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 Charles Mims |
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