I love the tone of old, non-amplified, real acoustic fiddles, and Wood Violins are the closest thing I have found to that sound. They play beautifully!
I think people in the public eye have a problem - they can have security issues.
You know, I think it's something I want to teach my children, to ask questions and not be afraid to disagree with people in power. Always question, scrutinize everything they do, because they are leading the country, and it's important to me. That is patriotic.
I just was raised always to question and be as informed as I can be.
I used to be a big 'Star Search' fan. I think it's great people who have a music dream have a place to showcase their talent.
I was born with great eyelashes. They just do what I want them to do.
Any time the Chicks want to play, that takes precedence, because we can make a lot of money.
Nobody has one band anymore. They've got two and three and four!
In the beginning, if you look at those early label albums of the Chicks, we didn't write all that much. We had an A&R person and they were getting songs from publishers, listening to hours and hours of cassette tapes.
It's not like we were setting out to make a political statement - we're just a band with opinions.
We have to make a living and you can't do that playing bluegrass.
SXSW is all about the music and the collaboration.
Especially after the Chicks' success, it's hard to think of starting over.
We've played music all our lives.
The Court Yard Hounds aren't a threat to the Dixie Chicks.
We love performing, we love touring.
I didn't realize how polarized an industry like music can be.
We grew up in the South, but in a very liberal household - both our parents are from the Northeast.
I was just oblivious to the fact that the country scene was socially backward and politically opposite of everything I am.
So many young kids are fickle when it comes to music. There comes a time when you're not cool again.
