Why Fleetwood Mac Will Not Reunite, According to Stevie Nicks
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Stevie Nicks, the award-winning solo artist and singer for the rock band Fleetwood Mac, revealed that she doesn't believe the popular band can reunite anymore after the death of member Christine McVie, who passed in November 2022.
While speaking with Vulture, Nicks said of the group's future, "When Christine died, I felt like you can’t replace her. You just can’t. Without her, what is it? You know what I mean?"
"She was like my soul mate, my musical soul mate, and my best friend that I spent more time with than any of my other best friends outside of Fleetwood Mac. Christine was my best friend," she went on.
Nicks then referenced Taylor Swift's song "You're On Your Own, Kid," which the 75-year-old previously credited with helping her grieve: "When I think about Taylor Swift’s song 'You’re on Your Own, Kid' and the line 'you always have been,' it was like, that was Christine and I. We were on our own in that band. We always were. We protected each other. Who am I going to look over to on the right and have them not be there behind that Hammond organ?"
"When she died, I figured we really can’t go any further with this. There’s no reason to," declared the "Edge of Seventeen" singer. Nicks also referenced McVie's songwriting skills, stating, "Christine was the pop star. She wrote all those really super pop hits. None of the rest of us could write those songs."
The last time Fleetwood Mac performed together was during a tour in late 2019 with members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Mike Campbell, and Neil Finn, although the band has had many different members in the past.
McVie passed away on Nov. 30 of a stroke, with the official statement from Fleetwood Mac calling the late musician “truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure."
It went on, "She was the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best friend anyone could have in their life. We were so lucky to have a life with her."
McVie first joined the iconic rock band in 1970, with Nicks becoming a member of the group in 1975, and both women took a break or two from the band over the years, later returning.
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