Christine's 20 quotes

[Villavic]

I found this 2023 article. It would have been interesting to know the source of each quote, or what year it was said.

I think the one I like the most is N.17. “I tend to like the traditional sound: three-part harmonies, guitar, and piano. I mean, a well-played guitar is a joy forever.”

And I disagree with N.20. “I don’t think talent or the gift ever goes away.” I think it sometimes does.

https://americansongwriter.com/the-b...-mcvie-quotes/

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by Villavic

I found this 2023 article. It would have been interesting to know the source of each quote, or what year it was said.

I think the one I like the most is N.17. “I tend to like the traditional sound: three-part harmonies, guitar, and piano. I mean, a well-played guitar is a joy forever.”

And I disagree with N.20. “I don’t think talent or the gift ever goes away.” I think it sometimes does.

https://americansongwriter.com/the-b...-mcvie-quotes/

Well, considering that she’s credited for writing Dreams and GYOW, I can’t take the article too seriously.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Well, considering that she’s credited for writing Dreams and GYOW, I can’t take the article too seriously.

I've suggested crocheting, knitting, kayaking, and Pornhub as hobbies, but he says the Ledge is his only hobby.

[Macfan4life]

A few of my favorites are:

I drank a bottle of champagne every night on stage with cocaine. The combination made me play better. Maybe someone else can tell me otherwise.

The mad songwriter is writing another song.

I was a little jealous of Stevie for awhile but we are completely different people. She could never play an organ or keyboards and I could not dance and twirl.

Thank you and a very good evening everybody.

Thanks for coming and drive safe going home.

....and most of all I wish it for myself

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Thank you and a very good evening everybody.

Thanks for coming and drive safe going home.

....and most of all I wish it for myself

I loved when she mentioned the city at the end of Songbird. At the 1997 NYC show, she did it very emotional, or so I remember.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by Villavic

I loved when she mentioned the city at the end of Songbird. At the 1997 NYC show, she did it very emotional, or so I remember.

Yes its always wonderful when they call out your city you are seeing them play. Chris made a goof on her solo tour in Pittsburgh and came out and said "Howya doing Detroit"
After Say You Love Me she got the note she said the wrong city. Chris was so sincere and said "I knew I was going to screw that up somewhere" and then profusely apologized.

If you ever hear her Jackson NJ solo show that is a bootleg Chris is hysterically funny. She's playing Great Adventure Amusement Park. But she wants to know the name of the town. So people are yelling it out to her. Her banter is so funny because she's telling them Great Adventure cant be the name of the town. At the end of the song she says something like. You know I really did not think that was the name of the town. I'm really smart

Board member Lis was there that night!

[Penguin Emeritus]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Yes its always wonderful when they call out your city you are seeing them play. Chris made a goof on her solo tour in Pittsburgh and came out and said "Howya doing Detroit"
After Say You Love Me she got the note she said the wrong city. Chris was so sincere and said "I knew I was going to screw that up somewhere" and then profusely apologized.

If you ever hear her Jackson NJ solo show that is a bootleg Chris is hysterically funny. She's playing Great Adventure Amusement Park. But she wants to know the name of the town. So people are yelling it out to her. Her banter is so funny because she's telling them Great Adventure cant be the name of the town. At the end of the song she says something like. You know I really did not think that was the name of the town. I'm really smart

Board member Lis was there that night!

lmao yes i was, that was so funny. i remember my parents talking about that in the car on the way home afterwards, how chris didn't know where the hell she was! a town called great adventure ... i'm still grateful my dad drove us all the out there for that concert! otherwise my 14 year old self would never have seen it!and i was sooo close because the place was fairly empty. it wasn't too far from my house, maybe an hour and 15 mins but still...it was a schlep. thanks, dad..

--Lis

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

lmao yes i was, that was so funny. i remember my parents talking about that in the car on the way home afterwards, how chris didn't know where the hell she was! a town called great adventure ... i'm still grateful my dad drove us all the out there for that concert! otherwise my 14 year old self would never have seen it!and i was sooo close because the place was fairly empty. it wasn't too far from my house, maybe an hour and 15 mins but still...it was a schlep. thanks, dad..

--Lis

We are the same age, Lis

[Penguin Emeritus]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

We are the same age, Lis

yep, we are indeed... old. haha, jk

--Lis

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

yep, we are indeed... old. haha, jk

--Lis

Speak for yourself

Its neat how many of us were 14 in 1984. Me, you, and jbrownsjr saw Chris in 1984, we all were 14 and driven by dad to the concert.
We lived through the 80s decade as teens. I don't want to get older but I am jealous how much fun people had in their 20s in the mid to late 70s. The discos, the incredible concerts, the cars. No drunk driving laws, no drug testing, no any restraints on how far you could party.
Every time I get a warm fuzzy feeling about the 70s I think of Chris describing her Hollywood Hills home and cranking Steely Dan out by the pool through the valley. OMG I cant even imagine the fun it must have been to be there. I was a weird kid because in the 80s I wanted to live in the 70s. To be a Mac fan in the mid 80s was weird by many.

[Villavic]

I was 18 in 1984. But being in college, and especially living more than 2,600 miles away from where the concerts were, the Mirage and Tango concert videos were all I could reach. That's why The Dance and the Reunion tour were a dream come true.

In general, I love the 80s music. But interestingly, the finest hours of my favorite bands happened in the 70s.

[Penguin Emeritus]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Speak for yourself

Its neat how many of us were 14 in 1984. Me, you, and jbrownsjr saw Chris in 1984, we all were 14 and driven by dad to the concert.
We lived through the 80s decade as teens. I don't want to get older but I am jealous how much fun people had in their 20s in the mid to late 70s. The discos, the incredible concerts, the cars. No drunk driving laws, no drug testing, no any restraints on how far you could party.
Every time I get a warm fuzzy feeling about the 70s I think of Chris describing her Hollywood Hills home and cranking Steely Dan out by the pool through the valley. OMG I cant even imagine the fun it must have been to be there. I was a weird kid because in the 80s I wanted to live in the 70s. To be a Mac fan in the mid 80s was weird by many.

Ohh yes, it was definitely a bit uncool to like FM in the mid80s. It was my verrrrry private obsession...i only had a couple of friends that knew. when i met marty i don't think i even let on to him how obsessed i was until we were together a couple of years lmao. and when he eventually came up w the idea to make a mac website, i was intrigued, but part of me wondered if there was anyone else out there who loved them the way i did!! so i'm glad all you loonies are out there haha and this became a place to meet each other!


--Lis

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

Ohh yes, it was definitely a bit uncool to like FM in the mid80s. It was my verrrrry private obsession...i only had a couple of friends that knew. when i met marty i don't think i even let on to him how obsessed i was until we were together a couple of years lmao. and when he eventually came up w the idea to make a mac website, i was intrigued, but part of me wondered if there was anyone else out there who loved them the way i did!! so i'm glad all you loonies are out there haha and this became a place to meet each other!


--Lis

And we STILL owe this place all to you.

[BLY]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

Ohh yes, it was definitely a bit uncool to like FM in the mid80s. It was my verrrrry private obsession...i only had a couple of friends that knew. when i met marty i don't think i even let on to him how obsessed i was until we were together a couple of years lmao. and when he eventually came up w the idea to make a mac website, i was intrigued, but part of me wondered if there was anyone else out there who loved them the way i did!! so i'm glad all you loonies are out there haha and this became a place to meet each other!


--Lis

I never hid my obsession for the Mac since the late seventies (solo and band) to this day anytime any of friends hear/see anything related to them …I’m told they THINK ABOUT ME.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

Ohh yes, it was definitely a bit uncool to like FM in the mid80s. It was my verrrrry private obsession...

It wasn't private in my case. I didn't need to do it that way. Many friends liked the 80s music more than the 70s', but appreciate many 70s band. Nobody defined you as uncool if you liked a 70s rock band. Though if you liked Bee Gees, that was another story.

However, I do remember a RS anniversary issue from the mid 90s that has articles for each decade. The 70s article defined its music mostly kind of decadent, compared to the magnificient 60s music, and the most redeemable song, if not the only good one, was Stairway to Heaven. Though it admitted there were some fine examples, and I remember a phrase that goes like and you can watch the California sunset while listening Fleetwood Mac and Eagles.

And the 80s article said there was something good in its music. Kind of a fresh new sound (mentioning Pretenders among others) that replaced the old dinosaurs, and there it mentioned Styx and Foreigner.