67 Quotes by Natalie Maines

The short hair fits my personality more. I think maybe, with long hair, it was a role - I was playing dress-up a bit.

Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.

Music is a personal preference. Everyone's free to connect and like whatever they want.

I hope I don't have a big ego. I try to keep that in check. But I am a prideful person, I will say.

My aunt is a newscaster in Lubbock, Texas, and she got a letter that said, 'Natalie Maines will be shot dead at their show in Dallas, Texas,' with the date of our concert. It was freaky to see that in writing.

I didn't grow up listening to country music. I pretty much grew up rebelling against country music.

Writing for me can be homework. I do get a lot from it in the end. But I hate doing it.

I don't want to put my fate in country music fans; I'm too stubborn.

It's very scary to me that people actually think we should just follow our leaders. If we can't learn from our history, we're nowhere.