3. The Dixie Chicks: You may not remember it, but both President George W. Bush and the Iraq war were once very popular, especially here. The Dallas/Lubbock/Austin trio saw their record sales and radio airplay plummet after singer Natalie Maines said "we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas" on the eve of the war in March 2003. Many people, especially Texans, thought Maines' real offense was having the gumption to say that kind of thing on foreign soil, specifically London.
James McMurtry: Son of the finest novelist Texas has ever produced (Larry), and arguably the best songwriter the state has ever seen to boot, McMurtry the younger has never had a problem holding Texas' feet to the fire. Maybe the best example is "We Can't Make It Here," his 2006 song that excruciatingly dismantles the American Dream piece by piece: "Empty storefronts around the square/ there's a needle in the gutter and glass everywhere." It might apply equally to the other 49 states, but it wasn't written there either.
1. Ozzy Osbourne: He peed on the Alamo. Even in a metal-loving town like San Antonio, that kind of behavior is frowned upon. It took him nine years to be allowed back into the city, and he's just lucky he didn't get any more jail time than he already did - Ozz was wearing a dress at the time of his 1982 arrest.
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