Perfect: An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie, is the title of a new biography of the late Fleetwood Mac star, from author Lesley-Ann Jones. The 352-page book arrives June 20, 2024, via publisher John Blake.
From the publisher’s announcement: Christine McVie – born Christine Perfect on July 12, 1943, in Lancashire, U.K. – was the quintessentially English rock star, as both the backbone and the beating heart of Fleetwood Mac.
Straddling the band’s incarnations to achieve global fame alongside Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham and John McVie, the band’s most successful line-up, she wrote and sang many of their greatest hits including “Don’t Stop,” “Say You Love Me,” “Over My Head,” and “You Make Loving Fun.”
As famous for their occasionally life-threateningly decadent lifestyles as for their musical brilliance, they were held together by this strong, constant figure whom they dubbed “the mother” of the band. It was McVie who contained the flock, regrouped them when they went AWOL, focused and blended their talents, and always got them back on track.
Told by an author who herself was friends with Christine, and with new contributions from those who knew her best, Perfect: An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie offers a true insider’s view, and deep psychological insight into its subject as a both a woman and a musician – the first, the only, the ultimate picture of a rock legend and a national treasure.
Christine McVie died on November 30, 2022, after a brief illness.
