Christine McVie
Kirsty Young talks to Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer, songwriter and keyboardist.
Christine McVie enjoyed huge success with Fleetwood Mac, penning many of their signature songs including You Make Loving Fun, Oh Daddy, Little Lies, Everywhere and Songbird. The band has sold more than 100 million records and the album Rumours remains one of the most popular discs of all time, with sales of more than 40 million copies. The album was recorded during 1976 whilst the band members were going through relationship break-ups and the stories of excess and drug taking during the 1970s and 1980s are well documented.
In 1998 McVie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Fleetwood Mac and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. The same year, after almost 30 years with the band, and having a developed a fear of flying, she opted to leave and lived in semi-retirement for the next 15 years, releasing only one solo album in 2004. She bought a Jacobean house in Kent and spent the next four years restoring it.
Christine rejoined the band officially in January 2014, and that year she received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Presenter: Kirsty Young
Producer: Cathy Drysdale.
Last on
Fleetwood Mac's keyboardist joins Kirsty for a rare and remarkably honest interview.
Clips
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Christine McVie: ‘We hid in a cupboard’
Duration: 01:52
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Christine McVie: ‘The chemistry flowed’
Duration: 04:05
Music Played
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 4 in F minor
Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons.
- EMI Classics.
- 11.
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Fats Domino
Ain't That A Shame
- The Fat Man.
- Imperial.
- 4.
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The Beatles
Roll Over Beethoven
- With The Beatles.
- EMI.
- 8.
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Fleetwood Mac
Man Of The World
- Fleetwood Mac: The Collection.
- Warner Music.
- 14.
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The Everly Brothers
Cathy's Clown
- A Date with The Everly Brothers.
- Warner Music UK.
- 24.
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The Beach Boys
Angel Come Home
- L.A. (Light Album).
- CBS.
- 4.
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CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6.
- Teldec.
- 6.
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Etta James
I'd Rather Go Blind
- Tell Mama.
- MCA.
- 2.
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BOOK CHOICE
Henry VIII: King & Court by Alison Weir
LUXURY ITEM
Her piano
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kirsty Young |
Interviewed Guest | Christine McVie |
Producer | Cathy Drysdale |
Broadcasts
- Sun 17 Dec 2017 11:15Â鶹Éç Radio 4
- Fri 22 Dec 2017 09:00Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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