Alter-Egomaniacs: Garth Brooks
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Garth Brooks aka Chris Gaines
Chris Gaines is everything Garth Brooks isn't: dark, pouty, Australian and fictional. Brooks's alterna-rock alter ego released one album (the "career spanning" 'Greatest Hits') in 1999, and Gaines appeared as the musical guest when Brooks hosted 'Saturday Night Live.' But despite the massive publicity push, the cuddly country crooner's fans just weren't in the market for a proto-emo superstar. Alas, Gaines's current whereabouts are unknown.- Filed under: The Hit List
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Johnat 11-19-2008
Apparently, Buster Poindexter wasn't worth mentioning
Becky Highat 11-26-2008
Or Rael (Peter Gabriel).
Yes, I'm old.
Danat 11-27-2008
Becky, I was thinking the same about Gabriel as I read through.
Admiral Ryderat 11-27-2008
HEY! Why isn't ALICE COOPER on this list? He was the ORIGINAL Stage Name alter-ego guy! He beat Ziggy by YEARS! Who made this list? Learn yer roots kids. Alice Cooper was the original, the rest are just posers.
jmetcalf1955at 11-27-2008
the only one that isn't scum is garth brooks, beyonce (who made THAT stupid name up?)janet jackson, madonna, et al, nothing but skanks and cheap ho's
ambimasat 11-27-2008
What about FEE WAYBILL of the TUBES!!!! He is" QUAY LUDE", Jonnie Bugger ETC. This site is so out of touch and under informed. Who does your research a 4th Grader!!!!!
Jeff and Saraat 11-28-2008
What happened to "Derek is Eric (Clapton)" of Derek and the Dominos
Carolat 11-29-2008
Folks, you're expecting much too much from these internet sucklings. As often seems to be the case, these workers are young and stupid. Most have not yet finished trade school before they jumped into the sick, sticky light of internet labor. Our demand for authenticity, our "normal" expectations, these are gone. Welcome to shit. this.
You Bastardat 11-29-2008
No Henrietta Collins?
redaunt5hat 11-29-2008
Geez! I thought for certain the late rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard would have made the list... After all, his monikers included such jems as: Ol' Dirty Bastard, Big Baby Jesus and Dirt McGurt...
At least he was original!
drwoowoocl2001at 11-30-2008
......for that matter, where is Garth Brooks these days? You notice his popularity took a big nose dive since the Chris Gaines fiasco. I think the last I heard he was trying to become a professional baseball player. And that worked out great too! Actually, I always thought he was over rated anyway.
you jackass!at 11-30-2008
what about corey taylor
Kevinat 11-30-2008
They forgot a big one Kevin Barnes (of Montreal) as Georgie Fruit - a direct decendent of ziggy stardust in the androgynus glory
Tha Champat 11-30-2008
hey everybody..calm down...kay thanks
blackanarkiat 11-30-2008
what about the greatest alter ego in history Charles Bukowski and Henry Chinaski
symbiotespidey07at 12-22-2008
What about Bruce Willis as "Bruno"?
laurarvail1at 1-17-2009
What about Elton John? (Reg Dwight)? Actually, Alice Cooper was the name of the band. Vince Furnier only changed his name after the group went on tour and everyone figured HE was Alice,and his father kicked him out of the house... according to his autobiography "Me, Alice" he used to boink jelly donuts then feed them to his younger sister, Jackie. I wonder if she still speaks to him...
jaego2at 1-28-2009
Oh- maybe you all have forgotten about the originators of the alter-ego band... remember a band called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band????
J. C. Lennoxat 1-28-2009
What about Dennis DeYoung as Kilroy? Or is that too mainstream for you guys?
RockOfAges85at 2-03-2009
yo what about Omega And The Mechanical Animals (Marilyn Manson)