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From our archives (January 2006): Before the release of the Dixie Chicks' Grammy-nominated album, Natalie Maines talked to Entertainment Weekly about why she's ''pretty much done'' with Nashville in the wake of her anti-Bush comments

By Whitney Pastorek | Dec 07, 2006

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THE CONTROVERSIAL 2003 COVER

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On March 10, 2003, the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines stepped onto a London stage and announced, ''We're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas.'' All hell promptly broke loose. A month later, she and bandmates Martie Maguire and Emily Robison finally addressed the controversy for the first time, posing naked on the cover of EW and candidly discussing the firestorm Maines' comment sparked. Now the group is prepping its first album since The Incident, and they're promising it will be a big departure from past work. Produced by Rick Rubin, it's shaping up to be an old-fashioned rock album, reminiscent of '70s rock bands like the Eagles (the still-untitled disc is due in stores this April). One highlight is sure to be ''Not Ready to Make Nice,'' which directly addresses the fallout from the big Bush bash. When we called Maines for an exclusive preview, she — not shockingly — had plenty to say.

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