Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham said late bandmate Christine McVie's 'spirit will live on' through the legendary rock group's music in a handwritten tribute shared Thursday to Instagram.It was announced by McVie's family earlier this week that she passed away following a 'short illness' at the age of 79.The British rockstar lent her singing and songwriting to many of Fleetwood Mac's greatest hits through the 70s and 80s, including Don't Stop and Little Lies.Buckingham, 73 - who is the band's lead guitarist and lead male vocalist - began his post by calling McVie's sudden death 'profoundly heartbreaking.' Tribute post: Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham said late bandmate Christine McVie 's 'spirit will live on' through the legendary rock group's music in a handwritten tribute shared Thursday to Instagram; Buckingham seen in 2018'Christine McVie's sudden passing is profoundly heartbreaking.
Not only were she and I part of the magical family of Fleetwood Mac, to me Christine was a musical comrade, a friend, a soul mate, a sister,' penned the musician.'For over four decades, we helped each other create a beautiful body of work and a lasting legacy that continues to resonate today. 'I feel very lucky to have known her.
Though she will be deeply missed, her spirit will live on through that body of work and that legacy,' Buckingham concluded.Similarly, Buckingham's ex-girlfriend and the band's lead female vocalist, Stevie Nicks, penned a handwritten homage to McVie on Wednesday which was also uploaded to Instagram.
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