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Nash Teeth

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16. He'll be ok

Wed Jan 18, 2017, 08:39 AM

Jan 2017

Most of his fans are beyond the age of buying much music. Today's "country music fans" are mostly millennials and many of them don't care much about politics. Garth doesn't get much airplay on today's "country" radio.

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Some fans not buying country star Garth Brooks reason for not playing inauguration Country music [View all] pstokely Jan 2017 OP

Screw country music fans. Sorry, lived around them in Arizona. Racist, ignorant Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #1

Not to mention mendacious hypocrites. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #6

Rubes..... paleotn Jan 2017 #14

Not quite as bad as rap though; crappy "music" with NO band. 7962 Jan 2017 #18

You're taking the Petty quote out of context melman Jan 2017 #32

Maybe not what he meant... paleotn Jan 2017 #40

Oooh.... MountainMama Jan 2017 #41

I like some country music and I agree with Brooks. rockfordfile Jan 2017 #49

Hey thanks titaniumsalute Jan 2017 #15

Thank you. I guess its OK to slam an entire group as long as its the "right" group 7962 Jan 2017 #17

Oh lots of stereotyping here on DU titaniumsalute Jan 2017 #20

And one of my favorites: 7962 Jan 2017 #22

Were it actually ok as you allege, it would not have been called out. LanternWaste Jan 2017 #37

Maybe you could note the times of most of those other critical posts. After mine. 7962 Jan 2017 #45

You're not one of my neighbors from Arizona when I lived there before going overseas Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #23

You wrote "Screw country music fans" Were you only referring to those in Arizona, and only in... Marengo Jan 2017 #35

You certainly like moving the goalposts LanternWaste Jan 2017 #38

Nope. . .I lived around them when I lived in Arizona. Statement in my OP Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #47

The broader the generalization IronLionZion Jan 2017 #25

Live around my neighbors in Arizona. . . Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #27

I have friends in Tucson IronLionZion Jan 2017 #31

I was in Marana. . .redneck central. Trumper heaven. Feeling the Bern Jan 2017 #34

You might want to modify that statement to prevent further misunderstanding. Marengo Jan 2017 #36

Oh, I like that! Bayard Jan 2017 #30

Nice flamebait -nt Bradical79 Jan 2017 #48

Screw judgemental broad brushers... dionysus Jan 2017 #50

Brooks is a class act. Drunken Irishman Jan 2017 #2

He just bought property in our little town WhiteTara Jan 2017 #28

All the same DonCoquixote Jan 2017 #3

"if we want support, we need to give support" mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #10

"I cant thank the Obamas enough for serving this country.." Cha Jan 2017 #4

He's losing a bunch of ugly ass brainwashed idiots.. Cha Jan 2017 #5

I think Garth will be just fine in the financial sense. :) nt TeamPooka Jan 2017 #7

Yeah, he's really suffering here n2doc Jan 2017 #11

Yeah he was in Richmond a few months ago and he could have sold out as many shows as he wanted to underpants Jan 2017 #13

I assumed it would be a big destination for all country musicians. Good to learn he isn't going. Judi Lynn Jan 2017 #8

I don't know what the big controversy is. He & Tricia Yearwood have been Democrats & Obama catbyte Jan 2017 #9

Some DUers have been deeply prejudiced for years IronLionZion Jan 2017 #26

Ah, the same people who burned CD's of the Dixie Chicks finally speak up ck4829 Jan 2017 #12

He'll be ok Nash Teeth Jan 2017 #16

"Country" music today is pretty much bumpkin pop. Dave Starsky Jan 2017 #21

"We Shall Be Free" DinahMoeHum Jan 2017 #19

I have an issue with the very last scene in this video. TNNurse Jan 2017 #24

I like all kinds of music hollowdweller Jan 2017 #29

More division Bayard Jan 2017 #33

I didn't like country music when President Obama was in office and as for division.... Tikki Jan 2017 #39

The elitism that helped us lose the last election Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #44

Amen!! 7962 Jan 2017 #46

Some rock and roll fans voted for Trump as well FrodosNewPet Jan 2017 #42

great country tune hollowdweller Jan 2017 #43

Brooks obviously concerned/worried about Trump tweeting boycott against him and no_hypocrisy Jan 2017 #51