Fleetwood Mac (Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie) • Interview • 1977 [RITY Archive]

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[@blackiegohard]

I love the fact that Christine put the reporter into place by making his reference to them as being ladies and musicians instead of girls just being backup singers. These two are hugely different and recognized.

[@SadisticStang]

@Vlad TheInhaler Ok simp

[@kooki11]

What's wrong with asking them about being some of the first ladies in rock and roll bands? Nothing!

[@charabotte1]

Don't be so hysterical, Christine did no such thing, in fact she did agree with the interviewer since she confirmed they were innovators

[@rjjcms1]

When he asked the question in that way I was thinking (i) Christine had already been in the band for some times and was always a musician not just a bauble,and (ii) hadn't the interviewer heard of,for example,Suzi Quatro?

[@stevend.2492]

I liked her answer too. Plus, there were plenty of other female led bands prior to Fleetwood Mac. It's an absurdly sexist and ignorant question.

[@JennRazo]

Christine McVie is pure class.

[@raminrouchi202]

Quite intelligent and ...yea classy

[@blason56]

She is stoned pretty hard in this interview.

[@dirtyhiggins5484]

She also never lost her fastball. She always sounded so good their whole career.

[@darrenmiller6927]

Christine's humor " I had already been in the band as a lady.. "😅 she was so clever and funny naturally.. Fleetwood Mac is one of the classiest rock bands of all time. One of the best rock n roll bands of all time.😊 legendary. Nice to see the 3 lead singers and all 3 primary writers interviewed back in 1977, during their legendary meteoric rise while on tour for Rumours. Love seeing their sophistication here.

[@rodericblack4657]

Oh yeah, well she's dead now. So how about that?

[@Paulywolly_111]

@@rodericblack4657💀

[@anonamouse.p4115]

Rest in Peace CHRISTINE MCVIE, she is flying to Heaven as the Songbird that she is x!

[@valerietomsic8454]

right??? RIP...glad it wasn't a lingering and horrible illness. ALL Respect to her...she brought us all so many beautiful songs....!

[@charlesosbun3642]

Amen🙏

[@mjade1673]

🥺i loved her since i was little bitty!

[@susanamagalhaes3319]

omg she died?!!? oh no 😢😢😢

[@airgunfun4248]

Just curious what's the x for?

[@sundaynightdrunk]

I love Christine's speaking voice. It seems so low and serious, and then she sings and it's this beautiful lilt. All three of these people are amazing.

[@RedHotMessResell]

I always forget she was English until I hear her actually talk and not sing.

[@Rondo2ooo]

Three things that stand out for me: 1. They were so young here. 2. Reporters were asking same stupid questions like today. 3. Stevie and Lindsey still looked happy and in harmony together.

[@Dynamatrix1973]

They haven't been young since the mid 1960s... 😂

[@stannis768]

Unfortunately, Lindsey and Stevie had already broken up and Lindsey was already involved with Carol Ann Harris. This was an interview and so they would certainly project cohesion and harmony but Lindsey kept his distance from Stevie outside of the band. Stevie herself was already involved with Don Henley (Eagles).

[@davidaldridge5716]

The vibe stands out to me as well…cause we now have the benefit of hindsight and we know it was volatile amongst them during this time….incestuous relationships, addictions, breakups, health scares etc BUT…when watching them on a surface level in this setting you don’t detect turmoil

[@luisa9501]

The had already split up!

[@TexasNewsOwL]

That was a new thing way back then. Now women front a lot of groups .

[@murdiesel]

All class and wit! Did you see how Christie and Stevie handles that BS question! Love it!

[@Starlight_Silver]

I love how they handled the question, but I wouldn’t consider it a BS question. I was impressed that the guy had thought of a question that I’ve never heard asked of Fleetwood Mac before. Maybe I’ve not spent a lot of time watching interview footage, but I thought it was an intriguing question and was interested to see how they responded to it. I’d love to hear more about their experiences as women in an industry dominated by men.

[@murdiesel]

@@Starlight_Silver you are correct but she played with him as in Christie with her wit, Stevie just goes straight at him and makes sure he knows the answer.

[@fundies2]

@@Starlight_Silver Indeed, and Christine was almost sarcastic when she said "as a lady". Great moment.

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

@@Starlight_Silver I remember Stevie saying, decades later, it was around 1975/76, she turned to Chris one day, and said: "You know, we're both good, individually...but, together, we're a force to be reckoned with..." And, that's how they handled themselves in The Music Industry...they were going to be respected, amongst "the boys" and the executives, and they got it.

[@twelveytwelve]

It proved NOT to be a BS question, even though the girls sniggered at it when it was asked.

[@kylewarren4961]

RIP Christine Mcvie, may your music live on.

[@mischr13]

RIP

[@rockit6553]

What Stevie was saying was that her & Christine are main cogs in the FM machinery. And she's right.

[@michaelberthelot3594]

They were 2/3 of what made Fleetwood Mac great. Lindsey being the other 1/3. They were the John, Paul, & George of Fleetwood Mac.

[@torbjrnlund903]

@@michaelberthelot3594 - I disagree. The rythm section - the drums and the bass - is also a significant part of what make Fleetwood Mac a great band. Mick Fleetwood does an excellent job always, and John McVie is a top notch bassist - they both make the very solid foundation which on Lindsey, Christine and Stevie can display their brilliance. The girls were 2/5 of what made Fleetwood Mac great. I think they all equally deserve to share the glory of Fleetwood Macs greatness.

[@lisaannehill]

With the wizardry of Lindsey's guitar 🎸 😍

[@michaelberthelot3594]

@@torbjrnlund903 Mick and John are very talented but a rhythm section is nothing without singer-songwriters.

[@torbjrnlund903]

@@michaelberthelot3594 True, but singer-songwriters are nothing without a rythm section.

[@RedHotMessResell]

Stevie is so amused by Christine shoving that question back into that reporter’s face. 😂😂😂 I love it. This is prior to media training and them just acting whatever way they wanted. I love it

[@stuart1030]

Happier times. Bless Christine's heart of gold she was the glue that saved the band from self destruction.

[@shireboundscribbles]

Crikey, this is literally the first time that I have EVER seen Stevie Nicks happy and smiling.

[@anthonyrichard461]

Christine just passed today RIP. Great soul and musician.

[@ericcornish1983]

Rest in peace Christine Mcvie you will never be forgotten 😢

[@digidrum2003]

As I have grown older I appreciate Christine's music more ......I have been a Mac fan since the early 70's.

[@BlowinFree]

Me too 🙏🏻💋

[@paulk9985]

What took you so long? Christine has been beyond wonderful since the early days.

[@digidrum2003]

@@paulk9985 Ha....I know....better late than never right??!!

[@Myamirah]

The songs where Christine sang lead are my favorites

[@mikeh.753]

Yes Christine carried the group vocally until Stevie joined. People thought Christine resented Stevie but the truth was the opposite. She loved Stevie and welcomed here presence in the band. Christine was just as successful as a backing vocalist as she was as a lead vocalist.

[@jazminratzlaff5357]

Love this interview, for me Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie are the true iconic legendary queens, songstresses and magical beauty ethereal rock and roll goddesses of Fleetwood Mac. Without them, it wouldn’t have been the special band it was. She is now flying high with the spirits, May she gift them with her cool personality and voice. Two of my fave female songwriters as well. ❤♥️😍🥰😘🤩 🌟 ✨ 🎵 🎶 🎹 🎼 👑💎⚜️ 🎙️ 🎤

[@MrAhuapai]

They are trail blazers for the women singer songwriters.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Nice to see Stevie having an oh-wow-you-said-that laugh!

[@Jenjenilou]

What planet is this interviewer on. Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Maggie Bell, Elkie Brooks, Ann and Nancy Wilson, Julie Driscoll, Patti Smith, and many more .... all 'ladies in rock' in 1977 and before that, and far more than just 'pretty faces' as he puts it. Stevie and Christine were in very good company.

[@jonathanbirch2022]

Joplin had been dead for nearly a decade, Grace Slick was more a backup singer. No one had heard of Heart in ‘77. Patti Smith was some ersatz underground sh-t. Fleetwood Mac were a band that hit the mainstream with multiple female singer/songwriters fronting it.

[@Jenjenilou]

@@jonathanbirch2022 Bollocks.

[@virgildailey1970]

@@jonathanbirch2022: Heart was around before Lindsey and Stevie joined Fleetwood Mac! Heart formed in 1973. Released the album Dreamboat Annie in 1975! So much for your 1977. Just because you lived under a rock don’t mean the rest of us did!

[@jonathanbirch2022]

@@virgildailey1970 Lindsey and Stevie were also around in 1973. Their debut with FM was in 1975. Seems like you’re the one under the rock.

[@virgildailey1970]

@@jonathanbirch2022: Not hardly Bud! I know that Lindsey and Stevie were around in 1973. I have their album Buckingham Nicks. But, they weren’t part of Fleetwood Mac at that time. Lindsey and Stevie joined Fleetwood Mac in 1974. Who’s living under a rock?

[@luchorios5663]

Stevie Nicks so awesome ,, always so strikingly foreign and original in her creativity ...and Christine McVie pure honest soul and beautiful...I wish female artists or male for that matter these days could even have a fingernail of integrity what these 2 have

[@Lessontobe]

Her nose is so different now.

[@sstills951]

Christine McVie > Stevie Nicks

[@OLLiGoldeaux]

....for me as a teen the music helps myself really in a hard time. And Stevie Nicks was the most beautiful woman i've seen 🙂 - much more than Farrah Fawcett 🤭

[@wbl5649]

@@OLLiGoldeaux lmao

[@christopherguzzetta6098]

Stevie is so awesome, makes me wonder what her 4 aborted children might have had to offer?

[@sniffableandirresistble]

Christie is so hilarious 😂

[@rickyparker1990]

"Christine"

[@aussieplayable]

Yes, I agree - so subtle and oh so dry:)

[@user-wh5ir4fo4r]

@@rickyparker1990 Some people who knew her have called her Christie. It's fine.

[@robertcavalier6133]

The 2 ladies MADE THE BAND FANTASTIC! The audiences craved Christine & Stevie because of their softness, subtle sounds, harmonies, intensity, & overall moderating influences. If there were only guys -- the sound would never have blossomed. It would have been too harsh. I LOVE FLEETWOOD MAC! * Cav *

[@jesseemullen]

2:28 Christine handled that brilliantly xD

[@mikeh.753]

This is rock and roll history. Future generations will be paying to watch this. I'm 58 and I have never seen this footage. I never knew this existed. Fleetwood Mac is a historical part of rock history. Peter Green was a genius. A true pioneer of his time. Damn this is amazing.

[@debbiewatkins6945]

Christine Perfekt McVie ( Beautiful Songbird ❤️❤️🙏🙏) Sad For the Loss of christine on 30 Nov 22 ❤️❤️💕💕🙏🙏🏵️💐🌺🌼🌸🍀💛❤️💙💚🇺🇸🇩🇪 Her Beautiful Calming Muzik Will Live On Forever 💛❤️💙💚 ( Sweet Christine )

[@jeffj2495]

RIP Christine, you were one of the greats.

[@mattwilliam4803]

-I've always LOVED... Christine McVie's voice !!!! and, I LOVE her songwriting, as well !!!! she's TRULY amazing.

[@iacoponefurio1915]

Agree

[@russellspear6188]

All the best Stevie Nicks interviews seem to come from Australia! Stevie's singing voice was at its best around this time in 1977 and even her speaking voice here is just beautiful!

[@brookehanley3659]

Christie’s speaking voice is truly lovely as well. She is an excellent speaker

[@TheNaturalust]

Meh.

[@Stansman63]

RIP Christine Mcvie, thank you so much for your wonderful music.

[@kenbird899]

LB is one of the best guitarists in the world.

[@MrPhotodoc]

People are still scratching their heads trying to figure out how he got some of those sounds from the guitar.

[@2760ade]

I'd agree with that - massively talented!

[@joe1972]

Definitely overlooked as one of the guitar greats. So many songs he perfected with his choice of phrasing... Two of my favorite examples would be 1) You make loving fun at 2:35 the little solo there and 2) Dreams which his guitar work evoked every bit as much of a haunted, longing feeling as Stevie's singing. Lindsey had a great finger-style technique similar to Mark Knoplers

[@JukeboxAlley]

@@joe1972 exactly right, very similar to mark knopflers style, I remember his old song called trouble, which was a pretty catchy song and smooth and crisp on the strings towards the end. John Mayer also has a good smooth style, check out his newer song wild blue on the new album, really good strumming at the end.

[@airgunfun4248]

Ya all finger picking and really unique. He is underrated. Funny enough so is Peter Green

[@RodStewartFan]

Those harmonies of Stevie, Lyndsey and Christine are the essence of the band. I was their for the Rumors Tour and have only missed one tour (last one, $$ astronomical)...I have been listening to their, what is now, a very short catalog of albums with headphones on, and you realize their sound can never be reproduced with the summation of the 3.

[@thesixt.o.7568]

Prices for FM concert are so ridiculous!!!

[@doug_1489]

one of the best bands in history...bless you Christine RIP 😥

[@suzannemcclure7412]

First time I ever heard them...I was in a beautiful park in Santa Barbara, very happily pregnant & the song was I WANT TO BE WITH YOU EVERYWHERE. Great memories...love that 🎵 song BIG!

[@allgood6760]

Timeless music!.. RIP Christine McVie🎶🙏

[@dandiego2010]

Rest in Rock and Roll Heaven Christine , thank you

[@swimlaps1]

So grounded, straightforward! The '70s! Christine - a gifted songwriter, singer, & musician. RIP

[@chop3625]

The way it was. Humble greatness…..

[@joetancredi1104]

Cherished glimpse of my favorite people

[@crg22499]

NEW Fleetwood Mac VIDEO I thought I'd seen it all !!! THANK YOU. PRECIOUS STEVIE

[@packersprik]

Fleet wood Mac became a much better band when buckingham joined. That guy is an amazing musician.

[@joe1972]

Agree Lindsey was an amazing addition and is an amazing guitarist. His figer-style picking, chords and solos were perfect for every song. There's a ton of shredders out there, some great some not, but no other guitarist makes me feel the way Lindsey does. The guitar part he played in Dreams sounds like nothing else and evokes as much feeling as Stevie's singing.

[@airgunfun4248]

A very different band peter green was a genius and an incredible guitar player. So was Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer The blues stuff is good but the post acid stuff is other worldly an completely unique. Love Lindsay and that whole era too.

[@White_wellbeing_and_Peace]

god no

[@renatatarnawski5974]

But WITH Buckingham came Stevie They cannot be parted He said the same to the band. No Stevie No Me

[@SteveJones379]

Love Christine McVie!

[@blueyzblue6391]

RIP, Christine McVie. And to think she survived all those years of Stevie twirling.

[@glamdolly30]

Let Christine McVie's remarkable life remind us that the biggest hearts, minds and talents, are frequently found in the humblest souls.

[@MyRofaith]

Christine McVie.... looks so beautiful and so sad at the same time....

[@HarmonyinChaos-ul3fk]

Christine was so beautiful, inside and out. RIP sweet one.

[@mmcgoo6102]

Lindsey is very generous here. They weren't both invited to join - just Lindsey. But Lindsey insisted they came as a package deal....thankfully.

[@angeliaxx]

it crazy to know that Linds and Stevie were HS sweethearts.

[@MMacAttack]

Rest in peace Christine 🕊️

[@MMacAttack]

They’re so gorgeous & talented it’s ridiculous Never saw this interview before thanks for downloading !!

[@jwagg77]

Beautiful and funny. Rest in Peace Christine 😢

[@brookehanley3659]

Christine has a beautiful voice

[@sarahcox9284]

Love FWM,and love these two ladies.

[@dec-hw3lm]

Excellent Picture Quality .

[@MMacAttack]

Rumours was released and it changed my life. I’ve loved Fleetwood Mac ever since They’re still in rotation on my Spotify playlists

[@csny0007]

RIP Christine Mcvie she's gone, but the sound, the mind lives on.

[@sanjoaquinvalleyrailfanpro8799]

She had her funeral so she’s in heaven right now

[@hahatoldyouso]

I'm convinced Bradley Cooper could play Lindsey in a movie! RIP Christine

[@johnpaulhale4800]

That would be awesome! Let’s just hope there will be a movie about Fleetwood Mac, but who do you think should play the others?

[@davidalbertogardabarrios9421]

@@johnpaulhale4800 I can see Christine McVie being portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence, she has a considerable resemblence to her from my point of view. And Stevie Nicks being portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy. About John McVie and Mick Fleetwood no one comes to my mind really, they have very particular factions

[@bls8959]

Dennis Reynolds could

[@treintaydiez]

not handsome enough

[@DimitriMoreira]

@@davidalbertogardabarrios9421 Anya Taylor joy? I love her but there's no way in hell she's even remotely similar to Stevie.

[@CadillacL]

Awesome find.

[@deeparker6474]

Still love FM after all these years.

[@melindawakley7859]

And Australia loved them. I recall that Australia really ‘got’ that particular type of American music of the 1970’s. We seemed to share a lifestyle that reflected in music by The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. They were very popular.

[@AlexYounger]

The interviewer never heard of Heart?

[@DosBear]

The excess makeup job on Christine's highlighted cheeks certainly bring back memories.

[@deegeraghty9426]

What lovely people. Talented yet modest. ! Love Fleetwood Mac. Christine you are the best. We will miss you. Still have 'Rumours' after all these decades.

[@justinherbert9146]

I was at a get together at someone's home and there was Stevie Nicks - so I went over introduced myself and said hello, we had a really lovely chat, she was really fun to talk with, smart, funny, charming and so beautiful in person. We talked for about 20 minutes, and were enjoying each others company, and then - her then-boyfriend showed up. A great memory.

[@thomasdigati719]

I will always love you Christine mcvie 😢sing in heaven 😢

[@tutubeas10]

R.I.P Christine.

[@paulveselov]

Lindsey angelic

[@doggiedogma4]

Stevie: "they couldn't continue on without me or Christine." She set the tone right away, so did Lindsey, but Stevie didn't shy from her thoughts, got to love her confidence.

[@unamacarana]

Absolutely Brilliant - Thank You For Posting !!!

[@richbowman3696]

Great interview clip to see from so long ago - thanks for sharing!

[@frankenviews4069]

Daisy Jones and The Six

[@andyzehner3347]

Good grief. Grace Slick fronted Jefferson Airplane a full decade earlier. Fanny was a successful all-girl band years earlier. The all-girl Liverbirds started in 1963. Kleenex was an amazing all-girl band year before this. How could the interviewer even have asked the question?

[@Cicilo1983]

Great interview, never saw it before! What a lineup. There will never be another band like Fleetwood Mac. Too bad they couldn't work out their differences in the end.

[@jamievidd775]

What a great quality video. Love love love Fleetwood Mac!

[@karlj.4798]

Thank you for sharing this. 👍

[@beakedmonk3981]

RIP Christine McVie

[@martaveado1778]

Loved Fleetwood Mac!! ( and I still love it! ) from Belo Horizonte/ Brazil

[@jeffkoons001]

I love you Christine. Rock on in heaven, darling. xxx

[@amandaneese7813]

Amazing brilliant I have adored them since age 11....

[@madame_baillif]

RIP Christine

[@tonileslie8358]

Always magical. Got to thank them for the magic. Love them.

[@jamesbyrne9312]

Buckingham nicks is incredible

[@813lem]

Knowing what we know now about the affairs, couples splitting up, tc i have tosay this is probably the most professional group ever. You know there had to be fighting and arguments but apparently they were mature enough to keep working and working well together. Its really quite impressive.

[@blakesleyk.7166]

Such different times. Kids grew up very resilient. Manners & kindness were important values. The teasing was relentless & often really funny. That was an era of a plethora of long lasting 4:38 bands bc we’d earned skills of compromise, diplomacy etc. Tough skin. Solo acts now. Very few bands. Certainly none the caliber of them. Everyone’s so touchy. Triggered. Self absorbed.

[@richardrosebealprestonjohn3144]

Thank you!

[@stoneoffarel]

Love herr response! Fantastic ❤

[@vaughnslavin9784]

My favorite musicians.

[@daynmitchell7543]

Now that’s man spreading!

[@JustSayN2O]

He has so much talent that he can sit any way he likes.

[@loriethayermorse162]

RiP Christine! 🙏🏻💔🥺

[@aaronwells2516]

Thanks ❤ for sharing this

[@jeffmmal]

This is incredible footage

[@norijean3279]

I love how sober they are in this interview, even Stevie.

[@brookehanley3659]

Actually Stevie is the one who seems unsolder to me.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

These three are the songwriters of the band and the interviewer never asked one question about song writing.

[@lemurianchick]

I didn't know that Chrissie had such a workingclass accent.

[@christinepoynter5810]

That’s not a working class accent

[@kaiyaeatscrumpets]

your working class

[@justmadeit2]

We’re you expecting a posher accent?

[@lindsayheywood7195]

It is so not a working class accent!

[@julieknox1682]

@@lindsayheywood7195 t's not at all She sounds like Diana Spencer!

[@schumann1152]

R.I.P. Christine McVie

[@chromebook2447]

RIP Christine McVie!

[@Bayonettamachinekill]

I like Christine’s knowledge and how to respond to misogynistic questions. Yes woman can compose and yes they are excellent rock artist and you let them be there could be even mot me rock. Just check out bands like paramount , the pretty reckless now a days female lead singers. This band is truly incredible.

[@marioarguello6989]

Poor baby, your feelings got hurt?

[@KDL861]

So young. Dang time flies.

[@alexdavies7394]

R.I.P Christine McVie. You were a great singer/songwriter. I hope you are reunited with Peter Green and Danny Kirwan.

[@nissansentraglx]

the talent between these 3.....wow!!

[@texasmade9090]

Love Christine McVie! So underrated

[@juraferreira4889]

Como ele era LINDO! 👏🥰🙏💞♥️👏🥰🙏♥️💞🥰

[@rockit6553]

I definitely agree with you on that Michael Berthelot. Lindsey was a main cog force in the machinery. No question about it. I didn't mean that Christine & Stevie were the be all do all end all. To me if anyone of them aren't in the group then it's not a pure Fleetwood Mac.