The 90s were all about hat acts, and Robison wasn't about to wear anyone's phony Stetson. The label sent him back to Texas, and he went back to what he knew. In 1998, Sony Nashville signed him and let him do his own thing. Another benefit of hooking up with Sony was meeting the banjo player from this other new band that the label signed called The Dixie Chicks. It's easier to be married to a musician.
People think it's the opposite, but it's been incredibly easy.
But she was mad at me this morning because I wouldn't get out of bed and take her to the airport. Airports and touring and arena shows are all part of the hype machine that surrounds a muliplatinum act like the Dixie Chicks. His wife takes the pressure in stride, Robison said, but he doesn't want any part of fame like that. I've surpassed everything I thought would make me happy. The gossip doesn't faze her, where I'd be in a truck and going to find the guy that wrote it to kick his ass.