Christine McVie was married to her Fleetwood Mac bandmate John McVie and later a musician with whom she co-wrote among the band's hits.
Fleetwood Mac‘s keyboardist and vocalist Christine McVie died on the age of 79, the band introduced on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. “There are not any phrases to specific our disappointment on the passing of Christine McVie,” the band’s social media assertion started. “She was really one-of-a-kind, particular and gifted past measure. She was the most effective musician anybody may have of their band and the most effective pal anybody may have of their life. We had been so fortunate to have a life together with her. Individually and collectively, we cherished Christine deeply and are grateful for the wonderful recollections we've. She can be so very missed.”
In a separate assertion (by way of Deadline), Christine’s household mentioned she “handed away peacefully at [the] hospital” Wednesday morning “following a brief sickness.” Christine was surrounded by household on the time of her dying, though who precisely supported her as she took her final breath is unknown. Christine, like her bandmate Stevie Nicks, had no youngsters, regardless of being married twice.
Christine was married to 2 musicians throughout her lifetime who each occurred to be related to Fleetwood Mac. Her first husband was Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie, whereas her second husband was Eddy Quintela, who helped write a lot of the beloved band’s songs. Study extra about their marriages under.
John McVie and Christine McVie
John McVie, 77, and Christine’s love story started earlier than they had been bandmates in one of the crucial profitable rock teams of all time. They had been relationship when John was scouted for the band — which consisted of guitarists Peter Inexperienced and Jeremy Spencer and drummer Mick Fleetwood — in 1967. In 1968, John and Christine tied the knot, and two years later, the gifted keyboardist would be a part of the band.
Though they collaborated for many years to come back, John and Christine’s marriage lasted lower than 10 years, as they cut up in 1976. “I dare say, if I hadn’t joined Fleetwood Mac, we'd nonetheless be collectively,” Christine frankly theorized toRolling Stone in Oct. 1997. “I simply assume it’s unimaginable to work within the band along with your partner. Think about the strain of dwelling with somebody 24 hours a day, on the highway, in an already nerve-racking state of affairs, with the added negativity of an excessive amount of alcohol.”
A number of years later, after John married his second and present spouse, Julie Ann Rubens, the “Little Lies” songwriter opened up a bit extra about why their marriage didn’t work out. “We simply reached a degree the place we couldn’t be in the identical room collectively,” she recalled to Rolling Stone in July 1984. “We’d most likely spent extra time with each other than most couples who've lived collectively for twenty-five years. We had no individuality, no separation.” She additionally mentioned she was “actually, actually completely happy” for John when he walked down the aisle once more.
Eddy Quintela and Christine McVie
Eddy Quintela and Christine walked down the aisle in 1986 and went their separate methods in 2003. Whereas little or no is thought about their relationship, it's recognized that they penned some songs for Fleetwood Mac, such because the band’s 1990 single “Save Me” and 1987’s “Little Lies”.