Emily Robison Quotes

United States, Musician
August 16, 1972

Emily Burns Strayer is an American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the female country band the Dixie Chicks. Strayer plays banjo, dobro, guitar, lap steel, bass, mandolin, accordion, and sitar. Initially in her career with the Dixie Chicks, she limited her singing to harmony with backing vocals, but within her role in the Court Yard Hounds, she has taken on the role of lead vocalist.

Also known as Songwriter, Record Producer

Especially in the Dixie Chicks, everyone wants you to play a role. Natalie was the feisty one. Martie was the nice one 'cause she smiles all the time onstage, and I was the quiet one.

Emily Robison
- Time
- She
- Nice
I don't think I set out to have a career in female groups, but it's just kind of happened, and by nature of having worked with my sister - growing up with a sister who also plays, and being in communication with other female musicians.

Emily Robison
- Up
- Nature
- Career

It's really hard to write personal songs. I'm not good at writing ditties because as far as writing hit songs that you pitch to the national artist, I just don't write that way.

Emily Robison
- Good
- Writing
Being a musician doesn't take away your right as a citizen to speak your mind.

Emily Robison
- Mind
I ride horses once in a while, but I'm no expert. I hold on for dear life.

Emily Robison
- Life
It is amazing what people feel they have the right to tell you to your face when you're famous.

Emily Robison
- People
- Amazing
- Famous
People put stock in someone being in a 'girl group,' but we don't say that a band is a 'man group.'

Emily Robison
- People
- Girl
- Band
I just know that I could never spend a winter in Chicago or some place like that. I'm just not a cold weather person.

Emily Robison
- Cold
- Chicago
- Winter

I think soldiers are not just one homogenous group, just like Americans aren't. They all have different feelings about the war.

Emily Robison
- Different
- War
I'm a huge Kelly Clarkson fan. I think she's great.

Emily Robison
- Great
- She
Some people still believe you should just fall in line with what's going on - and that's scary. It makes a mockery of freedom of speech.

Emily Robison
- People
- Believe
- Freedom
When I was at high school, I thought it'd be nice to go into Air Force Academy and fly jets, but that was a very brief dream. Ha, ha. I'm too lanky to fit in the cockpit.

Emily Robison
- School
- High
- Dream
Constant contact is what people require these days. It's tough on artists.

Emily Robison
- People
I want to be playing music, and I want to be a great mom, and I want to do everything.

Emily Robison
- Great
- Music
- Mom