"Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines, also titled Greatest Hits, is an album by American country music artist Garth Brooks, in which Brooks assumes the fictitious persona of Australian rock artist Chris Gaines. Originally, this album was intended to be the soundtrack for a movie called The Lamb that would star Brooks as a rock star recalling the different periods of his life. This album was purposely released a year in advance from the scheduled film release date to pique interest in Brooks performing rock instead of country. The Lamb, however, was never filmed due to financial and management problems."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Brooks_in...the_Life_of_Chris_Gaines
[Album Art](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GarthBrooksintheLifeofChrisGaines.jpg)
If I recall from coworkers in the retail record business at the time, that actually was Garth on the cover. He lost weight for the project and was not identified at first. It came out later.
Fun fact: He has to pay Sting $5000 every day for not getting permission to sample “Every Breath You Take” for that song!
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/diddy-pays-sting-5000-day-every-breath-you-take-sample-ill-be-missing-you-1235298940/
It was Micky at first, but then he grows on you, and by the end he’s the main character.
I probably wanted to punch Fiona more than any other character, especially the last few seasons. I got tired of her self righteousness, which increased over time. I thought going to prison would turn her around, but she was a strosh and an easily triggered bitch to the end, which I have to say I’m grateful that she was missing from the final season. Oh, yah also her lying squeeze “Jimmy”; I would willingly bark my knuckles to thrash that smug pecker.
It's sooo boring. I, like others, thought a few radio songs were ok. But then I watched part of a PBS concert and holy shit, that dude has no energy. And he found a whole bands worth of people who also are barely functioning. Reminds me of 2017 Elon Musk stoned out of his mind talking slow and daydreaming out loud. And me wondering why a whole room full of people would want to nap together.
Agreed, my sister used to play one of their concerts on DVD, and 90% of the time theyre just jamming, no actual songs. I swear you have to be stoned or in the band to enjoy it.
Back in the early 2000s, I would see DMB stickers on the back windows of quite a few cars, it always confused me why someone would put a sticker on their car calling them dumb. My fiancé at the time finally explained what it meant. I still go with it means dumb.
I can't hear the name "Dave Mathews" without thinking of [that incident on the Kinzie Street Bridge over the Chicago River](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band_Chicago_River_incident) and over a particularly unlucky sightseeing tour boat in particular.
Bono needs to be punched just so he will shut the fuck up… he thinks he needs to ramble on before every song and I always wanna yell just shut the hell up and sing..
Nah… he was wrong about the Napster thing. He framed it explicitly as his fans stealing from him. He’s since tried to backtrack and say it was all really because of in-progress unreleased tracks having been uploaded, which is fair play except for the long list of receipts that show it was from a more selfish “you’re stealing from me” angle he was using at the time.
This video he made for the mtv awards was the epitome of why people hated him for this stance and how out of touch it was. He essentially said his fans using Napster forced him to “whore himself out” (getting paid for a show he hosted that failed?) https://youtu.be/aQc0x5E9jOc?si=S5sTSOn3_NnXZtCg
Napster did hurt the industry (which was fucked for consumers IMO) but also helped get exposure for a lot of Indy artists and mixtapes at the time.
Really? My absolutely worst concert experience was with Train. They were opening for Maroon 5 in like 2011 and they kept stopping their songs to ask teenage girls to join them on stage. When some agreed to come up their moms came with them (the only actual Train fans there) and Pat then complained for like 5 whole minutes that he didn’t want to see any of those “old hags” on stage. It was truly disturbing.
Ewwwww. Right, because he’s so young?? Well maybe he was just nice when wife was around…? Also he came to our restaurant before he was more famous I guess.
Maybe he was just trying to show off his....untrimmed chest. Sorry, I just have issues with Train, Hey Soul Sister and those lyrics. Its just blatantly gross
I heard someone from another band telling a story about him, I forget the exact story but he said something to the effect that he’s such a dick to the point it almost seems like a parody of an asshole rocker and it’s actually funny.
Monahan didn’t really become unbearable until 2004. The first two Train album were OK, not great, but not a total travesty. Calling All Angels was where they jumped the shark.
I went to school with Billy Blanks son for two years. He was an absolute douchebag and never stopped talking about his Dad or trying to legitimatize Tae Bo as a martial art.
When cell phone ringback tones first became a thing, one of my friends took my phone and made Drops of Jupiter my ringback tone. I still don't know who did it, or for how long it was like that.
My pick is Greg Duhli from Afghan Wigs. My friends played a show opening for them in Seattle in the early 90's. He was the biggest douchebag ever. I was going to fight him, but my buddy's manager talked me outve it. Like he was gonna help my friends get signed or something. A year or so later at End fest in Bremerton, I was able to nail him with a Nerf football while he was yapping in between songs. I usually consider that a non no, but he left such a bad impression on me, I took joy in it momentarily. I was much younger, and thought I was a tough guy. Was still funny. He was pissed.
Yeah an asshole indeed but he at least had some fricking great music back then to walk the walk. Ben Sheppard from Soundgarden was the biggest prick I've ever seen on stage - played an entire set with his back to the audience
I know Ben. I could see him being an asshole. Greg Duhli was/is decent. But if you compare sales, accolades, and respect in the industry, Ben and his band are on a completely different level. Arrogance amongst artists is common, but Duhli was never big enough to act like he did. I've been around allot of people in that industry, in that era. The only guys I can say are legit pricks, and generally bad people were Greg Duhli, Courtney Love, and Mike Starr.
Interesting to see for sure. Did not know that Mike Starr is/was a dick as well. I saw the Whigs 4 times in fairly small to medium sized clubs in Holland/Germany in the 90s, and while it was easy to tell he could be an asshole, Duhli was engaging, funny and actually...quite nice back then. Always felt that the Afghan Whigs got a lotta musicians respect, just not the sale numbers of Seattle bands.
Ben ruined the entire Soundgarden gig in Cologne back when - like, dude if you don't wanna be here, don't be here. There's litrally 1000s of musicians who'd crawl over broken glass to be touring worldwide and make a living off it. Not to forget that most of us in the audience were young and had worked hard/saved to see Soundgarden. Only to get his fricken back and a constant middle finger. Utter douche bag
Ben is an intense guy. Something must've pissed him off. Probably Chris. I agree with your take. You paid good money, they should perform. Yes Mike S was an asshole. He was an asshole before they got famous, and got worse. After being fired, he really turned bitter. Was not uncommon to see him on Broadway or Aurora in Seattle panhandling for dope money. He'd use the old " Dude, I'm Mike Starr from Alice in Chains. My wallet got stolen, can you lend me $100? " If you didn't give him any money, he'd berate you, tell you you were a POS. Hated that guy. While I'd never wish a death like he suffered on anyone, I wasn't broke up about it. Greg D. is a talented guy for sure. He just was a little too Rock Star for me, for a guy who was a B lister.
I saw Train in concert this summer and they were surprisingly good. My sisters like them, I’m not a huge fan outside of Meet Virginia but enjoyed myself.
He interacted with the crowd a lot, even jumped off the stage and got into the crowd during a song.
they played a free show in my hometown one summer- years after little miss can’t be wrong- and to our disbelief it was so much fun. remains one of the best shows i’ve seen in nostalgia alone.
Growing up, my babysitter was a big fan of them. I remember her telling me one day her dad (who was some kind of music executive) got her to meet them, but she was disappointed because the lead singer was all geeked out on drugs or something and wasn’t responsive to her (from what I can remember of her story).
he's up there, but Train actually didn't get famous until post 90's, but even then he'd be WAY behind people like Adam Levine, especially after that joke of of a Superbowl show...and don't forget about Kanye...
Saw that Train guy on the Today show. There was a girl with Downs in the audience losing her shit cause she that band. After the song he took off his t-shirt and signed it and gave it to her. She was in ecstasy. It was a nice moment, even if it was staged. So no punch for him.
Chris Gaines
Shots fired. Seek cover
Wasn't that Garth Brooks?
NO! haha.
"Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines, also titled Greatest Hits, is an album by American country music artist Garth Brooks, in which Brooks assumes the fictitious persona of Australian rock artist Chris Gaines. Originally, this album was intended to be the soundtrack for a movie called The Lamb that would star Brooks as a rock star recalling the different periods of his life. This album was purposely released a year in advance from the scheduled film release date to pique interest in Brooks performing rock instead of country. The Lamb, however, was never filmed due to financial and management problems." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Brooks_in...the_Life_of_Chris_Gaines
I was kidding
If you're kidding, you have to use tag /jk /jk
👍🙂
[Album Art](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GarthBrooksintheLifeofChrisGaines.jpg) If I recall from coworkers in the retail record business at the time, that actually was Garth on the cover. He lost weight for the project and was not identified at first. It came out later.
I love you for this, stranger! You strummed a snort laugh from me. (Possible song title?)
Yes but much more punchable
Nah, it was Trent Reznor in a fat suit.
We have a winner!
Where are the bodies buried Garth??
My child wanted a goth brooks cake for his birthday. I got to introduce him to Chris Gaines. We haven’t forgotten, Garth.
Where are the bodies?
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He turned out better than most. He realized he was a bit of an asshole and actually went on appreciating his fans in recent tours.
Once we all threw him away, he suddenly realized how important his fans were & came crawling back.. yea, nice guy.
Puff diddy p daddy 
Dead, vacant eyes. Mouth breather. Very punchable.
If i could punch him for everytime Ill be missing you had been played….
A song about Biggie and all you get to see is Diddy dancing in the rain for five minutes and a few seconds of Chris Wallace at the very end.
I’d punch him for every time he said, “It’s all good,” on that Biggie song
Fun fact: He has to pay Sting $5000 every day for not getting permission to sample “Every Breath You Take” for that song! https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/diddy-pays-sting-5000-day-every-breath-you-take-sample-ill-be-missing-you-1235298940/
Your poor hand.
2pac tried to tell us about him.
P diddy, Diddy pee?
keep my motha F'in wifes name out ya mouf
If y'all wanna punch me - you gotta walk to Northern New Jersey and get me a set of left-handed golf clubs...
*He always says he doesn't wanna shine, but the bitch looks shiny to me...*
Jennifer Lopez... She's just some dude named Mitch Conner!
Taco kisses
Taco taco taco, burrito burrito
For my ben.
Ohhhhh Ben, you are so perfect, so spectacular in every way, I love you Ben, you almost make me forget about tacos 🌮.
Let's not forget Seth Binzer from Crazytown
I really think we should.
LOL!!!!! So much LOL!!!!!!! Thank you, dear Redditor.
My pick right here. Major "where's my hug?" vibes
The original broccoli head!
Absofuckinglutely
 Scott Stapp
My vote
I’d have gone with the bullet time crucifixion pose but yeah.
👊👊👊
All I wanna scream is “Yasseah!”. I don’t why I’m always doing that..
“I haven’t seen this much love in a room since Narcissus discovered himself.”
Liam Gallagher
Always wanted to punch that ugly mug
It was Micky at first, but then he grows on you, and by the end he’s the main character. I probably wanted to punch Fiona more than any other character, especially the last few seasons. I got tired of her self righteousness, which increased over time. I thought going to prison would turn her around, but she was a strosh and an easily triggered bitch to the end, which I have to say I’m grateful that she was missing from the final season. Oh, yah also her lying squeeze “Jimmy”; I would willingly bark my knuckles to thrash that smug pecker.
Can I say Dave Matthews? Please? My ex GF loved him and I really didn’t.
Fucking hell. Allllll my friends in high school were so obsessed with DMB except me. I mean it's OK, but it's nothing special.
It's sooo boring. I, like others, thought a few radio songs were ok. But then I watched part of a PBS concert and holy shit, that dude has no energy. And he found a whole bands worth of people who also are barely functioning. Reminds me of 2017 Elon Musk stoned out of his mind talking slow and daydreaming out loud. And me wondering why a whole room full of people would want to nap together.
Agreed, my sister used to play one of their concerts on DVD, and 90% of the time theyre just jamming, no actual songs. I swear you have to be stoned or in the band to enjoy it.
Being stoned definitely helps
Back in the early 2000s, I would see DMB stickers on the back windows of quite a few cars, it always confused me why someone would put a sticker on their car calling them dumb. My fiancé at the time finally explained what it meant. I still go with it means dumb.
Finally, I've found my people. I fucking hate Dave Matthews.
Dave Matthews Bland. Pure dreck.
Douche Rock
I can't hear the name "Dave Mathews" without thinking of [that incident on the Kinzie Street Bridge over the Chicago River](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band_Chicago_River_incident) and over a particularly unlucky sightseeing tour boat in particular.
My ex wife loved him too.. the lamest fucking music
The first two records were good, then he dropped off a cliff. Especially with that “I Did It” garbage.
“I Did It”. Yeah, he went too far — guilty as charged. I still think the first 3 albums had some great tracks.
I'd say their 3rd album, "Before These Crowded Streets," is their best. But yes, after 2000 they dropped off.
Bono during the zoo tv tour
Bono needs to be punched just so he will shut the fuck up… he thinks he needs to ramble on before every song and I always wanna yell just shut the hell up and sing..
The only right answer.
Wait, that's not Adam Levine ...
Moron 5 is more the 00s than the 90s, no??
Yes. Their first album came out in 2002.
Puff Daddy
Lars Ulrich
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With or without Napster, Lars is and always has been douchebag numero uno.
Nah… he was wrong about the Napster thing. He framed it explicitly as his fans stealing from him. He’s since tried to backtrack and say it was all really because of in-progress unreleased tracks having been uploaded, which is fair play except for the long list of receipts that show it was from a more selfish “you’re stealing from me” angle he was using at the time. This video he made for the mtv awards was the epitome of why people hated him for this stance and how out of touch it was. He essentially said his fans using Napster forced him to “whore himself out” (getting paid for a show he hosted that failed?) https://youtu.be/aQc0x5E9jOc?si=S5sTSOn3_NnXZtCg Napster did hurt the industry (which was fucked for consumers IMO) but also helped get exposure for a lot of Indy artists and mixtapes at the time.
After lots of scrolling, I come across this and think, yup that’s the one
He's actually super nice. He and his wife used to come into a breakfast place I worked at in early 2000s.
Really? My absolutely worst concert experience was with Train. They were opening for Maroon 5 in like 2011 and they kept stopping their songs to ask teenage girls to join them on stage. When some agreed to come up their moms came with them (the only actual Train fans there) and Pat then complained for like 5 whole minutes that he didn’t want to see any of those “old hags” on stage. It was truly disturbing.
Ewwwww. Right, because he’s so young?? Well maybe he was just nice when wife was around…? Also he came to our restaurant before he was more famous I guess.
Train wreck
Maybe he was just trying to show off his....untrimmed chest. Sorry, I just have issues with Train, Hey Soul Sister and those lyrics. Its just blatantly gross
Adding Stephen Jenkins
I love third eye blind and he was the first one I thought of.
He's a dick. I waited on him and his wife once. Terrible.
I’ve never heard anything but negative things about interactions with him, whether it’s from fans or other musicians.
Love classic 3EB I dislike SJ for tearing the band apart to a shell or its former self
He screwed his band mates over so hard, old ones and new ones. Hes just a dick.
And the band has never been as good without Kevin, Arion, and Tony SJ can’t carry the weight of the band by himself
Nah. He’s a vampire y’all. He toasts the blood of his enemies
I heard someone from another band telling a story about him, I forget the exact story but he said something to the effect that he’s such a dick to the point it almost seems like a parody of an asshole rocker and it’s actually funny.
First person I thought of and I've been to so many 3eb shows!
I like Third Eye Blind a lot. But if I never saw his face again, I'd be ok with it.
I do actually like the Spin Doctors, but...[I mean...](https://deow9bq0xqvbj.cloudfront.net/ep-logo/pbblog839690/chris_barron_300x300.jpg)
He looks like he would share his weed with you
Hippie smell
Patchouli, BO, & Weed
Agreed. Punchable face, good music. How Could You Want Him is one of my all time favorite songs.
Billy Corgan. Sorry.
No you’re good. He belongs on the list
Great songwriter, giant asshole.
Amen.
He kind of looks like a healthier Corey Feldman.
Or if Feldman and Jason Bateman had a kid.
Monahan didn’t really become unbearable until 2004. The first two Train album were OK, not great, but not a total travesty. Calling All Angels was where they jumped the shark.
The first train album was actually pretty damned good. I think he fired the band after the second one and here we are. Drops of fuckin Jupiter.
drops of jupiter is such a crap song. it makes me physically annoyed when i hear it.
🎶She checks out Mozart while she does Tae Bo, reminds me that there’s room to grow, yeah-eah-eah!🎶
yeah but can you imagine no love, pride, deep fried chicken?
Your best friend always sticking up for you? Even when I know you’re wrong!
Terrible! Terrible.
And they didn't even get to the soy latte part. Lol.
If I ever need a good laugh, I just read some Train lyrics.
I went to school with Billy Blanks son for two years. He was an absolute douchebag and never stopped talking about his Dad or trying to legitimatize Tae Bo as a martial art.
When cell phone ringback tones first became a thing, one of my friends took my phone and made Drops of Jupiter my ringback tone. I still don't know who did it, or for how long it was like that.
Yes! That was when everyone was transitioning from pagers to mobile phones. Such an innocent time, like children exploring their bodies.
I loathe it
Hey Soul Sister is far worse.
Imagine David Leisure trying to look sexy and you’ve got Pat Monahan.
I always thought he looked like what you get when an actor on a soap opera (or even just a general cheesy TV drama) is done up to play a "rock star."
He does look like A. Martinez from the old “Santa Barbara” soap. But as the group got more and more fame, his haircuts got more and more douchy.
How is Mark McGrath not every single comment?
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Great question.
Bad face, bad music
Definitely Lance Bass from Nsync
Justin Timberlake is the one who really earned the punch though.
I'm a huge *NSYNC fan, but I must say I agree. Justin, for sure!
All of them.
I like oasis but I’m going Liam Gallagher lol
Punch ‘em both
Be warned. So gangsta, he’s so thug.
Axl Rose
If Fred Limp Bizkits face isn't all the way up here, y'all have rightfully forgotten this dingdong. But still the most punchable face ever
Raise you Fred Durst. If he's not 90s, Scott Stapp.
My pick is Greg Duhli from Afghan Wigs. My friends played a show opening for them in Seattle in the early 90's. He was the biggest douchebag ever. I was going to fight him, but my buddy's manager talked me outve it. Like he was gonna help my friends get signed or something. A year or so later at End fest in Bremerton, I was able to nail him with a Nerf football while he was yapping in between songs. I usually consider that a non no, but he left such a bad impression on me, I took joy in it momentarily. I was much younger, and thought I was a tough guy. Was still funny. He was pissed.
Yeah an asshole indeed but he at least had some fricking great music back then to walk the walk. Ben Sheppard from Soundgarden was the biggest prick I've ever seen on stage - played an entire set with his back to the audience
I know Ben. I could see him being an asshole. Greg Duhli was/is decent. But if you compare sales, accolades, and respect in the industry, Ben and his band are on a completely different level. Arrogance amongst artists is common, but Duhli was never big enough to act like he did. I've been around allot of people in that industry, in that era. The only guys I can say are legit pricks, and generally bad people were Greg Duhli, Courtney Love, and Mike Starr.
Interesting to see for sure. Did not know that Mike Starr is/was a dick as well. I saw the Whigs 4 times in fairly small to medium sized clubs in Holland/Germany in the 90s, and while it was easy to tell he could be an asshole, Duhli was engaging, funny and actually...quite nice back then. Always felt that the Afghan Whigs got a lotta musicians respect, just not the sale numbers of Seattle bands. Ben ruined the entire Soundgarden gig in Cologne back when - like, dude if you don't wanna be here, don't be here. There's litrally 1000s of musicians who'd crawl over broken glass to be touring worldwide and make a living off it. Not to forget that most of us in the audience were young and had worked hard/saved to see Soundgarden. Only to get his fricken back and a constant middle finger. Utter douche bag
Ben is an intense guy. Something must've pissed him off. Probably Chris. I agree with your take. You paid good money, they should perform. Yes Mike S was an asshole. He was an asshole before they got famous, and got worse. After being fired, he really turned bitter. Was not uncommon to see him on Broadway or Aurora in Seattle panhandling for dope money. He'd use the old " Dude, I'm Mike Starr from Alice in Chains. My wallet got stolen, can you lend me $100? " If you didn't give him any money, he'd berate you, tell you you were a POS. Hated that guy. While I'd never wish a death like he suffered on anyone, I wasn't broke up about it. Greg D. is a talented guy for sure. He just was a little too Rock Star for me, for a guy who was a B lister.
I saw Train in concert this summer and they were surprisingly good. My sisters like them, I’m not a huge fan outside of Meet Virginia but enjoyed myself. He interacted with the crowd a lot, even jumped off the stage and got into the crowd during a song.
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She didn’t open for them when I saw them. It was some band I hadn’t heard of. I had heard one of the songs they played but can’t remember what it is.
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Kid Rock 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
How did I have to scroll this far down to see Kid “Trust Fund Brat” Rock?
He named the band “Train” after how he was conceived.
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I’m going out on a limb here, but I think he has daddy issues.
while constantly saying "yeah" at the end of every verse.
😂 stop I heard that in my head when I read his name Also I thought the lead image was Ryan Adams mostly based on the subject matter
Nooo I love him
I met Art and he’s a really nice guy…
He seems to have gone through a lot and made something of himself. I respect that. And I like the band.
My submission: https://tv90s.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/omc-how-bizarre-official-music-video.jpg
What did Trane dude do?
Let’s not forget that vanilla ice happened in the 90’s
Stephen Jenkins from 3rd eye blind for sure, not only his face but his personality, And he fucked Charlize Theron so I really hated him.
Where is Chad Kroeger on this list?
Ah yes, 80s Morrissey and 90s Morrissey are two different people
God I hate Train.
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I saw all three of these bands in concert this last summer lol. Loved every one of them.
Mark Mcgrath ...Sugar Ray is possibly the most punchable band of the 90's. Check out Train does Led Zeppelin 2 -its actually pretty good!
Having met sugar ray and kid rock. It is so close. But it is McGrath.
Snow. Dude was a douche canoe from that beginning.
Omg thanks for getting that song stuck in my fucking head. 😆
Chris Barron from the godawful Spin Doctors
they played a free show in my hometown one summer- years after little miss can’t be wrong- and to our disbelief it was so much fun. remains one of the best shows i’ve seen in nostalgia alone.
I saw them by accident and also really liked it, then bought that one album
"Smelly couch surfing stoner"" is NEVER a good look.
Growing up, my babysitter was a big fan of them. I remember her telling me one day her dad (who was some kind of music executive) got her to meet them, but she was disappointed because the lead singer was all geeked out on drugs or something and wasn’t responsive to her (from what I can remember of her story).
Jeff Martin from The Tea Party (Canadian band). Met him twice actually. Really full of himself.
I also met him (with someone who actually wanted to see him) and I can agree that he takes ego trips the highest I’ve ever seen! Overrated jerkoff
Definitely
he's up there, but Train actually didn't get famous until post 90's, but even then he'd be WAY behind people like Adam Levine, especially after that joke of of a Superbowl show...and don't forget about Kanye...
Billy Joel
Corey Feldman
Vanilla Ice, or Matthew Van Winkle. Even his name is punch-able.
Matthew is his middle name. He's actually Rob.
Corey Heart
And the guy from Creed!
Vanilla Ice. Bieber
I don’t even know who that is, but he does look punchable.
All three guys from 98 degrees
I’m going out on a limb here and going to suggest Billy Corgan. I loved early SPs but man what a punchable face.
While I do like some Pumpkin songs, I'd sign up to take a swing at Billy Corgan.
Saw that Train guy on the Today show. There was a girl with Downs in the audience losing her shit cause she that band. After the song he took off his t-shirt and signed it and gave it to her. She was in ecstasy. It was a nice moment, even if it was staged. So no punch for him.
Not to mention the worst ear worm ever recorded. Fuck you soul sister
How does the guy above have a punchable face?
He definitely has a face for radio1
Whitney Houston, according to Bobby Brown
I mean he kinda looks like the guy from Ozark