# In 1977, Christine McVie wanted to openly fight her own bandmate: “She cried. She cried a lot”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-1977-christine-mcvie-wanted-to-openly-fight-her-own-bandmate-she-cried-she-cried-a-lot/
- Published: 2026-10-30T18:54:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T19:55:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/in-1977-christine-mcvie-wanted-to-openly-fight-her-own-bandmate/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Christine McVie said she confronted Lindsey Buckingham over his treatment of Stevie Nicks.
- She recalled slapping him and possibly throwing wine.
- The incident reflected wider tensions within Fleetwood Mac.

## Summary

Christine McVie said she once slapped Lindsey Buckingham and may have thrown wine at him after he mistreated Stevie Nicks during a Fleetwood Mac concert. She objected to his conduct as unprofessional and unfair to both Nicks and the paying audience.

The account links the incident to tensions surrounding the band’s *Rumours*-era touring, following Buckingham and Nicks’s break-up. McVie recalled that Nicks cried a lot; the article also describes wider strains within the group, including John McVie’s drinking and conflict during later work on *Tusk*.

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