The Dixie Chicks Bio
The Dixie Chicks are a country trio from the United States composed of three women: Emily Robison, Martie Maguire and Natalie Maines. They are the highest-selling female band in any musical genre, having sold 36 million albums as of June 2006.
The group formed in 1989 in Dallas, Texas. After years of struggle and personal tribulations, Dixie Chicks achieved massive country and pop success in the late 1990s with hit songs such as "Wide Open Spaces", "Cowboy Take Me Away", and "Long Time Gone". The women became well-known for their lively persona, instrumental virtuosity, soaring ballads, fashion sense and outspoken political comments. As of 2007, they have won 13 Grammy Awards.
Ten days before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, lead vocalist Natalie Maines publicly criticized U.S. President George W. Bush. The ensuing controversy cost the group half of their concert audience attendance in the United States as chronicled in the 2006 documentary Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing.¹
¹ Complete bio at Wikipedia.
The Dixie Chicks Quotes
"Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." ~ Natalie Maines, March 3, 2003, London
"We know some of our fans were shocked and ... upset. I totally understand it. My problem is, when does it cross the line? When is trashing Emily's property OK? When is writing a threatening letter OK?" ~ Martie Maguire, Primetime Thursday with Diane Sawyer
"Sorry about what? Sorry about what? Sorry about not wanting to go to war? And not wanting people to die?" ~ Natalie Maines when asked if she was sorry for her comments about GWB
"I'd rather have a small following of really cool people who get it, who will grow with us as we grow and are fans for life, than people that have us in their five-disc changer with Reba McEntire and Toby Keith." ~ Martie Maguire
