On Wednesday, Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie died. She was 79. Now, bandmate Stevie Nicks mourns her death.
The 74-year-old took to social media to share a handwritten letter. In the note, she honors her friend and musical partner of multiple decades.
“A few hours ago, I was told that my best friend in the whole world since the first day of 1975 had passed away,” Nicks said. “I didn’t even know she was ill until late Saturday night.”
According to Nicks, since knowing that McVie was sick, she had contemplated Haim’s lyrics to “Hallelujah.” The song constitutes a friend that grieves the loss of another.
“I thought I might possibly get to sing it to her, and so, I’m singing it to her now,” she elaborated.
Nicks continued: “See you on the other side, my love. Don’t forget me.”
McVie’s family broke the news of the musician’s death on Wednesday morning. She died at a hospital in England following “a short illness.”
McVie boosted her career as a crucial member of Fleetwood Mac. In 1970, she joined the band after tying the know with the band’s bassist John McVie.
McVie Contributions
A few years into the ’70s, Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham entered the picture. Together, they released albums that turned into smash hits. It includes their self-titled album in 1975, Rumours in 1977, and Tusk in 1979.
McVie’s contributions to the band were pivotal factors in their success. She played the keyboard, often sang as lead, and served as the band’s most profuse songwriter. Notably, she wrote “Everywhere,” “Don’t Stop,” and “Little Lies.”
Fleetwood Mac’s members honored McVie as “truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure” in a joint statement.
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Additionally, another bandmate Mick Fleetwood paid tribute to McVie on social media.
He stated: “Part of my heart has flown away today.”
“This is a day where my dear sweet friend Christian McVie has taken to flight,” he stated. “And left us earthbound folks to listen with bated breath to the sounds of that ‘song bird’… reminding one and all that live is all around us to reach for and touch in this precious life that is gifted to us.”
Fleetwood Mac
Guitarist Peter Green, drummer Fleetwood, and guitarist Jeremy Spencer founded the band. John then joined the band for their debut album. And in 1968, Danny Kirwan entered the group as a third guitarist.
Fleetwood Mac topped the charts in the UK with “Albatross.” Other hits like “Oh Well,” “Man of the World,” and “The Green Manalishi” contributed to their success.
However, during the early 1970s, all three guitarists left the band one by one. That’s when guitarists Bob Welch, Bob Weston, and vocalist Dave Walker entered the picture.
But Welch, Weston, and Walker also exited the band by 1974. They had no male lead vocalist or a guitarist. So, Fleetwood scouted studios in Los Angeles and found Buckingham and Nicks.
He then tapped Buckingham to be in the band. She agreed with the condition that Nicks could join too.
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