Quotes from Christine McVie

I want to go out and do things... not just stick around having room service for two days.

'Mirage' was an attempt to get back into the flow that 'Rumours' had. But we missed a vital ingredient. That was the passion.

The rock n' roll lifestyle did have its perks, but it wasn't all limos and parties in the early days.

I'd been virtually doing nothing in the country in 16 years of being a retired lady. Being busy walking my dogs - actually not doing anything very constructive. I made one little solo album in my garage.

I haven't lost my blues roots.

I have always needed other musicians to bounce off.

It's such a diva thing, but I need one room for my suitcases and one for me.

I'm looking more like my dogs every day - it must be the shaggy fringe and the ears.

I always did have a kind of candle shining for Peter Green. I mean, he was my god.

We've always connected musically in Fleetwood Mac because we're the only people who play more than one note. I'm not the best pianist, but I know how to interlace around what Lindsey's playing.

I tend to like the traditional sound: three-part harmonies, guitar, and piano. I mean, a well-played guitar is a joy forever... or something.

I couldn't go anywhere unless there was a security guard with me. That spoiled my life. It was like being in captivity. Those days are gone, and I don't ever want to see that happen to me again. Now I can wander around the streets of Los Angeles on my own. I like it that way.

My contribution is the romance and the warmth. The love songs.

I wouldn't think a blues album would be that commercially successful, but I don't really care. I'd do it for the love of blues, not for the money. I've got plenty of money.

I had the feeling every time I was on a plane everyone was going to die. It was a horrible phobia. A stupid one.

Learn your instrument. Be honest. Don't do anything phony. There is so much crap floating around. There is plenty of room for a bit of honest writing.

My songs are self-explanatory... somebody pointed out to me that... my songs pretty much speak for themselves.

If the right guy pops the question, I'll say yes.

It really comes down to Mick. He's the one who was constantly trying to get these five people in one room together. This is his love, his baby. It's his band, and there's nothing more he loves to do than get up on stage and play with us.

I actually enjoyed making 'Tango In The Night.'

I was in Tower Records in San Francisco a few weeks ago, buying some cassettes, and a couple of people recognized me and ran up with albums, and I just wanted to cover my face and have a seizure or something. I want people to just go away.

I have a lot to be grateful to L.A. for, but I overstayed my welcome by 28 years. I was only meant to be there for six months.

There are so many songs that have become massive hits merely because the video is great, while the song is pretty rubbish. From that point of view, I think I've always preferred to listen to a song rather than look at it.

As long as I can make a phone call and do a WhatsApp, I'm fine.