26+ Christine McVie Quotes On Friendship, Stevie Nicks And My Way

Christine McVie is an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist, best known as one of the vocalists and keyboardists of the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. She joined the band in 1970 and left in 1998, but rejoined in 2014. McVie has also released three solo albums and her most successful single was her 1984 hit "Got a Hold on Me". Following is our collection on famous quotes by Christine McVie on life, love, friendship.

Top 10 Christine McVie Quotes

1. I'm rather old-fashioned about this video business. It's all relatively new. We really don't do videos, Fleetwood Mac. We've only done two.
2. I'm looking more like my dogs every day - it must be the shaggy fringe and the ears.
3. You can only mend the vase so many times before you have to chuck it away.
4. I find it hard to get excited by just a sound. I have to have a song there, then I'll find what used I can make of that sound within the song.
5. Learn your instrument. Be honest. Don't do anything phony. There is so much crap floating around. There is plenty of room for a bit of honest writing.
6. I enjoy my money, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I'd certainly rather be rich than poor.
7. There were a lot of bad feelings when Lindsey first left the band. But there's been a lot of healing going on, growing up, maturing. The bond is a great deal stronger than what we first thought.
8. We all enjoyed the success of Rumours obviously.
9. My songs are self-explanatory... somebody pointed out to me that... my songs pretty much speak for themselves.
10. The old Fleetwood Mac was much better; they did some beautiful and, to my mind, very authentic blues. Chicken Shack did pretty well in Europe, but after I left, it was over.

Christine McVie Short Quotes

• I do like my wine.
• I still like to play the blues more than anything else.
• I was actually qualified to be an art teacher, but I didn't want to teach.

Christine McVie Quotes About Song

I dont separate my work with the band from this solo project-Im sure the group could have recorded any of these, and they would have if the Fleetwood Mac project had come up at this time. I dont have any finished songs lying around. — Christine McVie

For Stevie, the words are of prime importance; the song moves around the words, rather than the words moving around the song. — Christine McVie

There's a whole bunch of unfinished stuff. Then I've got books of lyrics. I find it frustrating to finish a song and not be able to record it... so I don't write a million songs. — Christine McVie

Some of the best songs I've written, I've written in 10 minutes. — Christine McVie

Christine McVie Famous Quotes And Sayings

I couldn't go anywhere unless there was a security guard with me. That spoiled my life. It was like being in captivity. Those days are gone, and I don't ever want to see that happen to me again. Now I can wander around the streets of Los Angeles on my own. I like it that way. — Christine McVie

The chemistry was still there. To me, that was the biggest thing: Would the chemistry be there? Can we really go ahead and do this? And it was obvious within the first moment of plugging in the instruments that the magic was still there. It was a fantastic feeling. — Christine McVie

It really comes down to Mick. He's the one who was constantly trying to get these five people in one room together. This is his love, his baby. It's his band, and there's nothing more he loves to do than get up on stage and play with us. — Christine McVie

I wasn't raised with money, so I had to get used to having it. I think I've adjusted to it pretty well. — Christine McVie

I was in Tower Records in San Francisco a few weeks ago, buying some cassettes, and a couple of people recognized me and ran up with albums, and I just wanted to cover my face and have a seizure or something. I want people to just go away. — Christine McVie

I do ride a bicycle occasionally, but not those stupid stationary ones you see in gyms. I do have one of those, I must confess, but its quite literally a pain in the arse, so I dont use it. — Christine McVie

I wouldn't think a blues album would be that commercially successful, but I don't really care. I'd do it for the love of blues, not for the money. I've got plenty of money. — Christine McVie

I haven't turned into some rich monster. I've kept my perspective. But I am a bit spoiled. It's hard not to be a little spoiled by having a lot of money. — Christine McVie

You look out into the audience and you see so much joy on people's faces. You make eye contact with people who are almost crying because they can't believe they're seeing the Rumours five back again, they can't believe their eyes. It's almost like a family reunion on stage, there's no angst, there's no animosity, there's just tremendous amount of friendship. — Christine McVie

Life Lessons by Christine McVie

1. Christine McVie's work demonstrates the power of collaboration, as she wrote and performed many of her biggest hits with her former band Fleetwood Mac.
2. Her songwriting style is a great example of how to craft catchy and memorable melodies that stand the test of time.
3. Her career is a reminder of the importance of staying true to yourself and your artistic vision, even when faced with difficult challenges.