Home » Garth Brooks in… The Life of Chris Gaines
Product Image

Garth Brooks in… The Life of Chris Gaines

Stephen Deusner
€16.99
Quantity:
In stock with our UK publisher. 14-28 days
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
14 days return policy Shipping & Delivery
A01=Stephen Deusner
Author_Stephen Deusner
Beyond the Season
Category=AVC
Category=AVP
eq_art-fashion-photography
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_music
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
Fresh Horses
Gunslinger
In Pieces
It Don't Matter to the Sun
Lost in You
Man Against the Machine
No Fences
Ropin' the Wind
Way of the Girl

Product details

  • ISBN 9798765106877
  • Weight: 127g
  • Dimensions: 120 x 162mm
  • Publication Date: 28 Nov 2024
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
Secure checkout Fast Shipping Easy returns
Description

Garth Brooks was the best-selling country artist of the 1990s.

Actually, he was the best-selling artist of the ‘90s period. So why did he close out that triumphant decade by transforming into a fictional rocker named Chris Gaines? He devised an outrageous backstory for the character—complete with sex addiction, facial reconstructive surgery, wildfires, and chainsaws—and even recorded a “pre-soundtrack” to a forthcoming film about Gaines. But Garth Brooks… In the Life of Chris Gaines, which doubled as a retrospective of his alter ego’s long career, was branded a fiasco before it even hit stores. It sold poorly, the film was shelved, and Garth announced his retirement the next year. Chris Gaines disappeared forever.

Or did he? Out of print since its release and absent on streaming services, the album has somehow grown from a career-derailing flop into a cult obsession. Only one world-renowned critic is brave enough to tell the full story of Chris Gaines. It’s a sordid, puzzling tale of intrigue and conspiracy that poses chilling questions: Which one of them is real? Chris or Garth? Why did one of them title an album Fornucopia? And just who does this Stephen Deusner guy think he is? Well…
About Stephen Deusner
Stephen Deusner is a longtime music critic and journalist who writes for Uncut, Spin, Pitchfork, The New York Times, No Depression, The Bluegrass Situation, Stereogum, and The Crayton County Clarion-Scimitar, among many other publications. He is the author of the book Where the Devil Don’t Stay: Traveling the South with the Drive-By Truckers, and he lives in Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife and dog.

More from this author