The history of Fleetwood Mac is pockmarked with ups, downs, intra-band turmoil and explosive fallouts but one relationship that remained unscathed throughout the decades was the close friendship between Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks. McVie, who died in November 2022, was already an established member of the band when Nicks waltzed in and took centre-stage. But showing remarkable clarity for what might lay ahead, McVie took her place in the second tier rather than demanding a place in the spotlight. Quite the move considering she went on to write some of the group’s best songs.
In a clip shared on TikTok, the singer and keyboardist explained that it was all about understanding the dynamic that would help the band to become as big as they did. “For a while, sure, I got jealous,’ McVie says. “It didn’t last long. You realise what your role is and my role is being part of what John [McVie, bassist] and Mick [Fleetwood, drummer] is and not being a frontliner. I could no more do twirls in chiffon than Stevie could play the blues on the piano.”
