Lindsey Buckingham made his first feedback for the reason that loss of life of Christine McVie, describing his departed Fleetwood Mac bandmate his “musical comrade.”
“Christine McVie’s sudden passing is profoundly heartbreaking,” Buckingham started his message, posted to Instagram. “Not solely have been she and I a part of the magical household of Fleetwood Mac, to me Christine was a musical comrade, a buddy, a soul mate, a sister. For over 4 a long time, we helped one another create an exquisite physique of labor and a long-lasting legacy that continues to resonate immediately. I really feel very fortunate to have recognized her. Although she might be deeply missed, her spirit will reside on by way of that physique of labor and that legacy.”
Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac, together with Stevie Nicks, on the final day of 1974. He rapidly developed a songwriting kinship with McVie, who at that time had been within the band since 1970.
“I keep in mind being in rehearsals with Christine and the remainder of the band earlier than we lower that first album,” Buckingham recalled a long time later,” and it was so clear instantly that she and I had this factor. In all probability the very first thing that hit me about being in Fleetwood Mac was being extraordinarily conscious that I had one thing to contribute to Christine’s songs. She was open to me taking liberties together with her songs and has been ever since.”
McVie and Buckingham labored collectively on a complete of 5 Fleetwood Mac studio albums, together with one launch as a duo, 2017’s Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie.
McVie’s sudden loss of life on the age of 79 has despatched shockwaves by way of the rock world. In a joint assertion, Fleetwood Mac remembered the musician as “really one-of-a-kind, particular and proficient past measure.” In a separate publish to social media, Nicks referred to as McVie her “greatest buddy in the entire world.” “See you on the opposite aspect, my love,” the long-lasting frontwoman added. “Do not forget me.”
Christine McVie By the Years: Picture Gallery
Footage from all through the profession of Christine McVie.
