In the 90s, Christine McVie took a break from Fleetwood Mac, during which time she said she was “by no means a nun.”
After recommitting to the band, McVie worked extensively with guitarist Lindsey Buckingham on new music. The keyboardist told 'Elle' that when she got stuck on a lyric, Buckingham advised her to “just write about sex.”
When asked if her time in the country inspired any of those sexual songs, McVie joked, “You mean the nunnery?” before adding, “I was by no means a nun.”
She was then asked if there was a lot of action in the countryside. “Well, not much action,” McVie shared. “But some.”
Christine McVie wasn’t the first person to compare herself to a nun. Her Fleetwood Mac bandmate, Stevie Nicks, once called the only two female members of the group “rock and roll nuns.” (usatoday)
McVie and Nicks were describing being on the road together. “We shared rooms, did each other’s makeup and lived on Dunkin’ Donuts,” McVie told The Guardian.
“We really were quite tame people back then,” Nicks insisted. “The band had two couples in it, plus Mick was married with two little girls – so we had to behave. We’d play a gig, get on an airplane right after the show and leave to the next place. And we were watched like hawks. We had security outside each of our rooms so Chris and I were almost like traveling rock’n’roll nuns.”
Christine would want Lindsey Buckingham back in Fleetwood Mac if the 'Rumours' line-up toured again.
The 79-year-old singer-and-keyboardist doesn't think it's likely that herself, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Stevie Nicks will get back together for one final run.
But she would love to see the ousted guitarist back in the line-up should it happen.
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine, Christine said: "Personally, I'd love to think it could happen.
"But honestly, I really can't see it happening.
"I don't know. I've been wrong before."
On whether she would rehire Lindsey, she replied: "I'd always want Lindsey back. He's the best."
After Lindsay Buckingham was fired from Fleetwood Mac., and while Mike Campbell and Neil Finn joined the
band, Christine McVie now doubts Stevie Nicks and John McVie would tour again with the band. In a recent interview, the 78-year-old (born July1943) said future live concerts were “an impossible question to even answer”.
I know Mick [Fleetwood] would do it in a lightning strike. But I couldn’t possibly say. We’re certainly not touring this year either.” (Express)
On her ex-husband’s health, she claimed that John isn’t super keen for touring with Fleetwood Mac anymore.
She said: “[John] is feeling a little bit frail. You know he was ill. He’s fine, but he just hasn’t got the heart for it any more.
“He wants to get on his boat. You reach a certain age where you go: ‘Hey, I’m not going to bust a gut doing this anymore.’”
For more than fifty years the band overcome break-ups and breakdowns to become one of the most successful bands of all time. They have sold over 100 million records worldwide, with their 1977 smash Rumours accounting for nearly half of those sales.
They have endured, like all great bands, because of the complimentary talents of its members. From Peter Green to Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham, it has contained some extraordinary songwriters. With brilliant musicians on all instruments, the band has been able to turn the songs into commercial gold. Above all the tough determination of the two men who gave the band their name has seen Fleetwood Mac through thick and thin.
On April 21 Christine McVie has released a new 'Songbird Album' -
Christine McVie has always been overshadowed. But in a BBC 4 documentary profile, Fleetwood Mac’s Songbird, the unsung hero of one of the world’s biggest bands finally gets to take the spotlight
SONGBIRD (A SOLO COLLECTION) will be available on June 24 on 180-gram black vinyl ($21.98), CD ($14.98), and digitally. In addition, a limited-edition sea-foam green vinyl version will also be available from Rhino.com.
