Fleetwood Mac is a band that is known for personal turmoil among the members. However, one relationship that remained strong in the band for decades was the friendship between Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks, the two frontwomen. McVie had joined Fleetwood Mac in 1970, and for years, she was the only woman in the band. Nicks joined the band in 1975, and the two quickly became best friends. Both women were gifted songwriters responsible for creating some of the band’s most memorable tunes. While the two grew apart in the 1980s due to Nicks’ drug addiction and internal tensions in the band, they reunited when McVie returned to Fleetwood Mac in 2014.
The relationship between McVie and Nicks was more than just a competitive one, as they had a sisterly bond. When McVie rejoined the band, Nicks dedicated the song “Landslide” to her mentor, big sister, and best friend. The two played together at the concert’s end, performing “Don’t Stop.” In a 2015 interview with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Nicks said that she never wants to lose McVie again as a friend, which has nothing to do with music and everything with their friendship.
Christine McVie, fondly known as the band’s “songbird,” passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness at the age of 79. McVie joined the band during one of its early lineup changes, and since then, she had been a crucial member. McVie played a vital role in Fleetwood Mac’s musical journey, and her relationship with Nicks was one of the most endearing aspects of the band’s history.
The story of how Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac is a legendary one. Mick Fleetwood, the band’s founder and drummer, wanted to recruit Lindsey Buckingham as a guitarist. However, Buckingham had a condition – he would only join if his girlfriend, Nicks, could join too. McVie cast the deciding vote, and the rest is history. In a 2013 interview with The Guardian, McVie said that getting along with Nicks was crucial since she had never played with another girl. However, the two hit it off instantly, and it was no competition between them. They both approached music differently, and their styles on stage were different as well.
The band’s many personal complications, including McVie’s marriage to and divorce from Fleetwood Mac’s bassist John McVie and her affair with the band’s lighting director, led to the band’s dynamic growing tense. However, McVie and Nicks remained each other’s center, protecting each other in a male-dominated industry. Together, they formed a serious force of nature and maneuvered the challenges that lay ahead of them.
After Nicks entered rehab for her addiction, she became addicted to Klonopin. McVie distanced herself from the group in 1984 as her bandmates’ addictions grew worse. She returned to Fleetwood Mac in 1987 to record “Tango in the Night,” and her contributions to the album, including “Little Lies” and “Everywhere,” led to major hits. Nicks left the band soon after, and the band’s best-known lineup reunited only in 1997 for “The Dance” tour and a subsequent live album. The reunion was short-lived, and McVie left the band again after being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
In the 2010s, after more than a decade of retirement, McVie toyed with returning to performing. She rejoined Fleetwood Mac in 2014 after calling Fleetwood and gauging what her return would mean for the group. The band’s reunion was not without its challenges, but McVie and Nicks remained better friends than they were 16 years ago. They toured together, and McVie wore a silver chain that Nicks had given her as a metaphor for the band’s unbreakable bond. However, their tour ended without Buckingham, who was fired, and the band “kind of broke up.”
McVie did not speak with Nicks as often as she did when they toured together. While a reunion is not off the table, McVie said that she isn’t feeling physically up to it. In a message on her social media accounts, the grieving Nicks called McVie her best friend in the whole world since the first day of 1975. She shared a handwritten note containing lyrics from the Haim song “Hallelujah,” which talks about grief and losing a best friend. “See you on the other side, my love,” wrote Nicks. “Don’t forget me – Always, Stevie.”
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