Watching this made me go back and watch the BBC documentary Songbird. In the programme not only do ex members of Chicken Shack verify the story of spotting her in the shop window but she even confirms it herself.
I recalled that documentary too, if it's a fictional tale Christine does a good job of selling it. There's a few other comments in here that contradict quotes I've read from Christine herself... interesting interview but a lot of this feels like stories being told through a game of telephone.
I bought the BBC documentary "Songbird" as well. I remember Stan Webb, Andy Sylvester, and Christine all verifying this story. This lady is nice enough, but some of the things she's saying don't add up or aren't true at all.
Sounds like a most interesting book and I look forward to reading it. The thing that's always fascinated me about Christine McVie is how when Buckingham and Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac she seemed to up her game as a singer, songwriter and a musician and in fact went on to contribute as many hits to the band as a writer and singer as the other two put together, as their Greatest Hits compilations bear testament.
It really sounds like it's Another fabulous book by Lesley-Ann Jones , and Christine McVie deserves to have a memoir of her own, to celebrate her fantastic years in music, and so many stories throughout her life .. Looking forward to reading it when it arrives next Month.
How Christine McVie saw Fleetwood Mac and the real reason she left them - by Lesley-Ann Jones 2248pm 7.10.24 you're right... another era beset with another era's baggage... i am forveer to be found in no man's land.... this means nothing tome as that would mean nothing to me..... slack arses and bad grammer and bad journalism is where this is all heading to. get a grip, old men... i often wondered if seasoned old mucker slike you took a bit of umbrage form your lessers. seems you may.... get sex swing on your show... interview that band. the ned album is pretty much suggesting music needs to be nusic... ie: compositions written as opposed to spliced...
Christine left Fleetwood Mac in 1995. Stevie had already left (in 1990). Dennis Wilson died in 1983. Christine left because the band had folded by end of 1995. The shop window story is true btw and she married John in haste because her mother was terminally ill. She'd initially had her eye on Peter Green.....
Also, in interview in 2017, Christine said she was friends again with them all, and that they'd all grown up, that she had 'renewed her vows' to them all
The bit about Christine leaving FM because she found out Stevie had an affair with Dennis Wilson doesn't make any sense. Dennis died in 1983. Christine didn't sell her LA house, car, etc. and leave the band and move to England until 1998.
I was going to say this. Christine was already married to Eddie Quintella, with whom she wrote Little Lies on Tango In The Night when she left the band, if Stevie had a fling with him it would make sense but Dennis was long dead.
The only way it makes sense is if she found out much later and only then left the band, but this seems very unlikely given the amount of time that had passed, and that wasn’t the implication in the interview. Very odd. I’m surprised David and Mark didn’t pick up on it.
Dennis Wilson lied & said he had an affair with Stevie Nicks; it did not happen. Christine developed a fear of flying, her father had just passed away, she was 55 and wanted to restore his house & live in the English countryside. She got bored, got treatment, then Mick sat with her on a flight to Hawaii when she felt ready. It's all in his latest book, "Play On."
Thank you thank you thank you. I picked up on this immediately and my mind is still boggling. It wasn’t the only detail that wasn’t quite on the nail either. Even to the band still performing her songs without her. They didn’t. “Don’t stop” always. And one tour they performed “say you love me” as a duet. I’d love someone to iron out that reason for why she left 🧐
Most of her exes are dead. John was with her when she passed away and they had a beautiful relationship so I don't think he'll learn anything new about her life
I’m calling BS, in the 2019 Christine herself said that either Andy or Sylvester knocked on the window of Dickins and Jones while she was window dressing and asked her in that timeframe if she would like to join Chicken Shack. This book seems really poorly researched.
Okay, I don't know that she knew her very well. Chris had said in interviews that her mom was a good mom. She wasn't young when she married John she loved him.
@@yarnwitch2808 I agree. Chris has said she had an amazing mother and never implied that she wasn't around for her family. And getting married at 25 was fairly old in those days! And yes, she has said she adored John. I don't believe much of what this Jones woman says lol
What, another Fleetwood Mac book? I've just read Mark Blake's excellent 'The many lives of Fleetwood Mac', and Christine McVie features a great deal, and possibly comes out of that as the best of the bunch (except for the crazy Dennis Wilson episode, and staying up 3 nights doing coke and nearly having a heart attack). I'll probably have to give this Lesley-Ann Jones one a miss, to avoid the duplication.
Liz Taylor betrayed best friend Debbie Reynolds when she had an affair with Eddie Fisher, Debbie's husband at the time. Later they were reconciled while travelling on the Queen Mary...apparently.
This lady seemed nice enough, but I'm sorry I don’t believe everything she's saying. She clearly contradicted the window dresser story which was confirmed by Christine herself, Stan Webb and Andy Sylvester in the 2019 BBC documentary "Songbird"
Men in music can screw 10 women a night. Stevie is honest but gets creamed for being single and doing as she pleased, just as the men in rock and roll. It's just stupid. The songs she gave us mean more than her love life. Leave her alone.
@@lisamiller4312 So you approve of Stevie Nicks screwing her best mate Christine McVie then partner Dennis Wilson . Friends like that ,who needs enemies !
@@SamLowryDZ-015 I’ve seen Mick Jones of top band Foreigner 3 times in my local Co op , most people wouldn’t recognise him like did but he’s still a top rock star who has sold millions of records . Plus Graham Coxon of Blur has played to sold out gigs at Hyde Park and Wembley Stadium so maybe your potential non recognition of him says much more about your ignorance than it does about him being a rock star
@@christopherdavies3079 I feel you are missing the point here. Record sales and audience size does not a rock star make. And to illustrate the point, by your logic Pavarotti was a 'rock star' Just because a group in your mind is popular does not mean they are for everyone else and neither does it follow that they are 'rock stars' Who is bigger Slade or the Beatles? and then answer who had more Number Ones ?
She certainly lived the life but maybe had a poor taste in men. Anyone but Dennis! S N similarly incorrigible. I assume she got round all the Eagles as Walsh was also a notch on the bed post. Lesley, lovely woman btw.
Watching this made me go back and watch the BBC documentary Songbird. In the programme not only do ex members of Chicken Shack verify the story of spotting her in the shop window but she even confirms it herself.
I recalled that documentary too, if it's a fictional tale Christine does a good job of selling it. There's a few other comments in here that contradict quotes I've read from Christine herself... interesting interview but a lot of this feels like stories being told through a game of telephone.
I bought the BBC documentary "Songbird" as well. I remember Stan Webb, Andy Sylvester, and Christine all verifying this story.
This lady is nice enough, but some of the things she's saying don't add up or aren't true at all.
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Sounds like a most interesting book and I look forward to reading it. The thing that's always fascinated me about Christine McVie is how when Buckingham and Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac she seemed to up her game as a singer, songwriter and a musician and in fact went on to contribute as many hits to the band as a writer and singer as the other two put together, as their Greatest Hits compilations bear testament.
It really sounds like it's Another fabulous book by Lesley-Ann Jones , and Christine McVie deserves to have a memoir of her own, to celebrate her fantastic years in music, and so many stories throughout her life .. Looking forward to reading it when it arrives next Month.
How Christine McVie saw Fleetwood Mac and the real reason she left them - by Lesley-Ann Jones 2248pm 7.10.24 you're right... another era beset with another era's baggage... i am forveer to be found in no man's land.... this means nothing tome as that would mean nothing to me..... slack arses and bad grammer and bad journalism is where this is all heading to. get a grip, old men... i often wondered if seasoned old mucker slike you took a bit of umbrage form your lessers. seems you may.... get sex swing on your show... interview that band. the ned album is pretty much suggesting music needs to be nusic... ie: compositions written as opposed to spliced...
Loved 'fly away Paul, very much looking forward to reading this book.
Christine left Fleetwood Mac in 1995. Stevie had already left (in 1990). Dennis Wilson died in 1983. Christine left because the band had folded by end of 1995. The shop window story is true btw and she married John in haste because her mother was terminally ill. She'd initially had her eye on Peter Green.....
Also, in interview in 2017, Christine said she was friends again with them all, and that they'd all grown up, that she had 'renewed her vows' to them all
Terrific - great story.
What an exquisite speaking voice and vocabulary. 😍
She sounds a lot like Christine
The bit about Christine leaving FM because she found out Stevie had an affair with Dennis Wilson doesn't make any sense. Dennis died in 1983. Christine didn't sell her LA house, car, etc. and leave the band and move to England until 1998.
I don’t understand this timeline either. Makes zero sense.
I was going to say this. Christine was already married to Eddie Quintella, with whom she wrote Little Lies on Tango In The Night when she left the band, if Stevie had a fling with him it would make sense but Dennis was long dead.
The only way it makes sense is if she found out much later and only then left the band, but this seems very unlikely given the amount of time that had passed, and that wasn’t the implication in the interview. Very odd. I’m surprised David and Mark didn’t pick up on it.
Dennis Wilson lied & said he had an affair with Stevie Nicks; it did not happen. Christine developed a fear of flying, her father had just passed away, she was 55 and wanted to restore his house & live in the English countryside. She got bored, got treatment, then Mick sat with her on a flight to Hawaii when she felt ready. It's all in his latest book, "Play On."
Thank you thank you thank you. I picked up on this immediately and my mind is still boggling.
It wasn’t the only detail that wasn’t quite on the nail either. Even to the band still performing her songs without her. They didn’t. “Don’t stop” always. And one tour they performed “say you love me” as a duet.
I’d love someone to iron out that reason for why she left 🧐
Brilliant interview.
An insighted and sympathetic perspective , hope her ex's read it.
Most of her exes are dead. John was with her when she passed away and they had a beautiful relationship so I don't think he'll learn anything new about her life
I’m calling BS, in the 2019 Christine herself said that either Andy or Sylvester knocked on the window of Dickins and Jones while she was window dressing and asked her in that timeframe if she would like to join Chicken Shack. This book seems really poorly researched.
I agree. Most of the information she probably Googled. I don't think she knew Chris all that well.
Also I think the rumour (no pun intended😂) that Stevie slept with Dennis causing Christine to leave is total bull, Dennis died in 1983.
Okay, I don't know that she knew her very well. Chris had said in interviews that her mom was a good mom. She wasn't young when she married John she loved him.
@@yarnwitch2808 I agree. Chris has said she had an amazing mother and never implied that she wasn't around for her family. And getting married at 25 was fairly old in those days! And yes, she has said she adored John. I don't believe much of what this Jones woman says lol
Beautiful speaking Voice.
I was thinking the same thing...
The biggest revelahere for me was that she and Stevie weren’t actually friends. Nicks has always claimed they were close.
But Chris never did LOL
I take all this with a pinch of salt
Her statement that Benny and Bjorn wouldn't let the two ladies leave ABBA is based on what?
What, another Fleetwood Mac book? I've just read Mark Blake's excellent 'The many lives of Fleetwood Mac', and Christine McVie features a great deal, and possibly comes out of that as the best of the bunch (except for the crazy Dennis Wilson episode, and staying up 3 nights doing coke and nearly having a heart attack). I'll probably have to give this Lesley-Ann Jones one a miss, to avoid the duplication.
Liz Taylor betrayed best friend Debbie Reynolds when she had an affair with Eddie Fisher, Debbie's husband at the time.
Later they were reconciled while travelling on the Queen Mary...apparently.
This lady seemed nice enough, but I'm sorry I don’t believe everything she's saying.
She clearly contradicted the window dresser story which was confirmed by Christine herself, Stan Webb and Andy Sylvester in the 2019 BBC documentary "Songbird"
Stevie Nicks doesn’t come out of this story very well with the various rock stars she had flings with .
Now why doesn't that come as a big f*ckin surprise. 🤣
Men in music can screw 10 women a night. Stevie is honest but gets creamed for being single and doing as she pleased, just as the men in rock and roll. It's just stupid. The songs she gave us mean more than her love life. Leave her alone.
@@lisamiller4312 So you approve of Stevie Nicks screwing her best mate Christine McVie then partner Dennis Wilson . Friends like that ,who needs enemies !
Birds can play the cricket?🏏
That’s not true that Christine was the only rock star living in the village as Graham Coxon guitarist also lived nearby
Who ?
@@SamLowryDZ-015 Graham Coxon is the guitarist with top Brit band Blur . Now do you know who he is ?
@@christopherdavies3079 Would not recognise him in Waitrose so still fails 'rock star' qualification.
@@SamLowryDZ-015 I’ve seen Mick Jones of top band Foreigner 3 times in my local Co op , most people wouldn’t recognise him like did but he’s still a top rock star who has sold millions of records . Plus Graham Coxon of Blur has played to sold out gigs at Hyde Park and Wembley Stadium so maybe your potential non recognition of him says much more about your ignorance than it does about him being a rock star
@@christopherdavies3079 I feel you are missing the point here. Record sales and audience size does not a rock star make.
And to illustrate the point, by your logic Pavarotti was a 'rock star'
Just because a group in your mind is popular does not mean they are for everyone else and neither does it follow that they are 'rock stars' Who is bigger Slade or the Beatles? and then answer who had more Number Ones ?
She certainly lived the life but maybe had a poor taste in men. Anyone but Dennis! S N similarly incorrigible. I assume she got round all the Eagles as Walsh was also a notch on the bed post. Lesley, lovely woman btw.
Anyone but Dennis, the sexy Beach Boy? It could have been Mike Love ❤️