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from Chicago Tribune, 1994

“In the interview, Brooks talks about such subjects as his growing disillusionment with Nashville and some of its young performers as well as his hope that his daughter, Taylor, will grow up to do something-such as work for the United Nations, perhaps-to try to make the world a better place, a place whose residents all feel closer to one another.”

[Wallace T.]

Brooks’ statement from 1994 was mild compared to the standard liberal rhetoric you hear from entertainment types. However, he would not dare to go much further. Additionally, he is 54 years old, and is 13 years younger than Bruce Springsteen and Meryl Streep. Thus he has much more to lose financially. Springsteen and Streep are eligible for Social Security and have little to lose from angry conservatives, who are likely a small fraction of their customer base. Country music, even the countrified pop music he sings, does not have much of an audience in Manhattan, San Francisco, and such places. The Dixie Chicks mostly tour in Canada, Australia, and Europe these days.