"Stevie's been not sure how she wants to approach recording or when," he says. The timetable for new singles and an album depends in part on when Stevie Nicks rejoins her bandmates in the studio, Buckingham says.
He's such a dude, so not like me, not a drama queen. "He's threatening to come into the studio any day," says ex-wife Christine.įleetwood adds, "His prognosis is good. That includes the return of bassist John McVie, whose cancer diagnosis in October forced the band to scrap dates on last year's world tour. If I were a fan, which I am, I'd have a lot to look forward to." "There's a whole litany of songs we haven't done live in 20 years. "I know it's huge and people are thrilled," Fleetwood says. The band has remained a formidable draw during McVie's absence, ranking 10th last year in Billboard's moneymakers tally with earnings of $19.1 million. "We're recording at The Village (in Los Angeles), where we made Tusk, and it's like nothing ever changed." "Chris has been in a very different world for years, but things that were daunting for her are going away," Fleetwood says. It was waiting to be accessed and just needed to be switched on. "In the past, Chris would get into the creative mood when we were actually going to do something," he says. Obviously, I've got to relearn all those songs to get my muscle memory working."ĭrummer Mick Fleetwood, 66, says McVie's muse and skill required a simple kick-start. "There were dry spells, but I'm not worried about it. But all the stuff inside her is still intact, and she's getting in touch with a process that's been lying dormant for a while."ĭuring her 15-year retreat, "there were times I didn't touch a piano for months," says McVie, 70. It will be a little bit of a slow process with her piano chops. Christine was not sure how her voice was going to be. It took getting into the studio before we started to see things unfold in an effective and comfortable way. "We've only been in the studio a week, and it's been really beautiful," says Buckingham, 64.
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The last studio release to feature full participation from all five Macsters was 1987's Tango in the Night. McVie and Buckingham have been crafting songs for a new album. 29 in Minneapolis, 17 years after this lineup last hit the road. Here are the facts: After leaving the band in 1998, singer/keyboardist McVie has rejoined, completing Mac's most popular, successful and creative incarnation.Ī world tour is in the works, with U.S. "It's like she never left," Lindsey Buckingham says about Christine McVie's return to Fleetwood Mac, the band that sold 45 million copies of 1977's Rumours and spawned almost that many rumors during its tumultuous 47-year run. "It's like she never left," says guitarist Lindsey Buckingham.
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