Singer/songwriter and keyboardist Christine McVie, best known as the prime mover behind some of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits, passed away Wednesday following a short illness. She was 79.
“On behalf of Christine McVie’s family, it is with a heavy heart we are informing you of Christine’s death,” said her family in a statement. “She passed away peacefully at hospital this morning, Wednesday, November 30th 2022, following a short illness. She was in the company of her family. We kindly ask that you respect the family’s privacy at this extremely painful time, and we would like everyone to keep Christine in their hearts and remember the life of an incredible human being, and revered musician who was loved universally. RIP Christine McVie.”
Fleetwood Mac issued a statement saying: “There are no words to describe our sadness at the passing of Christine McVie. She was truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure. She was the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best friend anyone could have in their life. We were so lucky to have a life with her. Individually and together, we cherished Christine deeply and are thankful for the amazing memories we have. She will be so very missed.”
McVie joined Fleetwood Mac as a permanent member in 1971. Eight of her songs appeared on Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits album including “Don’t Stop,” “Hold Me,” “Everywhere,” “You Make Loving Fun,” “As Long as You Follow,” “Say You Love Me,” “Little Lies” and “Over My Head.”
McVie and Fleetwood Mac were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. That same year, she left the band and semiretired for nearly 15 years before returning in 2013. She also garnered two Grammy Awards.
Earlier this year, McVie spoke to Rolling Stone. She was asked: “If you could travel back in time to 1976, when the new version of Fleetwood Mac was just starting to take off, what advice would you give yourself?”
McVie’s response: “I think I followed my map pretty well in the course of my life.… To be honest with you, I don’t think I gave myself any advice. I think I just kind of got on with what I was doing and thoroughly enjoyed it. Obviously, my best beautiful days were when we were the Buckingham-Nicks Fleetwood Mac version. That was the best to me.”
McVie also responded to being called the “calm and reasonable person in the eye of the hurricane that was Fleetwood Mac.”
She said: “That is apparently true, but I didn’t realize that at the time. Yes, I was supposedly like the Mother Teresa who would hang out with everybody or just try and [keep] everything nice and cool and relaxed. But they were great people; they were great friends.”
“I enjoyed the storm,” she continued. “Even though I am quite a peaceful person, I did enjoy that storm. Although it’s said that we fought a lot, we actually did spend a lot of our time laughing. So, that must have been forgotten. Great sense of humor.”
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