Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood, UK Articles

After 15 years, Christine McVie is to rejoin Fleetwood Mac ‘where she belongs’ | Sunday Express

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Sunday Express (UK)
By: Mick Fleetwood
Published: Sun, April 6, 2014

FIFTEEN years ago I was on a flight, going to a gig somewhere, when my dear friend and virtual sister, Christine McVie, presented me with a very special silver key. A memento, given as a token of our long friendship, that key doubled as a sentimental talisman, meant to keep me safe on all my travels.

 

The other day, I found the key, tucked away in the fold of my passport case. Remarkably, it had been there for the entire duration of Christine’s hiatus from Fleetwood Mac. Now that she is joining us again, the symbolism is not lost on me. Once again we will be on tour, flying all over the world together. How perfect that this magic key should choose now to make its reappearance.Christine admitted to me that when she and I first met, she was quivering in her boots, completely intimidated by me when I walked into her dressing room all those years ago at the Marquee Club. The irony being, of course, that my outward appearance, that of a bombastic madman, trapped in a 6ft 7ins frame, in no way mirrored my inner self. There is a reason why kids start crying when they see my giant body and long beard!  Continue reading After 15 years, Christine McVie is to rejoin Fleetwood Mac ‘where she belongs’ | Sunday Express →

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Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Martin On Board for Rock Hall Ceremony | Billboard

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By Associated Press
April 01, 2014 4:43 AM EDT

Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Underwood, Chris Martin: The stars are turning out to salute the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.

cover_media_cmg3c32b37a-3965-4f39-996f-f25c5d62f87c_0The hall of fame announced Tuesday that “The Boss” will fittingly induct and perform with his loyal E Street Band, while a superstar lineup of Nicks, Underwood, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Sheryl Crow will perform for Linda Ronstadt. Glenn Frey will induct the singer.

Michael Stipe of R.E.M. will induct Nirvana, Coldplay’s Chris Martin will induct Peter Gabriel, Tom Morello handles those duties for KISS, and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson will induct fellow Philadelphians Hall and Oates.

Inductees Daryl Hall and John Oates, Gabriel and Cat Stevens will perform during the April 10 ceremony, which will be broadcast May 31 on HBO.

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Stevie Nicks to receive BMI Icon Award | Express

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Published: Tue, April 1, 2014
Daily Express (UK)

Legendary singer/songwriter STEVIE NICKS will be feted with the Icon Award at the 2014 BMI Pop Awards ceremony.

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The Fleetwood Mac star has been selected to receive the prestigious honour from Broadcast Music International (BMI) officials at their 62nd annual prizegiving in Hollywood on 13 May (14).

Barbara Cane, BMI Vice President, says, “Stevie Nicks is an extraordinary songwriter and pedigree artist of stunning genius and unwavering grace, on and off the stage. She has defined an era of pop and rock culture around the world with her brilliance and unforgettable magnificence.”

The title is awarded to musicians for their “unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers” and previous honourees include Paul Simon, Carole King, Willie Nelson and the Bee Gees.

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Mick Fleetwood Goes His Own Way: Quotes from Thoreau | Sunday Express

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Sunday Express (UK)
By: Mick Fleetwood
Sun, March 30, 2014

“If a man loses pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured, or far away.” – Henry David Thoreau

The production for Tusk was Fleetwood Mac's chance to divert from the expected[GETTY]
The production for Tusk was Fleetwood Mac’s chance to divert from the expected[GETTY]
Thoreau’s quote so brings to mind the experience of making the album Tusk. Much like when the Beatles made their White Album, Tusk, for us, was our walking away from predictability.

Kudos to Lindsey Buckingham, who was determined to break the mould of what we had done with Rumours and get away from the possibility of what can so often happen when success impedes artistic expression.I think Tusk was the most important album we ever made. It’s also my personal favourite and now I can appreciate how it was a crucial platform for us all, especially Lindsey. It satiated his drive to try new things.

It was also a time when we each learned to find our own voice. Coming out of the emotional rollercoaster of Rumours, the drama remained. A real shift had occurred, resulting in each of us pinpointing our singular creative method of survival. Continue reading Mick Fleetwood Goes His Own Way: Quotes from Thoreau | Sunday Express →

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Fleetwood Mac announce North American tour with Christine McVie | The Guardian

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Sean Michaels
The Guardian (UK)
Friday 28 March 2014 18.55 GMT

The singer and keyboard player is “very, very happy” to be rejoining the band after a 16-year absence

Centre stage … Christine McVie, reunited with bandmates Mick Fleetwood, left, and Stevie Nicks, right. Photograph: David M Benett/Getty Images
Centre stage … Christine McVie, reunited with bandmates Mick Fleetwood, left, and Stevie Nicks, right. Photograph: David M Benett/Getty Images

Fleetwood Mac have announced a new North American tour, on which they will reunite with Christine McVie for the first time in 16 years.

“I’m a pig in a pile of poo really,” McVie told Rolling Stone. “It is a time warp; it is very, very happy. None of the nonsense with the drink and the nasty stuff. We’re all grown up, of course.”

For now, Fleetwood Mac have scheduled 34 concerts across the United States and Canada, spanning 30 September to 20 December 2014. “[We’ll] pick up end of January [2015] and complete America, and we can do the world, really,” McVie said. “And there’s a studio album somewhere in the mix too … We’re all committed to keep on going until one of us says ‘stop it’.” Continue reading Fleetwood Mac announce North American tour with Christine McVie | The Guardian →

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Christine McVie Returns to Fleetwood Mac After a Long Hiatus | People

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By K.C. BAKER
03/27/2014 at 09:00 AM EDT

It’s a Fleetwood Mac lovefest!

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Christine McVie
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After leaving one of the most successful rock bands of all time 16 years ago, Christine McVie is back – and her band mates couldn’t be happier.

“We’re thrilled,” the band’s co-founder and drummer, Mick Fleetwood, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “She’s just the dearest of friends and we’ve remained that way always. We’ve always missed Chris. To have a key, key member return to the fold is huge. It’s really not happened, to my knowledge in any shape or form, on this level.”

McVie, 70, whose songs “Little Lies” and “Say You Love Me” were among Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits, tells PEOPLE exclusively, “I honestly could never in my wildest dreams have thought I could return to the band. It’s just a dream come true. I go to bed going, ‘This is so great. This is what I’ve been yearning for all these years and I didn’t know it.’ We’re family. We’re very lucky.”

All five members of the band reunited this morning when McVie, along with her ex-husband, John McVie (who is “on the mend” after a cancer diagnosis last year, she says), Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks appeared on Today to officially announce the return of the keyboardist and singer/songwriter. Continue reading Christine McVie Returns to Fleetwood Mac After a Long Hiatus | People →

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Q&A: Christine McVie Can’t Wait for Fleetwood Mac World Tour | Rolling Stone

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March 27, 2014 9:30 AM ET
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“I had some deluded idea that I wanted to hang out with my dogs and bake cookies. I don’t know what I was thinking”

The return of Christine McVie to Fleetwood Mac has been a poorly kept secret over the past few months, but it’s still shocking to hear her voice on the phone for an interview about the group’s upcoming reunion tour entitled On With the Show. She’s the songwriter and vocalist on some of Fleetwood Mac’s most enduring hits – including “Don’t Stop,” “Little Lies,” “Everywhere” and “You Make Loving Fun” – but she quit the group in 1998 and disappeared completely from the scene. The remaining members said over and over again that she’d never return. 20140326-christine-x600-1395867086

Rolling Stone spoke with her about leaving the band, what she’s been up to during the past two decades and what the future holds for Fleetwood Mac.

Let’s go back to 1998. Why did you quit the band?
Well, I initially developed a great fear of flying. It was a real phobia. I also bought a house in England and decided, to a degree, I was really tired of the road. I wasn’t just burned out, but I was tired of traveling and living out of a suitcase. I’m quite a domestic person by nature and the nomad thing had got a bit stale on me, really.

Continue reading Q&A: Christine McVie Can’t Wait for Fleetwood Mac World Tour | Rolling Stone →

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Fleetwood Mac Announce Reunion Tour Dates With Christine McVie | Rolling Stone

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March 27, 2014 9:30 AM ET
Rolling Stone Online

“Being back is really a time warp,” McVie tells Rolling Stone. “I feel like a pig in poo”

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A little over a year ago, Stevie Nicks told Rolling Stone there was “more of a chance of an asteroid hitting the Earth” than Christine McVie returning to Fleetwood Mac. Well, it might be time to prepare for armageddon because the Mac’s keyboardist and singer – who quit the band in 1998 after a three-decade stint in the group – is returning for a world tour beginning this September and a possible new album.

Q&A: Christine McVie Can’t Wait for Fleetwood Mac World Tour

The tour, entitled On With the Show, will kick off on Tuesday, Sept. 30 in Minneapolis, Minn. at the Target Center, with the band performing 34 shows in 33 cities across North America. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Monday, March 31 at 10 a.m. through Sunday, April 6 at 10 p.m. Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, April 7 through the Live Nation mobile app and Live Nation’s at website.

McVie says that her decision to leave the band was very simple. “I had some deluded idea that I wanted to live the ‘country lady’ life,” she tells Rolling Stone. “But I went through a divorce and I felt isolated in the country. I grew quite ill and depressed.” McVie realized the best way to fix her life was to rejoin Fleewood Mac, though Lindsey Buckingham admits he had some reservations when he first heard she wanted back in. “I wanted to make sure she grasped the weight of would it would entail,” he says. “She also had to understand that if she was coming back that, basically, she has to stay. She wants to do it.” Continue reading Fleetwood Mac Announce Reunion Tour Dates With Christine McVie | Rolling Stone →

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Fleetwood Mac Announces “On With The Show” Tour | Press Release


FLEETWOOD MAC IS BACK…IN FULL…

CHRISTINE MCVIE RETURNS TO FLEETWOOD MAC AS BAND ANNOUNCES ON WITH THE SHOW 33-CITY NORTH AMERICAN TOUR, OPENING IN MINNEAPOLIS ON SEPT. 30

It’s official! After a 16-year absence, Christine McVie will be re-joining Fleetwood Mac band mates Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as they launch the On With The Show Tour. The tour will kick off on Tuesday, Sept. 30 in Minneapolis, Minn. at the Target Center and the reunited band will perform 34 shows in 33 cities across North America. Christine has not toured with the band since 1998’s The Dance Tour.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Monday, March 31 at 10:00 a.m. through Sunday, April 6 at 10:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, April 7 through the Live Nation mobile app and at www.livenation.com.

Fleetwood Mac is also scheduled to appear on TODAY’s Summer Concert Series on the Plaza At Rockefeller Center on Oct. 9. Continue reading Fleetwood Mac Announces “On With The Show” Tour | Press Release →

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Christine McVie rejoins Fleetwood Mac | USA Today

Edna Gundersen
USA TODAY
Mar 27th, 2014

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — “It’s like she never left,” Lindsey Buckingham says about Christine McVie’s return to Fleetwood Mac, the band that sold 45 million copies of 1977’s Rumours and spawned almost that many rumors during its tumultuous 47-year run.

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Christine McVie is rejoining Fleetwood Mac, after leaving the band in 1998.(Photo: Matt Mindlin)

Here are the facts: After leaving the band in 1998, singer/keyboardist McVie has rejoined, completing Mac’s most popular, successful and creative incarnation.

A world tour is in the works, with U.S. dates starting Sept. 29 in Minneapolis, 17 years after this lineup last hit the road. Tickets go on sale April 4. McVie and Buckingham have been crafting songs for a new album. The last studio release to feature full participation from all five Macsters was 1987’s Tango in the Night.

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“We’ve only been in the studio a week, and it’s been really beautiful,” says Buckingham, 64. “I have very high hopes for all of this. It took getting into the studio before we started to see things unfold in an effective and comfortable way. Christine was not sure how her voice was going to be. It will be a little bit of a slow process with her piano chops. But all the stuff inside her is still intact, and she’s getting in touch with a process that’s been lying dormant for a while.” Continue reading Christine McVie rejoins Fleetwood Mac | USA Today →