Christine McVie: Why she quit and rejoined the band
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Christine McVie: Why she quit and rejoined the band Updated: September 27, 2014 - 2:00 PM Fleetwood Mac, circa 1976. From left, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham. Photo: Rhino Records, On why she left “I’d developed a dreadful fear of flying. I was fed up with the travel and all the schlepping. I think I got burned out with that. Then my father died. I bought a house in England. I wanted to spend more time with my family in England after the big earthquake we had; I wanted to get out of L.A. I was a country lady, living in a big house with the dogs and cooking. I just wanted to calm down and breathe and lead a normal life for a bit. I told the guys when we were doing the last tour [in 1998], and they accepted it. It wasn’t ever anything personal.” On her music career “I did make a solo album with my nephew in my studio. But I was still afraid of flying, so I didn’t want to tour.” On why she came back “I think it came to a point where I said: ‘What am I going to do? I can’t sit here and watch my dogs get old. I’ve got to do something.’ I wanted to play music. But I couldn’t fly. So I went to a therapist and got myself sorted out. It so happened that Mick [Fleetwood] was coming into London to promote Fleetwood Mac’s upcoming tour in Europe. He called me. I said, ‘I’m going to try to get to Maui’ [where he lived]. He said: ‘You’ll get on a plane? You come with me. We’ll go back together.’ That’s what I did. I got on the plane, and I never thought about it again. I [later] went all over Africa on this tiny 12-seater plane and thoroughly enjoyed it. Then I said to Mick: ‘What would you do if I were to rejoin the band?’ ” On preparing for the tour “Mick and I are sharing this house in L.A., and we have a terrific friendship. It’s like a health farm. We work out separately with a trainer. She also cooks for us.” On her voice “We have the same chap [vocal coach] we had before I left the band. He’s fantastic. My voice is holding up really well. They say I’m singing like a bird.” Jon Bream |
I'm optimistic about Christine. In one of the other recent interviews Stevie said Christine had not forgotten anything.
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I have a feeling her voice is going to be as solid as ever!:thumbsup:
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