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Originally Posted by Villavic
According to some sources, this was the week when Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie announced they were leaving the band at the end of the 1990 tour.
Mick said the reason was "they were wealthy, famous and didn't felt like continuing the pressure and the pace that went along with life in Fleetwood Mac. The two ladies reached this decision together, although both indicated they would continue to record with the band in the future". (My Twenty-five Years in Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood 1992).
However, many believed that Nicks’ and McVie’s departures were hastened by bad blood in the wake of Fleetwood’s 1990 book.
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I vaguely remember hearing that Chris was finished touring with the band an eensy-weensy bit before Stevie, but it was very close on the actual calendar. I don’t think either of them had any bad blood about the book (other than disgust with its trashiness). Remember that Stevie would frequently introduce Mick onstage as the bestselling author — whether tongue in cheek or not, she wasn’t really angry about his book. When they both decided they were done touring, my impression was that they were just very tired, especially since the band was really struggling to appeal to a radio audience and sell albums and it wasn’t working. People get tired — remember how Bob Welch got tired after a run of bad luck (a fake band, low sales, artistic stagnancy)? Stevie was battling her tranquilizer addiction and Christine missed what was left of her family. A person can sour on a band that isn’t cool anymore. It takes a lot out of you to smile in public to try to prop up the organization indefinitely.