Christine McVie Said Stevie Nicks Always Had a Piano in Her Hotel Room (Even Though She Couldn’t Play)
Christine McVie could play the piano ā and wrote music for Fleetwood Mac. Still, even if Stevie Nicks couldnāt play, she āalwaysā had a piano in her hotel rooms. Hereās what we learned about these artists.
Christine McVie wrote āSongbirdā for Fleetwood Mac
Christine McVie appeared as a songwriter, vocalist, and keyboard player with the rock band Fleetwood Mac. During an interview with Raised On Radio, McVie commented on the fastest song sheās ever written ā a track that landed on the 1977 release Rumours.
āThatās the one and only song I wrote and finished in half an hour, in the middle of the night ā it was the middle of the night,ā McVie said. āAnd I woke up and I happened to have a little piano in my room but no tape recorder. No means to record it on.āĀ
Christine McVie played the piano ā even if she never had a piano in her hotel room
McVie didnāt always have access to the instruments (and recording tools) she needed. During an interview with the Guardian, McVie commented on her life on the road with Fleetwood Mac ā and how Nicks always had a piano.Ā
āI donāt think I ever had a piano in my room. Stevie always did, but she couldnāt play it,ā McVie laughed. āSo sheād have me come down and play. Nothing made me cringe.āĀ
āWe all had definite images in the band,ā she added. āStevie was the Welsh witch. I was mother nature. Mick was the raving lunatic. Everyone was very different, but we all got on, for the most part. In those days it was just all good clean fun. Well, fairly clean fun!ā
Were Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks friends?
Nicks and McVie shared a close friendship, with Nicks even journaling about her concern for the other Fleetwood Mac member.Ā
āSeattle. Worried about Christine,ā Nicks wrote. āWishing some spiritual guidance would come from somewhere. Where are the crystal visions when I need them?ā
With McVie already a member of Fleetwood Mac before Nicks joined, she had the final say of whether she would be allowed in along with Lindsey Buckingham. After spending time at a Mexican restaurant together, McVie gave her the green light.Ā
āIt was critical that I got on with her because Iād never played with another girl,ā McVie told The Guardian. āBut I liked her instantly. She was funny and nice but also there was no competition. We were completely different on the stage to each other and we wrote differently too.ā
Even if she couldnāt play the piano, Nicks was responsible for writing several Fleetwood Mac hits. That includes one of the groupās most popular song, āDreams.ā āThe Chain,ā featured on Rumours, was written by all five members ā Christine McVie, John McVie, Nicks, Buckingham, and Mick Fleetwood.Ā