108 Quotes by Martie Maguire

I’d rather have a smaller following of really cool people who get it, who will grow with us as we grow and are fans for life, than people that have us in their five-disc changer with Reba McEntire and Toby Keith. We don’t want those kinds of fans. They limit what you can do.

The thing I like about our fans is that they are smart, they are good-looking and we can agree to disagree.

We have to make a living and you can't do that playing bluegrass.

Don't put celebrities up on this pedestal. We are human beings.

Family comes first.

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

We are bound to make mistakes.

I don't really enjoy singing lead.

I grew up going to bluegrass festivals, and there were performers who got on stage and didn't say much. They would stand there, stone-faced, picking. I could appreciate that, but it taught me that a little showmanship and some personality adds so much to a performance.