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Dixie Chicks to break with country scene
Ananova ^ | 9/22/03 | Wire

Posted on 09/22/2003 9:35:01 AM PDT by Callahan

The Dixie Chicks say they don't want to be a country music band any more.

Violinist Martie Maguire told Spiegel magazine: "We don't feel part of the country scene any longer, it can't be our home any more."

She said she was disappointed other country singers didn't back up the Dixie Chicks in their criticism of George W Bush's politics on Iraq.

"A few weeks ago, Merle Haggard said a couple of nice words about us, but that was it," Maguire complained.

"The support we got came from others, like Bruce Springsteen."

Going home empty-handed from the Country Awards ceremony also made them decide to break with the scene, Maguire said.

"Instead, we won three Grammys against much stronger competition.

"So we now consider ourselves part of the big Rock 'n' Roll family."

Story filed: 10:12 Monday 22nd September 2003


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To: Eastbound
the vegan vixen?
61 posted on 09/22/2003 10:46:15 AM PDT by Schnucki
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To: Callahan
AWWWWWWW! Our hearts are broken!! NOT! Good riddance, Blixie Chicks.


62 posted on 09/22/2003 10:48:52 AM PDT by TommyDale
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To: Leroy S. Mort
Sheesh, another music hero is off my list. He is defending their right to speak out. Why can't these people understand that no one has denied them their right to speak out! Say what ever the heck you want to wherever! But, we have the right to no longer like you afterwards. It is called freedom, the American way.
63 posted on 09/22/2003 10:51:31 AM PDT by My back yard ("We (at NBC) all hope and pray that Saddam escaped harm, and hopefully fled to Syria.")
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To: Eastbound
the latte lezzies?
64 posted on 09/22/2003 10:51:57 AM PDT by Schnucki
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To: Callahan
Snoop Dog say come on over Beeotches !
65 posted on 09/22/2003 10:55:37 AM PDT by Newbomb Turk
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To: Callahan
Hopefully they'll enjoy being part of the "dinner theater scene".
66 posted on 09/22/2003 10:58:16 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: Callahan
The Dixie Chicks say they don't want to be a country music band any more.

Frankly my dears, I don't give a damn...

-From the continuing saga (Chapter 39) of "The Wind Done Gone"

67 posted on 09/22/2003 11:16:26 AM PDT by O Neill (Oh we're out here havin' fun, in the warm California sun...)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
After Sony signed them and hired stylists, they got the look that took propelled them towards Hollywood. It was just a matter of time.
68 posted on 09/22/2003 12:36:16 PM PDT by sarasota
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To: Callahan
No surprise! I called this move back when their foot-in-mouth episode occurred in the UK. I looked for the post but couldn't find it. JimRob, there's gotta be a better search engine that could find words in a title as well as a a poster.

The country music demographics are not consistent with their stated political leanings. They will never be more than an also-ran in country music after Natalie screwed the pooch. Their egos are way too big to accept that role.

Good Riddance!
69 posted on 09/22/2003 12:41:11 PM PDT by Rockitz (After all these years, it's still rocket science.)
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To: barkeep
"They are free to say stupid things and I am free to think they are political idiots, but they are good musicians, and I will keep listening to them.

And millions more of us will not. Some of us prefer not to fund Anti-American groups no matter what they do.

70 posted on 09/22/2003 1:06:16 PM PDT by JustAnAmerican
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To: dinasour
I think Chix Wid Dix sounds good. They'd be a great top act on the rap scene, I would guess.
71 posted on 09/22/2003 1:22:14 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("To freedom, Alberta, horses . . . and women!")
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To: ArGee
I'm glad to know they got no support. Kind of makes my day!
72 posted on 09/22/2003 1:23:17 PM PDT by OldFriend (DEMS INHABIT A PARALLEL UNIVERSE)
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To: Alberta's Child
Homeless people, formally with the group "Dixie Chicks", now destitute, sounds good to me.
73 posted on 09/22/2003 1:26:22 PM PDT by dinasour
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To: Callahan
Violinist Martie Maguire told Spiegel magazine: "We don't feel part of the country scene any longer, it can't be our home any more."

Dear Ms. Maguire:

Pop music with cowboy hats ain't country music.

Sincerely,

Alberta's Child

Ian Tyson is the man.

74 posted on 09/22/2003 1:27:38 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("To freedom, Alberta, horses . . . and women!")
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To: Alberta's Child
"Pop music with cowboy hats ain't country music."

Amen.

Although I can relish the comedic possibilities of covers the Dixie Twits could do, such as 'It wasn't God who made honky-tonk airheads', or 'Silver threads and golden needles will not mend this brain of mine'.

Together, these girls don't add up to a 10-watt nite-lite.
75 posted on 09/22/2003 1:36:44 PM PDT by headsonpikes (Spirit of '76 bttt!)
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To: Callahan
A) Never piss in your own bathwater.

B) Dance with who "brung" you.

A lot of little dittys come to mind with this self destructive bunch....

...now if Nashville will get rid of that awful mural on Division street.

...aren't there any Nashvillians with the proper paint gun to speed up that process?
76 posted on 09/22/2003 1:58:15 PM PDT by wardaddy (The Lizard King it was.....)
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To: Callahan
A Phoenix Country station was asking listeners to come up with a new Rock name for the Dixie Chunks. Chicklets?
77 posted on 09/22/2003 1:59:38 PM PDT by HungarianGypsy (Never Forget!)
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To: Afronaut
we need to look inward

I dunno, Merle. I dunno.

78 posted on 09/22/2003 2:25:57 PM PDT by Huck
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To: Callahan
The origial Chicks, before the fat one, preformed all over Dallas back in the early 90's, and were good.

It wasn't until they got the "fat one" did they get stupid.
79 posted on 09/22/2003 2:31:09 PM PDT by hadaclueonce ("potential, voltage is important, I a shocked, that someone figured that one out")
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To: Huck
I love that guy. His Good side and his bad. Johnny Cash called him one of his best friends, thats good enough for me. I met him once, he sat on his tour bus step and signed and took photos until there were no more folks on line. Sing me back home!
80 posted on 09/22/2003 2:41:28 PM PDT by Afronaut (No convictions must be painless....)
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