Stevie Nicks has revealed that there won't be a Fleetwood Mac reunion following the death of Christine McVie because you "can't replace her".
The world mourned when McVie, the beloved keyboardist and vocalist of Fleetwood Mac, passed away in November 2022 at the age of 79 due to complications from an ischemic stroke.
Reflecting on the profound impact of McVie's absence, Nicks told Vulture: "When Christine died, I felt like you can't replace her. You just can't."
The singer continued: "Without her, what is it? You know what I mean? She was like my soul mate, my musical soul mate, and my best friend that I spent more time with than any of my other best friends outside of Fleetwood Mac."
Nicks compared her connection with McVie to the lyrics in Taylor Swift's song 'You're On Your Own, Kid,' saying: "Christine was my best friend. When I think about Taylor Swift's song 'You're On Your Own, Kid' and the line 'you always have been,' it was like, that was Christine and I. We were on our own in that band. We always were. We protected each other."
The emotional toll of McVie's passing weighed heavily on Nicks as she added: "Who am I going to look over to on the right and have them not be there behind that Hammond organ? When she died, I figured we really can't go any further with this. There's no reason to."
Nicks also acknowledged the immense contribution McVie made to Fleetwood Mac's iconic sound, particularly her knack for crafting pop hits.
"Christine was the pop star. She wrote all those really super pop hits. None of the rest of us could write those songs," Nicks said. "What would happen is we'd have to take the songs out, like we did when she actually retired for 18 years. We couldn't re-create those songs. So we became a much more hard-rock band."
Mick Fleetwood, the band's drummer and co-founder, shared a similar sentiment about the irreplaceable void left by McVie's absence. "I truly think the line in the sand has been drawn with the loss of Chris," he told the LA Times.
While Fleetwood expressed his intention to continue performing live, he made it clear that it would not be under the banner of Fleetwood Mac. "I'd say we're done, but then we've all said that before. It's sort of unthinkable right now."
