This is from a Christine interview from back in 1982 that I posted several weeks ago.
"I bring up the view of Mac oft perpetrated that says a writer/performer as talented as Christine McVie must find it galling to be upstaged by a young Stevie Nicks running around and changing frocks all the time.
“Yeah, well she certainly does that! Believe me, I would hate to run around onstage changing clothes every five minutes and playing tambourines and things,” here her voice hints ever so slightly at claws extending in a feline manner. “I would hate to be in her shoes. I’m very happy, thank you, standing behind the keyboards. I’m a musician, y’know? I’m more a musician band member than a frontline….”, and her voice trails off for a second, the short silence making its own point.
“There’s no competition, In fact, she’s jealous of me because I can play keyboards better than her”.
I always find it amusing that Stevie fans would think that Chris was jealous of Stevie. What is there to be jealous of? As Gail said, they didn't compete against each other because they were so different. I think she took a lot of pride in what she contributed to the band. She and Stevie each had a job to do in Fleetwood Mac. I'll bet she got tired of being asked it though.
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