{"id":1760713,"date":"2022-12-03T06:30:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T11:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1760713"},"modified":"2022-12-03T09:33:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T14:33:44","slug":"fleetwood-macs-lindsey-buckingham-pens-heartfelt-tribute-after-christine-mcvies-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fleetwood-macs-lindsey-buckingham-pens-heartfelt-tribute-after-christine-mcvies-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleetwood Mac\u2019s Lindsey Buckingham Pens Heartfelt Tribute After Christine McVie\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffleetwood-macs-lindsey-buckingham-pens-heartfelt-tribute-after-christine-mcvies-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1760713&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Fleetwood Mac\u2019s Lindsey Buckingham is remembering longtime bandmate <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/11\/30\/christine-mcvie-of-fleetwood-mac-dead-at-79\/\">Christine McVie<\/a> in a soulful post following her death Wednesday at the age of 79.<\/p>\n<p>The 73-year-old singer-guitarist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClpH8Beu3Ko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted a handwritten letter<\/a> to his Instagram page Thursday that reads, \u201cChristine McVie\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 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,\u201d he closed.<\/p>\n<p>McVie, who joined Fleetwood Mac in 1970, died after a \u201cshort illness.\u201d She wrote or co-wrote half the songs featured on the Rock &#038; Roll Hall of Fame group\u2019s 1988 \u201cGreatest Hits.\u201d McVie was surrounded by loved ones at the hospital, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClmLizGvXrk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her family said in a statement<\/a> posted to the vocalist and keyboardist\u2019s Instagram. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/buckingham-mcvie-letter-492.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/buckingham-mcvie-letter-492.jpg\" alt=\"Lindsey Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie visit the SiriusXM Studio on June 9, 2017, in New York City.  and Christine McVie\" class=\"wp-image-24867537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/buckingham-mcvie-letter-492.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/buckingham-mcvie-letter-492.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/buckingham-mcvie-letter-492.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie visit the SiriusXM Studio on June 9, 2017, in New York City. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Cindy Ord<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fellow band member Stevie Nicks, 74, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/11\/30\/stevie-nicks-pens-emotional-tribute-to-late-bandmate-christine-mcvie\/?_gl=1*1ft1d6d*_ga*NDExMjAyNzg5LjE2NDYwNzEyMzM.*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY2OTk0NjkxMi4xNDkuMS4xNjY5OTQ3ODAzLjAuMC4w&#038;_ga=2.268751860.443348207.1669835259-411202789.1646071233\">shared her own handwritten note <\/a>shortly after news of McVie\u2019s death broke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even know she was ill\u2026 until late Saturday night,\u201d Nicks revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nicks then wrote out the lyrics to Haim\u2019s 2019 track \u201cHallelujah,\u201d including this touching verse, \u201cI had a best friend but she has come to pass \/ One I wish I could see now \/ You always remind me that memories will last \/ These arms reach out.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/buckingham-mcvie-letter-490.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/buckingham-mcvie-letter-490.jpg\" alt=\"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.\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\u201cNot 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,\u201d Buckingham wrote.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">lindseybuckingham\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/buckingham-mcvie-letter-491.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/buckingham-mcvie-letter-491.jpg\" alt=\"(Left to right) Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and John McVie pose for a Fleetwood Mac portrait circa 1977.\" class=\"wp-image-24867542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/buckingham-mcvie-letter-491.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/buckingham-mcvie-letter-491.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/buckingham-mcvie-letter-491.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and John McVie pose for a Fleetwood Mac portrait circa 1977.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael Ochs Archives<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fleetwoodmac\/status\/1598036525903941632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fleetwood Mac also released a statement<\/a> to fans. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no words to describe our sadness at the passing of Christine McVie. She was truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure. She was the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best friend anyone could have in their life,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were so lucky to have a life with her. Individually and together, we cherished Christine deeply and are thankful for the amazing memories we have. She will be so very missed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fleetwood Mac\u2019s Lindsey Buckingham is remembering longtime bandmate Christine McVie in a soulful post following her death Wednesday at the age of 79. The 73-year-old singer-guitarist posted a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1760716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1760713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1760713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1760713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1760713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1760716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1760713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1760713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1760713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}