Remembering Musician Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac
2022-12-03
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1British rock and roll musician Christine McVie died Wednesday at the age of 79.
2McVie wrote many hit songs, played the keyboard and sang as a member of the group Fleetwood Mac.
3Her death was announced on the band's social media accounts.
4No cause of death or other details were immediately provided.
5A family statement said she "passed away peacefully at hospital" with family around her after a short sickness.
6"A few hours ago I was told that my best friend in the whole world since the first day of 1975, had passed away," bandmate Stevie Nicks said in a handwritten note posted to Instagram.
7McVie was a steady presence in a group that saw many membership changes since it formed in the late 1960s.
8Fleetwood Mac started out as a London blues band and developed into one of the defining makers of 1970s California pop-rock.
9From 1975 to 1980, the band sold tens of millions of records.
10Christine McVie was seen as a peacemaker.
11"I was supposedly like the Mother Teresa who would hang out with everybody or just try and (keep) everything nice and cool and relaxed," she told Rolling Stone earlier this year.
12"But they were great people; they were great friends."
13Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
14At the ceremony they played McVie's song, Say You Love Me.
15McVie wrote or cowrote many of the band's most popular songs.
16Don't Stop, a piece inspired by the end of her marriage, gained surprising political meaning in 1992.
17An American presidential candidate chose the song and its repeated phrase "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow" to represent his 1992 campaign.
18The candidate, Bill Clinton, won the election and became president.
19Fleetwood Mac performed at his inauguration party.
20McVie was born Christine Anne Perfect in the British town of Bouth, Lancashire.
21She came from a musical family. Her father was a violinist and music teacher and her grandfather played organ at Westminster Abbey.
22McVie's two marriages, to John McVie and Eduardo Quintela, both ended in divorce.
23She was also involved with the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson for several years.
24She wrote the song Only Over You about him.
25Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie formed a lasting friendship.
26They agreed that, as two of the rare women in rock and roll, they would always stand up for each other.
27But the group's huge success also led to conflicts and the desire for independent work.
28Over the years, Nicks became a star in her own right.
29McVie released solo albums, including Christine McVie and Christine Perfect, as well as a 2017 joint recording with bandmate Lindsey Buckingham, called Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie.
30Mick Fleetwood and John McVie were there at the founding of Fleetwood Mac and were the only ones to remain all the way through.
31Christine McVie left the group in the 1990s, when she was seemingly done forever with the rock star life.
32By 2014, she had changed her mind.
33"I moved to Kent, and I loved being able to walk around the streets, nobody knowing who I was," she said of her musical break during an interview this year with the Guardian.
34"Then of course I started to miss it. I called Mick and asked: 'How would you feel about me coming back to the band?'" she said.
35"He got in touch with everybody and we had a band meeting over the phone and they all went: 'Come baaaack!!' McVie said, "I felt regenerated and I felt like writing again."
36I'm Caty Weaver.
1British rock and roll musician Christine McVie died Wednesday at the age of 79. 2McVie wrote many hit songs, played the keyboard and sang as a member of the group Fleetwood Mac. 3Her death was announced on the band's social media accounts. 4No cause of death or other details were immediately provided. A family statement said she "passed away peacefully at hospital" with family around her after a short sickness. 5"A few hours ago I was told that my best friend in the whole world since the first day of 1975, had passed away," bandmate Stevie Nicks said in a handwritten note posted to Instagram. 6McVie was a steady presence in a group that saw many membership changes since it formed in the late 1960s. Fleetwood Mac started out as a London blues band and developed into one of the defining makers of 1970s California pop-rock. From 1975 to 1980, the band sold tens of millions of records. 7Christine McVie was seen as a peacemaker. 8"I was supposedly like the Mother Teresa who would hang out with everybody or just try and (keep) everything nice and cool and relaxed," she told Rolling Stone earlier this year. "But they were great people; they were great friends." 9Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. At the ceremony they played McVie's song, Say You Love Me. 10McVie wrote or cowrote many of the band's most popular songs. Don't Stop, a piece inspired by the end of her marriage, gained surprising political meaning in 1992. An American presidential candidate chose the song and its repeated phrase "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow" to represent his 1992 campaign. 11The candidate, Bill Clinton, won the election and became president. Fleetwood Mac performed at his inauguration party. 12McVie was born Christine Anne Perfect in the British town of Bouth, Lancashire. She came from a musical family. Her father was a violinist and music teacher and her grandfather played organ at Westminster Abbey. 13McVie's two marriages, to John McVie and Eduardo Quintela, both ended in divorce. She was also involved with the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson for several years. She wrote the song Only Over You about him. 14Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie formed a lasting friendship. They agreed that, as two of the rare women in rock and roll, they would always stand up for each other. 15But the group's huge success also led to conflicts and the desire for independent work. Over the years, Nicks became a star in her own right. McVie released solo albums, including Christine McVie and Christine Perfect, as well as a 2017 joint recording with bandmate Lindsey Buckingham, called Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie. 16Mick Fleetwood and John McVie were there at the founding of Fleetwood Mac and were the only ones to remain all the way through. 17Christine McVie left the group in the 1990s, when she was seemingly done forever with the rock star life. 18By 2014, she had changed her mind. 19"I moved to Kent, and I loved being able to walk around the streets, nobody knowing who I was," she said of her musical break during an interview this year with the Guardian. 20"Then of course I started to miss it. I called Mick and asked: 'How would you feel about me coming back to the band?'" she said. "He got in touch with everybody and we had a band meeting over the phone and they all went: 'Come baaaack!!' McVie said, "I felt regenerated and I felt like writing again." 21I'm Caty Weaver. 22Caty Weaver adapted this story for VOA Learning English from an Associated Press report. 23_________________________________________________________________ 24Words in This Story 25induct -v. to admit as a member 26inspire -v. to create desire or interest for something 27inauguration -v. a ceremonial induction into office 28interview -n. a meeting at which information is obtained (as by a reporter, television commentator, or pollster) from a person 29regenerated - adj. formed or created again 30_________________________________________________________________ 31Are you a Fleetwood Mac fan? What bands do you like? 32We want to hear from you. 33We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 34Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.