Martie Maguire

I neglected a lot of loving relationships to pursue this ultimate goal - success.

— Martie Maguire

Costumes are great. That kind of effort tells the audience that the performer has taken the time to be the total package.

— Martie Maguire

You can't just keep bottling the same thing over and over again and think the audience isn't going to catch on.

— Martie Maguire

We grew up in the South, but in a very liberal household - both our parents are from the Northeast.

— Martie Maguire

I don't mind talking about the Dixie Chicks, because I feel like it's still alive and kicking.

— Martie Maguire

We do appreciate that we have a very conservative audience and we do try to walk the fine line of that and…

— Martie Maguire

Sorry to take your award, Faith ... Everybody knows that it's really not about the numbers and the chart positions and the…

— Martie Maguire

As an artist, your only way to battle your label if you have a discrepancy is to go to court. I don't…

— Martie Maguire

We didn't like the idea of Dixie Chick action figures. I mean that's just the kiss of death for a group. How…

— Martie Maguire

We don't mind if people think we've come from nowhere. Because once they've become fans, they'll delve deeper in and will be…

— Martie Maguire

What I've learned and all of us have learned is: You can't force art, and there's no way you could force somebody…

— Martie Maguire

When, no matter what you do, everybody's going to punch holes in it, then you just go and you do what you…

— Martie Maguire

I'd love my kids to get into music, but I want them to understand the commitment involved. I don't want them to…

— Martie Maguire

While we were promoting 'Wide Open Spaces,' we set aside time to write. We went on several writing retreats where nobody could…

— Martie Maguire

We were playing shows still when we wrote 'Phoebe' and 'Rock All Night.' We got to test those songs in a live…

— Martie Maguire

We used to be called the Dixie Chickens. Then we played at a barbecue place, and they had a sign saying, 'Featured…

— Martie Maguire

I want our fans to get their money's worth. If they are going to spend $40 to come to a show, it…

— Martie Maguire

I'm amazed when I hear my daughters with their friends. They'll just talk openly about, 'Yeah, he used to be a girl…

— Martie Maguire

I don't think any of us ever trusted Nashville. When you're in that town you know everybody is talking about everybody else.…

— Martie Maguire

I grew up going to bluegrass festivals, and there were performers who got on stage and didn't say much. They would stand…

— Martie Maguire