Christine McVie dead: Fleetwood Mac singer tragically dies age 79
express.co.ukThe band was formed in London in 1967, and Christine began her work with them within three years, after John replaced bass guitarist Peter Green.Although she split with John several years later, they remained amicable and the alleged turmoil between the two is said to have harnessed their creative spirit professionally.This led to the release of 1977 album Rumours, featuring tracks such as Songbird, which was written by Christine exclusively.Rumours, the group's 11th studio album, was widely declared to be their best of all time, hitting the jaw-dropping status of 20x Platinum in the USA.Christine remained in the group for a mammoth 28 years, finally leaving in 1998, soon after the members were officially inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.She cited a fear of flying and a tendency towards panic attacks as the reason for her departure.Bandmate Stevie Nicks once joked to the Guardian that the pair were like "travelling rock’n’roll nuns".Christine jokily added: "The rock’n’roll lifestyle did have its perks but it wasn’t all limos and parties in the early days.”However, she made a triumphant return back in 2014, and will be sorely missed by her fellow bandmembers..
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