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Christine McVie (1943 - 2022)

I'm so sad to lose Christine McVie. She was a unique and soulful musician, supremely gifted songwriter and a warm and wonderful friend, and I am so grateful to have shared some hours in her beautiful presence. Neil Finn

A nice legacy

Brightening people's lives, giving them some comfort and delivering with a light touch would be a nice legacy too, but I'm still the guy singing harmony, washing dishes with my mum. Neil Finn (answering the question about how he'd like to be remembered in Mojo magazine #367)

Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire couldn't conquer the blue sky (Crowded House)

In the same spirit as the Emerson quote comes this piece of deep thinking from the Finns: Everywhere you go, you always take the weather with you.

Knock down the old grey wall, be a part of it all (Badfinger)

I remember watching a weird movie in the eighties called The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension . I don't remember much about the movie and I haven't seen it since 1984 but I loved this quote and repeated to my colleagues and students whenever I could.   The message is pretty simple - Neil Finn was certainly paying attention - you always take the weather with you!