Waylon Jennings Reportedly Once Said Garth Brooks Was The “Most Insincere Person I’ve Ever Seen”

Whiskeyriff ^ | 6-10-23 | Ryan

[wardaddy]

Regardless of how you feel about them, it’s undeniable that Waylon Jennings and Garth Brooks are two of the most influential names in the history of country music. Obviously, they were from different eras of country music, and from the time of his meteoric rise in the ’90s Garth was almost immediately hit with criticism of being too “pop” for country.

Including (allegedly) from Waylon Jennings.

Though he never really confirmed it in public, Waylon was reportedly not the biggest fan of Garth and his brand of country music. And there have been plenty of alleged quotes attributed to Waylon that seemingly show how he felt about Garth.

There was, of course, that one quote that we’ve probably all heard:

[wardaddy]

Waylon’s music row digs were next door to Garth’s place(s). He came up southern plains hard and was conservative in his heart but libertarian leaning too. Didn’t suffer fools or pop country gladly though he himself sang MacArthur Park and decently I might add Garth is an insufferable lib virtue signaler and I knew that instantly from his first hit though I like low places and the rodeo song(?)

And he’s very generous with his crews

Very

He shares so there is that

[dragnet2]

That’s heavy man...

[usafa92]

Garth is a mental case, although an extremely wealthy one.

[Ikeon]

as the friend of someone who knows garth brooks personally, Hes has said the same thing to me about garth brooks being a lot more liberal than his PR... iow, hes a bit of an insufferable prick.

Im guessing his song "friends in low places" is an autobiography?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Garth Brooks: all hat and no cattle.

[Tupelo]

My son-in-law is the chief engineer at a large metropolitan area and sees many acts and pro-athletes.
After Brooks & Trisha Yearwood played there a couple of years ago, he told me that Yearwood was one of the most insuffable, demanding & ungrateful he had been around and Brooks was one of the most nicest, appreciative and grateful. He said Brooks made a point of personally thanking every arena employee he saw after the show.
Brooks is wrong here, but I trust my son-in-law’s judgment.

[Gunslingr3]

Who is Garth Brooks?

I think you mean Chris Gaines.

[dfwgator]

I pegged him as a poser from Day One.

[MuttTheHoople]

Outlaw County gave rednecks an excuse to grow long hair and smoke dope.

[SunkenCiv]

Years ago, Brooks was the face of the RIAA's attack on used record stores.

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[AppyPappy]

The best stories about the road are the ones that aren’t true.

[wardaddy]

And southern hippies like me an excuse to admit we liked dads music
The stones ala parsons opened that door too

Ditto Byrds and eagles and dead

[wardaddy]

I live here
Knew Waylon and some here already know that so I’m
Not trying to be redundant

And yes that’s what’s said about Trisha here

Worst Nashville celebs

Reese Witherspoon hands down

Best

Robert Plant
Keith and Nicole
Mustaine
John Sebastian

All always friendly to everyone

But here folks locally leave folks alone usually

[real saxophonist]

I’ve been on that road, and could tell some stories that are absolutely true.

[wbslws]

Maybe Garth is preparing to come out of the closet.

[gibsonguy]

Brooks, Springsteen and Paisley - the three stooges

[ansel12]

“”And southern hippies like me an excuse to admit we liked dads music
The stones ala parsons opened that door too””

So did Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash in the 60s, Mother Earth News, back to the land, old pickups, basic farm guns, earth mothers, farms and rural living with big gardens and chickens, wine beer and doobies with cowboy hats and red bandanas, people don’t know much about the few real hippies, and how many of them lived and thought.

[ansel12]

There is a real chance that this could lead to his bar becoming a homosexual bar.

[peggybac]

I always thought Garth was light in the loafers. Not manly at all.

[TnTnTn]

Whatever else, gb is as flaky as a buttermilk biscuit…has a few good songs…and money…he doesn’t need any of my money….and that’s good…