After baseball players, rock stars are maybe the most superstitious people on Earth. Therefore, I was not surprised when I heard about a Christine McVie pre-show ritual.
Fleetwood Mac
McVie shares the band’s routine before each show:
“Before shows, we rub elbows and growl,” she described. She explained that the habit formed due to a band member’s illness. “It started once when someone had a cold, and we didn’t want to hug each other. So we started rubbing elbows. And we don’t kiss. We just go, Grrrr!”
Add to that, Stevie Nicks shares another important in-show ritual:
“When I finish ‘Silver Springs,’ Christine waits for me and takes my hand. We walk off and we never let go of each other until we get to our tent.”
She added, “In that 30 seconds, it’s like my heart just comes out of my body.”
Nicks’ legendary breakup anthem, “Silver Springs,” is about her ex-boyfriend and Fleetwood Mac bandmate, Lindsey Buckingham. Buckingham performed the song on stage with Nicks for years. It makes sense that Nicks would be so emotional about having the support of her only female bandmate after each performance. (From Showbizcheatsheet.com)
Maybe that’s why Stevie offered McVie FIVE MILLION to rejoin the band!
Jaybeau Pre-Show Ritual
Since I do the show alone, I have no-one to hug, and I don’t have an elaborate Christine McVie Pre-Show Ritual. But, I do have a few daily rituals:
- One, delicious DD’s coffee when I wake up
- Meditate, each morning for twenty minutes
- NEW: Hit the treadmill for twenty minutes.
- NEW: Sit outside on my deck with Bobo my cat, to prepare show.
- Make my and Heidi’s lunch
The only rock-star in my rituals is Bobo, my cat. Here are more cool rock star pre-show rituals from mentalfloss.com. PLUS, don’t forget to WIN Stevie Nicks tickets all week! Find out more at wror.com!