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Dixie Chicks to break with country scene
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| 9/22/03
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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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Don't let the guitar hit your collective @ss on the way out!
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:35:04 AM PDT
by
Callahan
To: Callahan
Merle Haggard said a couple of nice words about us Anyone, know what Merle said?
To: razorback-bert
Probably something very "grandfatherly".
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:38:31 AM PDT
by
sarasota
To: Callahan
Aw too bad.
Gee. They just can't understand why slapping most other country musicians, and almost all the fans, in the face was a stupid idea.
Now the "All About Us" Chicks can delve even deeper into their self-absorption and narcissism.
Have fun, girls! And don't forget to smear disgusting substances on your icky bodies the next time you strip off for publicity. It makes you look so much more natural.
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:39:22 AM PDT
by
petuniasevan
(A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.)
To: Callahan
Good bye and good riddance. Your departure is a gain for country music!
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:39:23 AM PDT
by
NCjim
To: razorback-bert
Merle Haggard said a couple of nice words about us Anyone, know what Merle said?
Someone said the Chicks ate $hit samdwiches and Merle said he knew for a fact that they did not like bread.
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:40:13 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Excuses are like a$$h*les. Everybody's got one and they all stink.)
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To: Callahan
It's good to see that their dedication to their music is outweighed by their politics.
Priorities.
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:40:40 AM PDT
by
ItsOurTimeNow
("The board is set. The pieces are moving. We come to it at last...the Great Battle of our time.")
To: razorback-bert
In an essay on Haggard's Web site, the 66-year-old singer writes, "I don't even know the Dixie Chicks, but I find it an insult for all men and women who fought and died in past wars when almost the majority of America jumped down their throats for voicing an opinion. It was like a verbal witch-hunt and lynching." The rest is Here
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:41:28 AM PDT
by
Leroy S. Mort
(Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained by stupidity.)
To: Callahan
hey chicks, dont go away mad, just go away!
maybe they can now be a moderator on dU
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:42:13 AM PDT
by
hapy
To: Callahan
"We don't feel part of the country scene any longer, it can't be our home any more." For once, you've got it right. Get out and stay out.
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:42:43 AM PDT
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I'm so glad to no longer be associated with the Party of Dependence on Government!)
To: Leroy S. Mort
Did Merle Haggard know that Natalie made those comments overseas?
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:44:42 AM PDT
by
rftc
To: Callahan
Now they can go on MTV and kiss Madonna!
See Ya!
To: Callahan
I can't say I'm gonna miss 'em.
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.
Criticize George Bush all you want, but have the guts to do it on American soil. It wasn't your lack of patriotism we objected to, it was your lack of guts.
(Please, no fat jokes.)
Shalom.
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:44:58 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Hey, how did I get in this handcart? And why is it so hot?)
To: Leroy S. Mort
Haggard is a legend, but he's wrong here. Just like Willie Nelson suckin' up to the Democrat Party Operatives in Texas. They can get away with it somewhat, though, because of their longevity. The Chicks haven't proved a damn thing to anyone, despite their talent.
Good riddance, Vichy Chix.
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:45:09 AM PDT
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I'm so glad to no longer be associated with the Party of Dependence on Government!)
To: Callahan
Part of the big rock-n-roll family???
"No f#7*&n' way, man, if those b@#8%s come around I'll bite
their f@875n' heads off!"
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:45:23 AM PDT
by
humblegunner
(Preparedness pays.)
To: Callahan
Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!
To: Callahan
I was very disappointed to hear that Springsteen had something nice to say about these pieces of work.
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:46:48 AM PDT
by
americanSoul
(Better to die on your feet, than live on your knees. Live Free or Die. I should be in New Hampshire.)
"Instead, we won three grammys against much stronger competition."
Yes, beating out Eminem, Missy Elliot, and Ludacris surely puts you in the ranks of the world's greatest musicians.
To: americanSoul
But I heard that their country career is going really well! Really! No empty theaters or bitter fans here, nope!
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posted on
09/22/2003 9:50:22 AM PDT
by
50sDad
("There are FOUR LIGHTS! FOUR LIGHTS!")
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