Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Christine McVie has died

McVie wrote some of the band’s most famous songs, such as Little Lies and Everywhere. McVie joined the ranks of the legendary band a few years after its formation.

McVie joined the ranks of the legendary band a few years after the band formed in 1967. He wrote some of Fleetwood Mac’s most famous songs, including *Little Lies*, *Everywhere* and *Songbird*.

– There are no words to describe the sadness we feel due to the death of Christine McVie. He was truly one of a kind, special and immeasurably talented, the band said in a statement posted on Twitter.

– He was the best musician anyone could have in their band, and the best friend anyone could ever have in their life. We were so lucky to have a life with him.

McVie left the band twice

Christine McVie left the band in 1998, but returned to the band’s ranks 16 years later.

In 2017, McVie revealed on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs radio show that after leaving the band again, he had withdrawn from the world around him and had developed a fear of open spaces. Around the time of his new departure, he had also moved from California in the United States to Kent in the UK.

Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie (left) and Stevie Nicks singing together at Wenbley Stadium in 1980.
Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie (left) and Stevie Nicks singing together at Wembley Stadium in 1980.

The band, which entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and won Grammys, has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and is considered one of the most successful bands in the world.