You reach a certain age where you go, ‘Hey, I’m not going to bust a gut doing this anymore. He’s fine, but he just hasn’t got the heart for it any more. She added: "He is feeling a little bit frail.
#FLEETWOOD MAC JOHN MCVIE CANCER UPDATE#
Meanwhile, Christine also gave an update on her ex-husband's health, and explained he simply "hasn't got the heart" for touring at this point.
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"Because, really, at some point you have to go, “OK, you’ll be 80 – just exactly how long can you cartwheel across the world?” I don’t have that much time left to be a rock star." Coming of age in the British blues boom, John McVie earned his stripes with some much vaunted establishments. "I look at these next six or so years as my last youthful years, when I’m going to feel like putting on six-inch heels and dancing across a stage for the world. Fleetwood Mac bass player John McVie has been diagnosed with cancer. However, Stevie, 72, previously insisted she has missed performing live for her fans during the coronavirus pandemic.īack in October, she said: "Well, this was meant to be a year off for me, but I was still performing six shows and we probably would have added six more. We’re certainly not touring this year either.” “I know Mick would do it in a lightning strike. I don’t know if I can get myself back into it again.
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“I think I’m getting a bit too old for it now, especially having had a year off. If we do, it will be without John and without Stevie. She said: "That’s an impossible question to even answer. The 77-year-old singer and guitarist has revealed her bandmate no longer wants to perform live, while bassist John McVie is feeling "frail" after he battled cancer and other health issues last year.Īppearing on BBC Radio 2, Christine was quizzed on whether the band - which also currently includes Mick Fleetwood, Mike Campbell and Neil Finn - would hit the road for another run.