christine Perfect (“No Road is the Right Road” comes to mind), and they created an eerie mood that is at times reminiscent of the Bob Welch years. None of that came from Lindsey.

And, while it would be easy to say that was just one song, that was the foundation for much of what became Fleetwood Mac’s public image.

Now, compare any 1972 version of “Spare Me A Little” to any 1975 version.

[GypsySorcerer]

Lovely tribute posted by Pat Simmons on Facebook:

"I was remiss when I made my post about Jeff Beck, Robbie Bachman, and David Crosby, in not including Christine McVie. I actually have a little more history with Christine. I met her back in the mid 70’s when we found ourselves playing frequently with Fleetwood Mac. This was The Mac with guitar player-singer Bob Welch. I remember being excited to hear this new lineup. Our drummer Mike Hossack had been a huge fan of the early Fleetwood Mac with guitarist Peter Green, and he turned me on to them. I remained a fan, and followed them through all their various incarnations. When we played for the first time with them I was blown away, especially by Christine. I vaguely remembered her from Chickenshack, but somehow this was entirely different. Her playing, and singing had so much power, and the songs she sang were amazing! She, and Bob had a chemistry together that was compelling. After they played, I found the band backstage, introduced myself, and told them how much I loved what they were doing, and how much of a fan I was. They were all so nice, but at the time I really connected with Bob, and Christine. We chatted for quite a while, and every time our bands played together after that, we would look for one another, and say hello.
This continued for a couple of years maybe, on, and off. When Bob left, and formed another band, Paris, we stayed in contact for awhile. I didn’t see Christine again until many years later after Lindsey, and Stevie were part of the band, and they had become the ultra popular group they are today. We were playing with them at a big outdoor stadium show in Oakland, CA. I saw them drive up in their limousines, (yes multiple limos!) She saw me, and came directly toward me, put her arms around me, and gave me a warm hug. ‘It’s so good to see you again Pat, she said in my ear. ‘We’ve both certainly been through a lot of changes since we first met!’ We chatted a bit more then went into our respective dressing rooms. Both bands played, it was a beautiful sunny California day. Needless to say Fleetwood Mac performed a flawless wonderfully amazing show. I watched every second, smiles all around. Afterward, we waved goodby, at the time I thought for good.
Some years later we were performing in Maui, Hawaii. We had a few days off and were hanging out enjoying beautiful Maui. I got a call from someone in the band, or crew saying a few of us had been invited to visit Christine McVie at her house In Lahaina. Such an unexpected thing… I had heard she was back in England, no longer working with the band. I wasn’t really sure what she was up to? Anyway, some of us ended up at a little house somewhere outside Lahaina, and there was Christine waiting at the door to greet us. ‘Oh, I hoped you could make it Pat!’, she said. She offered us all drinks, a few doobies were passed around, we hung out, talked about whatever was happening, the old days, the new horizons we hoped for, and just enjoyed the moment. Her ex-husband John McVie shuffled through, said hi to all of us, and shuffled out again. They were still friends, and I believe she said they owned the house together, or with Mick Fleetwood, I can’t exactly remember? But, the just of it was, they were all still friends, and there were still roads ahead they would be traveling together. Everyone loved Christine.
It was an evening I’ve played over, and over again in my mind through the years. Probably 15 years later when I moved to Maui, I was lucky to become friends with Mick Fleetwood, participating with him at musical events, and fortunate to see him here, and there. I hoped I would see Christine again someday, but it was not to be. When I heard she had passed, I was disappointed that we never were able to reconnect. From what I heard she was fulfilled as an artist, accomplished all the things she had set out to do, was loved, and respected by her friends, colleagues, and band mates. She truly is for me, one of the best singer, songwriter, instrumentalists, I have ever had the great fortune to have met, and interacted with in my lifetime. Beyond that she was a warm giving person, who always stayed grounded. She was always the same person every time we met. That’s kind of rare in this business, where fame can easily alter one’s personality. Like all those who knew Christine, we will miss her generous spirit. We thank you sister for so many wonderful memories that we will hold forever in our hearts, along with the sweet gift of your music."
-Pat Simmons

[jbrownsjr]

Lovely tribute posted by Pat Simmons on Facebook:

"I was remiss when I made my post about Jeff Beck, Robbie Bachman, and David Crosby, in not including Christine McVie. I actually have a little more history with Christine. I met her back in the mid 70’s when we found ourselves playing frequently with Fleetwood Mac. This was The Mac with guitar player-singer Bob Welch. I remember being excited to hear this new lineup. Our drummer Mike Hossack had been a huge fan of the early Fleetwood Mac with guitarist Peter Green, and he turned me on to them. I remained a fan, and followed them through all their various incarnations. When we played for the first time with them I was blown away, especially by Christine. I vaguely remembered her from Chickenshack, but somehow this was entirely different. Her playing, and singing had so much power, and the songs she sang were amazing! She, and Bob had a chemistry together that was compelling. After they played, I found the band backstage, introduced myself, and told them how much I loved what they were doing, and how much of a fan I was. They were all so nice, but at the time I really connected with Bob, and Christine. We chatted for quite a while, and every time our bands played together after that, we would look for one another, and say hello.
This continued for a couple of years maybe, on, and off. When Bob left, and formed another band, Paris, we stayed in contact for awhile. I didn’t see Christine again until many years later after Lindsey, and Stevie were part of the band, and they had become the ultra popular group they are today. We were playing with them at a big outdoor stadium show in Oakland, CA. I saw them drive up in their limousines, (yes multiple limos!) She saw me, and came directly toward me, put her arms around me, and gave me a warm hug. ‘It’s so good to see you again Pat, she said in my ear. ‘We’ve both certainly been through a lot of changes since we first met!’ We chatted a bit more then went into our respective dressing rooms. Both bands played, it was a beautiful sunny California day. Needless to say Fleetwood Mac performed a flawless wonderfully amazing show. I watched every second, smiles all around. Afterward, we waved goodby, at the time I thought for good.
Some years later we were performing in Maui, Hawaii. We had a few days off and were hanging out enjoying beautiful Maui. I got a call from someone in the band, or crew saying a few of us had been invited to visit Christine McVie at her house In Lahaina. Such an unexpected thing… I had heard she was back in England, no longer working with the band. I wasn’t really sure what she was up to? Anyway, some of us ended up at a little house somewhere outside Lahaina, and there was Christine waiting at the door to greet us. ‘Oh, I hoped you could make it Pat!’, she said. She offered us all drinks, a few doobies were passed around, we hung out, talked about whatever was happening, the old days, the new horizons we hoped for, and just enjoyed the moment. Her ex-husband John McVie shuffled through, said hi to all of us, and shuffled out again. They were still friends, and I believe she said they owned the house together, or with Mick Fleetwood, I can’t exactly remember? But, the just of it was, they were all still friends, and there were still roads ahead they would be traveling together. Everyone loved Christine.
It was an evening I’ve played over, and over again in my mind through the years. Probably 15 years later when I moved to Maui, I was lucky to become friends with Mick Fleetwood, participating with him at musical events, and fortunate to see him here, and there. I hoped I would see Christine again someday, but it was not to be. When I heard she had passed, I was disappointed that we never were able to reconnect. From what I heard she was fulfilled as an artist, accomplished all the things she had set out to do, was loved, and respected by her friends, colleagues, and band mates. She truly is for me, one of the best singer, songwriter, instrumentalists, I have ever had the great fortune to have met, and interacted with in my lifetime. Beyond that she was a warm giving person, who always stayed grounded. She was always the same person every time we met. That’s kind of rare in this business, where fame can easily alter one’s personality. Like all those who knew Christine, we will miss her generous spirit. We thank you sister for so many wonderful memories that we will hold forever in our hearts, along with the sweet gift of your music."
-Pat Simmons

Not sure why, but this has me in tears. Just beautiful...

[Penguin Emeritus]

Lovely tribute posted by Pat Simmons on Facebook:

"I had heard she was back in England, no longer working with the band. I wasn’t really sure what she was up to? Anyway, some of us ended up at a little house somewhere outside Lahaina, and there was Christine waiting at the door to greet us. ‘Oh, I hoped you could make it Pat!’, she said. She offered us all drinks, a few doobies were passed around, we hung out, talked about whatever was happening, the old days, the new horizons we hoped for, and just enjoyed the moment. Her ex-husband John McVie shuffled through, said hi to all of us, and shuffled out again. They were still friends, and I believe she said they owned the house together, or with Mick Fleetwood, I can’t exactly remember? But, the just of it was, they were all still friends, and there were still roads ahead they would be traveling together. Everyone loved Christine."
-Pat Simmons

love love love this tribute. love how they passed around the doobies lol

does no one else find it intriguing that john and chris were sharing a house in lahaina ?? :o as always, if it were stevie/lindsey...goodness, the ruckus that would ensue! :laugh:

but i digress...

i know john owned a small place in lahaina that he later sold to Mick. I believe it is the house mick is living in now. so maybe this was john's house and chris was visiting?? would love to know the year. maybe early 2000's? I don't think she ever owned property in Hawaii...

--Lis

[aleuzzi]

Oooh, I loved this tribute!

I appreciated his recognition of the Welch-McVie years, and of the repeated interactions with her later on.

Thank you for posting.

[aleuzzi]

love love love this tribute. love how they passed around the doobies lol

does no one else find it intriguing that john and chris were sharing a house in lahaina ?? :o as always, if it were stevie/lindsey...goodness, the ruckus that would ensue! :laugh:

but i digress...

i know john owned a small place in lahaina that he later sold to Mick. I believe it is the house mick is living in now. so maybe this was john's house and chris was visiting?? would love to know the year. maybe early 2000's? I don't think she ever owned property in Hawaii...

--Lis

My guess is she was visiting, throwing a party, and rounding up friends who were on the island...what a treat to have been there!

[SteveMacD]

love love love this tribute. love how they passed around the doobies lol

i know john owned a small place in lahaina that he later sold to Mick. I believe it is the house mick is living in now. so maybe this was john's house and chris was visiting?? would love to know the year. maybe early 2000's? I don't think she ever owned property in Hawaii...

I’m just wondering how she got there.

[Penguin Emeritus]

I’m just wondering how she got there.

yes, that's why i'm curious about the year. i recently saw some interview w her where she said she did fly to NY one time around 'In the Meantime' but that she had to get drunk to do it. maybe she did the same thing here.

unless maybe this was back in the mid 90s or something..before the agoraphobia time frame..?

--Lis

[jbrownsjr]

yes, that's why i'm curious about the year. i recently saw some interview w her where she said she did fly to NY one time around 'In the Meantime' but that she had to get drunk to do it. maybe she did the same thing here.

unless maybe this was back in the mid 90s or something..before the agoraphobia time frame..?

--Lis

I remember the NY thing, too. Your memory isn't failing.

[SteveMacD]

Wasn’t that when she did those VH1 interviews?

Weird that she’d go to the trouble to cross the pond and not put at least a little bus tour together.

[jbrownsjr]

Wasn’t that when she did those VH1 interviews?

Weird that she’d go to the trouble to cross the pond and not put at least a little bus tour together.

She did indeed do the long VH1 interview. She looked great but still a bit off. Relaxed but not entirely happy. Elegant as ever though.

[dougl]

https://www.showbiz411.com/2023/01/30/grammys-exclusive-kacey-musgraves-set-for-loretta-lynn-tribute-mick-fleetwood-sheryl-crow-for-christine-mcvie

[aleuzzi]

https://www.showbiz411.com/2023/01/30/grammys-exclusive-kacey-musgraves-set-for-loretta-lynn-tribute-mick-fleetwood-sheryl-crow-for-christine-mcvie

Why Sheryl Crowe? Why? I mean, why? I like her and all, but why is she trotted out repeatedly as the band’s cheerleader? It would have been nice to a new face and fan make that tribute…

[jbrownsjr]

Why Sheryl Crowe? Why? I mean, why? I like her and all, but why is she trotted out repeatedly as the band’s cheerleader? It would have been nice to a new face and fan make that tribute…

Mick and Sheryl? That's odd. At least they are doing a tribute, however.

[The Catdancer]

Why Sheryl Crowe? Why? I mean, why? I like her and all, but why is she trotted out repeatedly as the band’s cheerleader? It would have been nice to a new face and fan make that tribute…

I don't know but maybe Stevie finally gets her wish and Crow will join the band? I mean, there's no one there anymore to stop it and to say "no" to her. God, I hope not, IMO they are finished.

[jbrownsjr]

I don't know but maybe Stevie finally gets her wish and Crow will join the band? I mean, there's no one there anymore to stop it and to say "no" to her. God, I hope not, IMO they are finished.

I would probably drop dead myself.

[SteveMacD]

I think she’d do a great job on “Think About Me” for some reason.

[cbBen]

bear with me, if for nothing more than to think it through:

You can't deny that Sheryl would bring fresh energy. Further, she could be the impetus to get Stevie and Lindsey back on stage together.

David Wild of Rolling Stone said they are destined to play together until one of them drops.

It's unwise to mess with destiny – which, as the saying of the band goes, rules.

[SteveMacD]

bear with me, if for nothing more than to think it through:

You can't deny that Sheryl would bring fresh energy. Further, she could be the impetus to get Stevie and Lindsey back on stage together.

David Wild of Rolling Stone said they are destined to play together until one of them drops.

It's unwise to mess with destiny – which, as the saying of this band goes, rules.

I doubt there’s anything beyond this one-off.

I would have gone Colbie Caillat, though. Sheryl is too heavily associated with Stevie. Colbie has a familial association with Christine (Ken produced ITM and is largely responsible for bringing Christine back).

[cbBen]

I think she’d do a great job on “Think About Me” for some reason.

I can hear it.

[jbrownsjr]

I would like to do a tribute with my best friend in the whole world, Sheryl Crow, for my best friend in the whole world, Christine McVie.

[cbBen]

I would like to do a tribute with my best friend in the whole world, Sheryl Crow, for my best friend in the whole world, Christine McVie.

The above coheres – with Christine having been her best friend but passing on, and her longtime friend Sheryl stepping in to fill the void.

[aleuzzi]

I would like to do a tribute with my best friend in the whole world, Sheryl Crow, for my best friend in the whole world, Christine McVie.

I wrote Landslide about my best friend in the whole world, John Lewis. I realize that now.

[HomerMcvie]

I would like to do a tribute with my best friend in the whole world, Sheryl Crow, for my best friend in the whole world, Christine McVie.

I hate her. The world is about HER. I hate her.

[The Catdancer]

I would probably drop dead myself.

I've distanced myself a bit from the band since Lindsey got fired. For me Fleetwood Mac stopped being Fleetwood Mac at that moment. So I wouldn't drop dead if Sheryl Crow would join the band but I see what you're saying. She'd be Stevie's "new best friend in the whole wide world" ugh :rolleyes:

[The Catdancer]

Besides, why isn't Stevie doing a tribute?? I mean, according to her, they were BFF's so why isn't she doing anything to honor Christine?

[HomerMcvie]

Besides, why isn't Stevie doing a tribute?? I mean, according to her, they were BFF's so why isn't she doing anything to honor Christine?

Christine is too old(not to mention dead) to help the old goat trying to stay relevant. Her best friends are half her age.

[jmn3]

Christine is too old(not to mention dead) to help the old goat trying to stay relevant. Her best friends are half her age.

Vanessa Carlton will definitely help

[The Catdancer]

Christine is too old(not to mention dead) to help the old goat trying to stay relevant. Her best friends are half her age.

True except that it would help her since Christine is nominated for a Grammy. That gives Christine the recognition she totally, absolutely deserves and if Miss Nicks would do a tribute it would make her look like the "best friend in the whole wide world" to Christine and people would respect her for it. Instead we get to watch Mac groupie Crow. I don't even know if Christine liked her or if she knew her personally.

[elle]

True except that it would help her since Christine is nominated for a Grammy. That gives Christine the recognition she totally, absolutely deserves and if Miss Nicks would do a tribute it would make her look like the "best friend in the whole wide world" to Christine and people would respect her for it. Instead we get to watch Mac groupie Crow. I don't even know if Christine liked her or if she knew her personally.

frankly, i don't understand why are people routing for SN to do a grammy tribute for Chris and make this one all about herself yet again? Chris deserves a tribute that's about her, not about other Mac members.

that said, most of these grammy tributes are usually lame, and people who do tribute are selected in a let's say mysterious ways. like when Gaga did widely panned Bowie tribute. so i'm just REALLY happy that there will be a Chris tribute at grammys, and that she's also nominated this year which makes her value and longevity underlined.

[SteveMacD]

I kind of like that Mick’s playing with Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt. Especially Bonnie.

[elle]

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[jbrownsjr]

I kind of like that Mick’s playing with Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt. Especially Bonnie.

God yes. Bonnie Rait is an amazing musician! I love this. And it's goat free!

[jbrownsjr]

frankly, i don't understand why are people routing for SN to do a grammy tribute for Chris and make this one all about herself yet again? Chris deserves a tribute that's about her, not about other Mac members.

that said, most of these grammy tributes are usually lame, and people who do tribute are selected in a let's say mysterious ways. like when Gaga did widely panned Bowie tribute. so i'm just REALLY happy that there will be a Chris tribute at grammys, and that she's also nominated this year which makes her value and longevity underlined.

It would be great.


I would just like to say that I told Christine that touring is hard, and you have to be in shape. Because it goes on and on for months. And since she's my best friend in the whole world, I told her she needed to work out. Fleetwood Mac is like the army and you have to be strong in order to do it. Oh look there is my best friend in the whole world Harry Styles. Anyway, Lindsey was off making records and I was waitressing tables....

[aleuzzi]

God yes. Bonnie Rait is an amazing musician! I love this. And it's goat free!

And Bonnie worked with Christine, so there was presumably a lot of respect and sympathy between them.

[elle]

And Bonnie worked with Christine, so there was presumably a lot of respect and sympathy between them.

love the addition of Bonnie R!

[Karlie]

God yes. Bonnie Rait is an amazing musician! I love this. And it's goat free!

THANK GOD Bonnie Raitt is doing it! She immediately came to mind when the idea of a tribute to Christine was first brought up here. With her blues origins and vibes of quietly understated power, she's got more in common with Chris than any other artist I can think of.

So glad it's not just going to be Sheryl Crow. I can't stand her.

[bombaysaffires]

And Bonnie worked with Christine, so there was presumably a lot of respect and sympathy between them.

She did? More info please!

[SteveMacD]

She did? More info please!

https://youtu.be/r1lsnvqGZl8

[aleuzzi]

https://youtu.be/r1lsnvqGZl8

She also sang background vocals on “Angel,” another song from “Nine Lives.” Sadly, she was unavailable to re-record “No Way” for that album.

[UnwindedDreams]

"The lineup for the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards® @recordingacademy has been expanded with the addition of an In Memoriam segment paying tribute to just some of those from the creative community that we have lost this year. The segment will feature @spaceykacey Musgraves performing "Coal Miner’s Daughter" in a tribute to @lorettalynnofficial; @sherylcrow, @mickfleetwoodofficial and Bonnie Raitt honoring @christinemcvieofficial with "Songbird"; and @maverickcitymusic joining @quavohuncho for "Without You" as they remember the life and legacy of @yrntakeoff."

[The Catdancer]

frankly, i don't understand why are people routing for SN to do a grammy tribute for Chris and make this one all about herself yet again? Chris deserves a tribute that's about her, not about other Mac members.

that said, most of these grammy tributes are usually lame, and people who do tribute are selected in a let's say mysterious ways. like when Gaga did widely panned Bowie tribute. so i'm just REALLY happy that there will be a Chris tribute at grammys, and that she's also nominated this year which makes her value and longevity underlined.

I see what you're saying but Stevie saying that Chris was her best friend in the whole wide world and than not show up for a tribute seems kind of disrespectful to me.

I wonder what Mick is gonna do on Songbird :confused:

[HomerMcvie]

I see what you're saying but Stevie saying that Chris was her best friend in the whole wide world and than not show up for a tribute seems kind of disrespectful to me.

I wonder what Mick is gonna do on Songbird :confused:

It's all about $tevie.

Mick is just hoping he can make a couple bucks.

[justcrazylove]

I LOVE the inclusion of Bonnie Raitt, but god, Sheryl Crow would attend the opening of an envelope.

Just because she inducted the band into the RRHOF doesn't give her carte blanche to constantly be looped in on these events.

Lastly, performing Songbird while appropriate how will they work that with a blues guitarist, a drummer and an acoustic guitarist?

[DownOnRodeo]

Lastly, performing Songbird while appropriate how will they work that with a blues guitarist, a drummer and an acoustic guitarist?

Perhaps a drum vest interlude, just as Christine would have wanted it.

[SteveMacD]

I LOVE the inclusion of Bonnie Raitt, but god, Sheryl Crow would attend the opening of an envelope.

Just because she inducted the band into the RRHOF doesn't give her carte blanche to constantly be looped in on these events.

Lastly, performing Songbird while appropriate how will they work that with a blues guitarist, a drummer and an acoustic guitarist?

Bonnie is also a piano player. That’s her playing keyboards on “I Can’t Make You Love Me.”

My hunch is it’ll be a duet with Bonnie on piano, Sheryl on acoustic guitar, and Mick on talking drum.

[jbrownsjr]

I see what you're saying but Stevie saying that Chris was her best friend in the whole wide world and than not show up for a tribute seems kind of disrespectful to me.


I think you kind of asked and answered your own question and answer here. :xoxo:

[aleuzzi]

Perhaps a drum vest interlude, just as Christine would have wanted it.

Ha! Or a twelve-bar blues version of it with a cameo from Harold the dildo.

[jbrownsjr]

Ha! Or a twelve-bar blues version of it with a cameo from Harold the dildo.

Ha! I'm putting that in my term paper!

[mitzo]

A tribute to Christine at the Grammys.
https://heysocal.com/2023/02/01/sheryl-crow-mick-fleetwood-among-grammy-awards-performers/

[Villavic]

A tribute to Christine at the Grammys.
https://heysocal.com/2023/02/01/sheryl-crow-mick-fleetwood-among-grammy-awards-performers/

I think it will be the first time I'll see the Grammys in years.

[bwboy]

I LOVE the inclusion of Bonnie Raitt, but god, Sheryl Crow would attend the opening of an envelope.

Just because she inducted the band into the RRHOF doesn't give her carte blanche to constantly be looped in on these events.

I’m trying to imagine a scenario where Sheryl Crow is asked to do a tribute to Christine McVie… and she refuses. Wouldn’t that be disrespectful?

I understand that some people, for whatever reason, don’t like Sheryl Crow. But criticizing her for participating in a tribute to a musical icon? That I can’t understand.

There are several folks I would have liked to have seen do a tribute on the Grammys, but I’m honestly just so thankful Christine is going to be recognized that I can’t complain. Bonnie Raitt was a surprise to me. I’m pleased with the selection of Mick, Bonnie, and Sheryl.

[HomerMcvie]

Ha! Or a twelve-bar blues version of it with a cameo from Harold the dildo.

Finally, the band has found a way to lure me back.

[jbrownsjr]

I’m trying to imagine a scenario where Sheryl Crow is asked to do a tribute to Christine McVie… and she refuses. Wouldn’t that be disrespectful?

I understand that some people, for whatever reason, don’t like Sheryl Crow. But criticizing her for participating in a tribute to a musical icon? That I can’t understand.

There are several folks I would have liked to have seen do a tribute on the Grammys, but I’m honestly just so thankful Christine is going to be recognized that I can’t complain. Bonnie Raitt was a surprise to me. I’m pleased with the selection of Mick, Bonnie, and Sheryl.

I think it's beautiful. I hope the music and tribute is too.

[BombaySapphire3]

I’m trying to imagine a scenario where Sheryl Crow is asked to do a tribute to Christine McVie… and she refuses. Wouldn’t that be disrespectful?

I understand that some people, for whatever reason, don’t like Sheryl Crow. But criticizing her for participating in a tribute to a musical icon? That I can’t understand.

There are several folks I would have liked to have seen do a tribute on the Grammys, but I’m honestly just so thankful Christine is going to be recognized that I can’t complain. Bonnie Raitt was a surprise to me. I’m pleased with the selection of Mick, Bonnie, and Sheryl.

I often don't agree with all of your posts but I do this time. As long as Mick doesn't try to demand a bigger payday because he may be going broke..again.

[jbrownsjr]

I often don't agree with all of your posts but I do this time. As long as Mick doesn't try to demand a bigger payday because he may be going broke..again.

bwboy posted a few last year that I agreed with! bwboy is makin a comeback! :lol:

[aleuzzi]

bwboy posted a few last year that I agreed with! bwboy is makin a comeback! :lol:

We used to say that about you until we learned you and aleuzzi share the same birthdate.

[Hawkeye]

That’s awesome that they’re doing a tribute to Chris on the Grammys.


And I dont know why anyone is talking about the lack of Stevie? If anything I think it’s very appropriate of her to not be involved and let people that are better suited to sing her songs do it, and this tribute can just be about Christine without that “other” female vocalist that was in her band getting even the slightest bit of attention.

Now watch, I say all that and she surprises us all by introducing the performance with a 4 minute intro that has to be cut by the Grammys or something. In that unlikely event I’ll take it back :laugh:

[elle]

That’s awesome that they’re doing a tribute to Chris on the Grammys.


And I dont know why anyone is talking about the lack of Stevie? If anything I think it’s very appropriate of her to not be involved and let people that are better suited to sing her songs do it, and this tribute can just be about Christine without that “other” female vocalist that was in her band getting even the slightest bit of attention.
:

thank you!

why so many people insist to place the attention on the rest of the 5 instead of Christine is really puzzling to me. if you care about Christine and her legacy, which was wrongly in the shadow of the drama queens in the band - why do you want to drag drama queens out to try to upstage her tribute?

[aleuzzi]

That’s awesome that they’re doing a tribute to Chris on the Grammys.


And I dont know why anyone is talking about the lack of Stevie? If anything I think it’s very appropriate of her to not be involved and let people that are better suited to sing her songs do it, and this tribute can just be about Christine without that “other” female vocalist that was in her band getting even the slightest bit of attention.

Now watch, I say all that and she surprises us all by introducing the performance with a 4 minute intro that has to be cut by the Grammys or something. In that unlikely event I’ll take it back :laugh:

Absolutely! I only wonder why Sherly Crowe, why "Songbird" and why Mick if it is "Songbird." I'm thrilled Bonnie is doing it.

I'm hoping it turns out to be a little medley, like they did for Linda Ronstadt at the RRHOF.

[bwboy]

I often don't agree with all of your posts but I do this time. As long as Mick doesn't try to demand a bigger payday because he may be going broke..again.

Thanks, BombaySapphire3. It’s nice to find common ground with other fans. Makes this board mean a little bit more.

[bwboy]

bwboy posted a few last year that I agreed with! bwboy is makin a comeback! :lol:

:laugh:

Are you sure you didn’t confuse me with Bwboys? People are always getting the two of us confused!

The last couple of years have been a challenge for most of the fans, but at the end of the day it’s nice to be able to share the love of the music with each other. Especially more so now, you know.

[jbrownsjr]

:laugh:

Are you sure you didn’t confuse me with Bwboys? People are always getting the two of us confused!

The last couple of years have been a challenge for most of the fans, but at the end of the day it’s nice to be able to share the love of the music with each other. Especially more so now, you know.

We both love the Billy/Rick years. :nod:

[The Catdancer]

I think you kind of asked and answered your own question and answer here. :xoxo:

I did, didn't I?! :xoxo:

[Karlie]

Absolutely! I only wonder why Sherly Crowe, why "Songbird" and why Mick if it is "Songbird." I'm thrilled Bonnie is doing it.

I'm hoping it turns out to be a little medley, like they did for Linda Ronstadt at the RRHOF.

It would be so nice if they surprised us with a medley. Songbird is the obvious choice for a tribute to Christine, but this trio seems more suited to songs like SYLM, YMLF, even Everywhere.

[jbrownsjr]

It would be so nice if they surprised us with a medley. Songbird is the obvious choice for a tribute to Christine, but this trio seems more suited to songs like SYLM, YMLF, even Everywhere.

I'm just nervous because it's a tough song to sing.

[BigAl84]

My take on why the 4 of them are not part of the tribute as a whole:

1. They all felt it was too soon to come together as a group, it would of been too emotional to get through. Similar to how Mike Campbell talks about not being ready to fire up the Heartbreakers without Tom being there. Yes, Fleetwood Mac operated without Christine for many years, but circumstances are different now.

2. 3 of the 4 agreed to do it with one member declining.

3. Irving is driving decisions behind the scenes, including who's being involved and who isn't. For a variety of reasons.

[David]

I'm thrilled Bonnie is doing it.

She’ll give ’em something to talk about!

[bwboy]

My take on why the 4 of them are not part of the tribute as a whole:

1. They all felt it was too soon to come together as a group, it would of been too emotional to get through. Similar to how Mike Campbell talks about not being ready to fire up the Heartbreakers without Tom being there. Yes, Fleetwood Mac operated without Christine for many years, but circumstances are different now.

2. 3 of the 4 agreed to do it with one member declining.

3. Irving is driving decisions behind the scenes, including who's being involved and who isn't. For a variety of reasons.

Maybe I’m cynical, but I also think there’s a possibility that a very very brief tribute is not the venue to bring the 4 remaining members together again.

In other words, if management has anything to say about it, they’re going to hold out for the publicity and or money that a real reunion would mean, not just a 2 minute clip .

Also, John would hate being a part of this, I think. He would be uncomfortable and it would be awkward.

[bwboy]

Adding to my previous post… although I’m thrilled and thankful the Grammy awards is going to recognize Christine’s passing, I’m already preparing myself that it’s going to be so brief. I’m thinking a 3 minute tribute. Better to prepare for the worst, etc. I hope I’m wrong but we’ll see.

[Macfan4life]

Adding to my previous post… although I’m thrilled and thankful the Grammy awards is going to recognize Christine’s passing, I’m already preparing myself that it’s going to be so brief. I’m thinking a 3 minute tribute. Better to prepare for the worst, etc. I hope I’m wrong but we’ll see.
Usually they just roll quick face clips of all the artists that have passed since last year's awards. Unless someone knows different, it will be a flash in the pants along with everyone else. The medley featuring songs will all be mashed together. The Silver Girl herself is going to sing Chris bits?

[Penguin Emeritus]

Maybe I’m cynical, but I also think there’s a possibility that a very very brief tribute is not the venue to bring the 4 remaining members together again.

In other words, if management has anything to say about it, they’re going to hold out for the publicity and or money that a real reunion would mean, not just a 2 minute clip .

Also, John would hate being a part of this, I think. He would be uncomfortable and it would be awkward.

I agree...I really don't think John would do anything like this, ever. I honestly think he is done.

I myself am not one who enjoys hearing people covering other people's songs...tribute or no tribute. the cover just usually falls way short of hitting any mark. IMO a more effective tribute would be a little montage of her amazing decades long career, played to clips of her most popular songs. mick can say a little something on the band's behalf.

but the idea of bonnie raitt or whoever doing songbirg?? come on. it just makes me cringe.

--Lis

[bwboy]

I agree...I really don't think John would do anything like this, ever. I honestly think he is done.

I myself am not one who enjoys hearing people covering other people's songs...tribute or no tribute. the cover just usually falls way short of hitting any mark. IMO a more effective tribute would be a little montage of her amazing decade long career, played to clips of her most popular songs. mick can say a little something on the band's behalf.

but the idea of bonnie raitt or whoever doing songbirg?? come on. it just makes me cringe.

--Lis

I agree 100%. I would rather see a photo montage and video clips running the gamut from her early blues days to Buck/Vie, with Mick saying a few words.

I don’t have a problem with Sheryl Crow or Bonnie Raitt, but I’m not sure how their rendition of Songbird is going to work out. Heck, even Mick saying a few words, followed by a video of Christine singing Songbird would seem to be a more fitting tribute. But like everyone else, I’ll be tuning in hoping it does Christine justice.

[jbrownsjr]

She’ll give ’em something to talk about!

And just in the nick of time!

[sue]

I agree 100%. I would rather see a photo montage and video clips running the gamut from her early blues days to Buck/Vie, with Mick saying a few words.

I don’t have a problem with Sheryl Crow or Bonnie Raitt, but I’m not sure how their rendition of Songbird is going to work out. Heck, even Mick saying a few words, followed by a video of Christine singing Songbird would seem to be a more fitting tribute. But like everyone else, I’ll be tuning in hoping it does Christine justice.

I would definitely like to see a nod back to her early blues influence.
With John and maybe Steve Winwood coming on for one song.

[aleuzzi]

And just in the nick of time!

Give it up. ;)

[Karlie]

I agree 100%. I would rather see a photo montage and video clips running the gamut from her early blues days to Buck/Vie, with Mick saying a few words.

I don’t have a problem with Sheryl Crow or Bonnie Raitt, but I’m not sure how their rendition of Songbird is going to work out. Heck, even Mick saying a few words, followed by a video of Christine singing Songbird would seem to be a more fitting tribute. But like everyone else, I’ll be tuning in hoping it does Christine justice.

I could see Bonnie pulling it off solo - she plays piano and has the right kind of softness and vulnerability to her voice - but no idea how Sheryl and Mick would fit into the mix. I’m hoping it doesn’t turn into something cringy that Chris would’ve rolled her eyes at.

[jbrownsjr]

Give it up. ;)



Nope, takin my time.

[kak125]

Sheryl performing Songbird & Say You Love Me!

https://twitter.com/goldxbraid/status/1622239505095790595?s=46&t=YnaoY610t7y29VravvLPoQ

[elle]

Mick talking about Christine and the tribute on grammys red carpet -

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;This is a lovely moment to help close and send her off in a prideful way.&quot;<br><br>Mick Fleetwood discusses the tribute planned for the late Fleetwood Mac vocalist Christine McVie, who died in late 2022, at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GRAMMYs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GRAMMYs</a>. <a href="https://t.co/QMPkCSTOE8">https://t.co/QMPkCSTOE8</a> <a href="https://t.co/OAzdK6qiTy">pic.twitter.com/OAzdK6qiTy</a></p>&mdash; The Associated Press (@AP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/1622380202188742660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mick Fleetwood on the legacy of late Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie, “Her honesty with the way she played music and approached music, there was no fluff.” <a href="https://t.co/ECWZVFUeui">https://t.co/ECWZVFUeui</a> <a href="https://t.co/HC2rkbz3gR">pic.twitter.com/HC2rkbz3gR</a></p>&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1622379217743740929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[UnwindedDreams]

Mick talking about Christine and the tribute on grammys red carpet -

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;This is a lovely moment to help close and send her off in a prideful way.&quot;<br><br>Mick Fleetwood discusses the tribute planned for the late Fleetwood Mac vocalist Christine McVie, who died in late 2022, at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GRAMMYs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GRAMMYs</a>. <a href="https://t.co/QMPkCSTOE8">https://t.co/QMPkCSTOE8</a> <a href="https://t.co/OAzdK6qiTy">pic.twitter.com/OAzdK6qiTy</a></p>&mdash; The Associated Press (@AP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/1622380202188742660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mick Fleetwood on the legacy of late Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie, “Her honesty with the way she played music and approached music, there was no fluff.” <a href="https://t.co/ECWZVFUeui">https://t.co/ECWZVFUeui</a> <a href="https://t.co/HC2rkbz3gR">pic.twitter.com/HC2rkbz3gR</a></p>&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1622379217743740929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Thank you, elle. Nice words from Mick. Is that Mick's girlfriend with him?

[dougl]

https://youtu.be/jDEIhL5dpe4

[Penguin Emeritus]

Thank you guys for posting these things. It was nice to hear Mick's thoughts.


Glad Chris won.

-Lis

[The Catdancer]

Happy she won but sad she isn't here to enjoy it. Or maybe she is, who knows?!

Just watched Mick saying:"Fleetwood Mac is done" and although that was to be expected it was a bit of a shock to hear him (of all people) say that.

[UnwindedDreams]

Just watched Mick saying:"Fleetwood Mac is done" and although that was to be expected it was a bit of a shock to hear him (of all people) say that.It really was. "Put to bed" as he said. Interesting that he mentioned Stevie, Lindsey, Neil, and Mike continuing to perform but not John:distress:

[jmn3]

It really was. "Put to bed" as he said. Interesting that he mentioned Stevie, Lindsey, Neil, and Mike continuing to perform but not John:distress:

He left them several outs (you never know, stranger things, etc) but really interesting to hear Mick be that definitive about the band no longer carrying on. The perpetual FM cheerleader knows that it would be a hard sell to push Fleetwood Mac without any Mac in it.

Also amusing that he mentioned Lindsey second. And disconcerting that he didn’t mention John at all - I really hope John is healthy and just living out his days on his boat enjoying life.

[UnwindedDreams]

Also amusing that he mentioned Lindsey second. And disconcerting that he didn’t mention John at all - I really hope John is healthy and just living out his days on his boat enjoying life.
It was nice that he mentioned Lindsey. He didn't mention Billy Burnette, Rick Vito, or Dave Mason.

[SteveMacD]

John isn’t performing like any of the others. Stevie, Lindsey, Neil, and Mike have all been on tour. I think John hasn’t contemplated performing since the last Fleetwood Mac show.

[The Catdancer]

It really was. "Put to bed" as he said. Interesting that he mentioned Stevie, Lindsey, Neil, and Mike continuing to perform but not John:distress:

I was almost shouting to the screen "what about John?" But I don't think John wants to do it anymore. Plus John isn't doing anything, the others are.

[UnwindedDreams]

Bonnie Raitt sounded incredible. Sheryl, to me, didn't deliver vocally, but definitely did on the piano. Nice to see Mick. I don't know why he was wearing a beach hat from his permanently closed Maui boutique though.

[Nicks Fan]

I thought the Tribute was ok. Sheryl sounded pitchy and Mick seemed unnecessary. He added nothing to the performance. Bonnie sounded pretty good though.

[HomerMcvie]

Bonnie Raitt sounded incredible. Sheryl, to me, didn't deliver vocally, but definitely did on the piano. Nice to see Mick. I don't know why he was wearing a beach hat from his permanently closed Maui boutique though.

He'll be trying to sell it after the show.

[SteveMacD]

Sheryl was pretty good, Bonnie was incredible, and Mick playing the talking drum had me choked up.

[jmn3]

I shed a few tears sitting here watching that tribute. Not because it was some powerful amazing performance - I thought the beginning seemed a little rough, Sheryl seemed off, Mick definitely unnecessary and the beat just sounded off especially in the beginning, Bonnie sounded incredible and I thought the second half turned out beautiful. I shed tears seeing Chris’s name and beautiful picture up on that screen after all the others who died this year. It hurts knowing she’s really gone forever. I hope Chris realized what an impact she made on her peers and fans.

[elle]

I thought the Tribute was ok. Sheryl sounded pitchy and Mick seemed unnecessary. He added nothing to the performance. Bonnie sounded pretty good though.

yep Sheryl was really pitchy, i was unpleasantly surprised. unfortunately, their tribute was by far the worst - other 2 were really good.

oh well.

also, i would have liked seeing Rick Turner and Brett Tuggle up there for in memoriam.

[Nicks Fan]

He'll be trying to sell it after the show.

Hopefully he didn't accept her Grammy otherwise it might end up at the Pawn Shop.

[Karlie]

I shed a few tears sitting here watching that tribute. Not because it was some powerful amazing performance - I thought the beginning seemed a little rough, Sheryl seemed off, Mick definitely unnecessary and the beat just sounded off especially in the beginning, Bonnie sounded incredible and I thought the second half turned out beautiful. I shed tears seeing Chris’s name and beautiful picture up on that screen after all the others who died this year. It hurts knowing she’s really gone forever. I hope Chris realized what an impact she made on her peers and fans.

It was more beautiful than I could have imagined. Sure, Sheryl sounded like she needed to rehearse it a few more times, but Bonnie was perfect and Mick managed to find a tasteful and lovely way to get a drum in there - it all came together as a really special moment. The fact that she was the grand finale of all the memorials shows how important and loved she was in the music industry, and I hope she knew that.

It still doesn’t feel real to me that she’s really gone though. :distress:

[elle]

The fact that she was the grand finale of all the memorials shows how important and loved she was in the music industry, and I hope she knew that.

It still doesn’t feel real to me that she’s really gone though. :distress:

yes to all of this.

[jbrownsjr]

Sheryl was pretty good, Bonnie was incredible, and Mick playing the talking drum had me choked up.

I'm excited to see it. Is there a recording yet?

[ricohv]

I'm excited to see it. Is there a recording yet?

I keep searching Youtube...no posts yet! :(

[bombaysaffires]

Rolling Stone posted video on their twitter:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/takeoff-christine-mcvie-loretta-lynn-2023-grammys-tribute-watch-1234669210/