Toby Keith and Natalie Maines of The Chicks (formerly known as The Dixie Chicks) had an all-out war in the early 2000s. It all started when Keith released the song "Courtesy of the Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)" in response to the tragic events of 9/11. He told CBS News, "I was so angry when we were attacked here on American soil that it leaked out of me." However, Maines wasn't a big fan of the tune and, in an interview with the Los Angeles Daily News (via CMT), she said: "It's ignorant, and it makes country music sound ignorant. It targets an entire culture, and not just the bad people who did bad things. You've got to have some tact. Anybody can write, 'We'll put a boot in your ass.' But a lot of people agree with it.'"
Indeed, the song did become one of Keith's biggest hits. "Courtesy of the Red, White, And Blue" topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, while his album, "Unleashed," won the award for favorite country album at the American Music Awards in 2003. Despite his success, Keith didn't let Maines' words go unnoticed.
Keith would bash Maines to CMT, saying, "...she's not a songwriter," and during his concerts, would project a fake image of Maines hugging Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Maines fired back when she wore a T-shirt that read, "F.U.T.K" at The Academy of Country Music Awards in May 2003. However, Keith was over their feud by that October. "I'm embarrassed about the way I got myself sucked into all of that," he shared with CMT.
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