Natalie Maines

Natalie Louise Maines ( born October 14, 1974 in Lubbock, Texas) is an American country singer and was known as the lead singer of the country band Dixie Chicks.

Private life

Natalie Maines in 1992 graduated from high school in Lubbock, Texas. It is the steel guitar player's daughter, producer and musician Lloyd Maines country.

She is married to actor Adrian Pasdar and has two children with him. The family has homes in Los Angeles, California and Austin, Texas.

Dixie Chicks

After Natalie Maines had left the Berklee College of Music in Boston, she replaced the end of 1995 when founded in 1989, country band Dixie Chicks lead singer and founding member Laura Lynch. Maines plays rhythm guitar in the band, it also supports e - guitar, electric bass, Papoose, a mini guitar and omnichord, a kind of electronic autoharp.

Maines wrote along with the other band members some texts for former Dixie Chicks albums; for the album "Taking the Long Way " from the year 2006, the three women wrote for the first time all the texts themselves

Other musical activities

Natalie Maines sang for some other musicians backing vocals:

• " Snowing on Raton " 1997 on Pat Green's album " George 's Bar "
• 2002s " Abilene " on Sheryl Crow album " C'mon C'mon "
• " El Cerrito Place " on Charlie Robison's 2004 album "Good Times"
• "How I Go" on the 2006 album Yellow Cards "Lights and Sounds"
• "The Man " on Pete Yorns 2006 album " Nightcrawler "

In addition, Maine has some duets recorded with other artists, such as " The Wedding Song" with Charlie Robison, " Too Far From Texas " with Stevie Nicks for her 2001's album " Trouble in Shangri -La ", "Mary" by Patty Griffin for the published in 2005 tsunami Benefits- album " Austin to South Asia" or "Another Day (That Time Forgot ) " with Neil Diamond for the 2008er album "Home Before Dark ".

Actress

Maines has completed numerous television appearances, including, she appeared on Sesame Street. In 2002, she starred in the family film Grand Champion the role of " Fiona ", 2006, she stood for the documentary " Shut Up & Sing " in front of the camera.

Public statements and controversy

For a sustainable scandal Natalie Maines made ​​in the spring of 2003, when she spoke during a concert of the Dixie Chicks on March 10 in London, the band was " ashamed that the President of the United States [ as ] from Texas tribe ". There was an uproar and calls for a boycott among conservative country music fans and in the U.S. media. The singer tried on 12 March 2003, the calm things down by, inter alia, said: "I think the president ignored the opinion of many Americans and alienated the rest of the world." But this was their critics not enough, and two days later she added:

As a result of the medial rebellion, who had, among other things anonymous death threats a result, had to fear for their safety and that of their families, the artist.

On 15 June 2006, there was again a controversy because of Maine's statement during an interview with the Daily Telegraph:

In the song: "Not ready to make nice" from the album "Taking the long way" (2006) this issue was worked up in the lyrics.