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| Brooks, Garth |
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Country singer. Born Troyal Garth Brooks, on February 7, 1962, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Brooks got his start in music singing in bars and clubs while attending Oklahoma State University. In 1987, he moved to Nashville for the second time--his first attempt was unsuccessful--with his wife, Sandy, to try to make it in country music. With help from Bob Doyle, who came onboard to manage Brooks along with Pam Lewis, Brooks was signed by Capitol Records. His early hits include If Tomorrow Never Comes and The Dance.
Although sales of Brookss first album, Garth Brooks, were strong, it would have been hard to predict the amazing success Brookss releases have since achieved. His second effort, No Fences sold more than 700,000 copies in its first ten days on the market. His third, Ropin the Wind racked in a record-breaking 4 million orders before its release and became the first album by a country singer to debut at number one on the Billboard pop charts. His 1998 release, Garth Brooks Double Live sold over one million copies in its first week of sales, breaking the previous record. To date, Brooks has sold more than 100 million albums in his career.
Brooks's live concerts have also been extremely successful. An August 7, 1997, concert in New York Citys Central Park drew an estimated 250,000 to 1 million people.
Brooks startled many in 1999 by releasing In the Life of Chris Gainesan album featuring Brooks as a fictional Australian grunge rocker. Panned by critics, the album had mediocre sales (by Brooks' previous standards) and was purportedly the soundtrack to an upcoming film about Gaines titled The Lamb. He rebounded from the setback by winning three American Music Awards in January 2000, including Artist of the Decade, Favorite Male Country Artist, and Favorite Country Album (1999's Double Live).
Brooks had announced his impending retirement at the end of 2000, saying that he wants to spend more time with his wife, Sandy, and three daughters, Taylor Mayne Pearl (born 1992), August Anna (1994), and Allie Colleen (1996), though in October 2000 announced that he and his wife will divorce after 14 years of marriage.
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| 1989 |
Garth Brooks |
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| 1990 |
No Fences |
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| 1991 |
Ropin' the Wind |
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| 1992 |
The Chase |
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| 1992 |
Beyond the Season |
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| 1993 |
In Pieces |
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| 1994 |
The Hits |
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| 1995 |
Fresh Horses |
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| 1997 |
Sevens |
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| 1998 |
Double Live |
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| 1998 |
The Limited Series |
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| 1999 |
Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas |
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| 1999 |
No Fences/Garth Brooks |
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| 1999 |
In the Life of Chris Gaines |
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| 2000 |
Maximum Garth Brooks |
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"GARTH QUOTES"
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GARTH WAS ASKED, "IF YOU COULD TRADE YOUR MUSIC CARREER AND BECOME A GREAT BASEBALL PLAYER, WOULD YOU MAKE THAT DEAL? "WITHOUT HESITATION BROOKS SAID,"NO, NOT AT ALL. NO OFFENSE TO THE GUYS THAT SWING THE BAT, BUT THE SWORD THAT MUSIC GIVES YOU TO ACTUALLY GO OUT THERE AND DO STUFF FOR GOOD AND ACTUALLY CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES WITH A MESSAGE. WHEN YOU GET THREE MINUTES IN FRONT OF THE NATION...I DON'T THINK YOU CAN ASK FOR A GREATER GIFT THAN THAT. IF YOUR TRYING TO PUT ACROSS THE IDEA THAT GOD EXISTS OR TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, THOSE THINGS ARE PRICELESS." ~GARTH BROOKS~ countrystars.com
ABOUT LYRICISTS GARTH DECLARES: "YOU GET THREE MINUTES TO TELL THE WORLD SOMETHIN', PUNCH RIGHT THROUGH THE CHEST, GRAB THEIR HEART, AND SAY, 'LISTEN!'...GARTH BROOKS
"I THINK WE'VE OVERSHOT PARADISE WITH A LOT OF THINGS IN LIFE, WE NEED TO GET THE FLAG BACK OUT ON THE PORCH AND GOD TO THE SUPPER TABLE."-GARTH BROOKS-
"VERY FEW TIMES DOES THE MUSIC GET TO DO WHAT GOD INVENTED IT FOR, AND THAT WAS FOR GOOD THINGS."- GARTH ABOUT SONG "ONE HEART AT A TIME".
"YOUR SONGS ARE YOUR SWORDS, YOUR POWER. IT'S AMAZING THE SIZE OF THE SWORD YOU CARRY. I'M LOOKING FOR BELIEFS THAT NEED TO BE STATED IN THIS DAY AND TIME. I TRY TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY AREN'T WORKING FOR NOTHING, THAT WHAT THEY SEE WHEN THEY CLOSE THEIR EYES AT NIGHT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE A DREAM."-GARTH BROOKS-
"SO 'FACE TO FACE' JUST SAYS IT ALL FOR ME. IT'S VERY DARK, BUT DARKNESS CAN WORK IN A GREAT WAY, LIKE 'FACE TO FACE' OR THIS THING OFF 'SEVENS' CALLED 'FIT FOR A KING'. IT'S EXTREMELY DARK, STREET PREACHER SONG THAT HOPEFULLY JUST HAS THIS GLOWING LIGHT ALL AROUND IT THAT HOPEFULLY WILL TAKE YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. ***GARTH BROOKS*** From the Garth A to Z MJI's radio special.
"SOMETIMES THINGS THAT LAST FOREVER, TAKE FOREVER." ~Garth Brooks~
"SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD ME YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE AN EGO PROBLEM TO EVEN BE IN THIS BUSINESS. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A DESIRE FOR FAME, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S A PULPIT TO SEND YOUR MESSAGE OUT, TO SAY THINGS THAT NEED TO BE SAID." ~Garth Brooks~
"I FEEL COUNTRY MUSIC IS TAKING ON A NEW ROLE,TAKING ON RESPONSIBILITY. WE HAVE TO CONSIDER WHAT WE SING BECAUSE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TO COUNTRY MUSIC, AND KIDS ARE LISTENING TO IT EARLIER. WE HAVE A CHANCE TO SHAPE SOCIETY, IN A WAY."~Garth Brooks~
"I'VE NEVER STAYED AWAKE AT NIGHT OVER A CHANCE I TOOK THAT FAILED,BUT I'VE STAYED AWAKE OVER CHANCES I DIDN'T TAKE." Garth Brooks -sent in by Cindy Leah Worden
"I THINK SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA PUT YOURSELF TO THE TEST. YOU'VE GOTTA GET IN WATERS WHERE YOU KNOW IT'S NOT A SURE WIN, CUZ' THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THE MOST BRUTAL LOSE'S COME AND IT REALLY HURTS BUT THE WIN'S ARE EVEN BETTER OUT THERE AND THAT'S WHAT I SAY TO ANYBODY OUT THERE. DON'T PLAY IT SAFE, HANG IT OUT THERE ON THE EDGE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS."~GARTH BROOKS~
"I THINK COMPETITION MAKES THINGS BETTER. I THINK COMPETITION MAKES THE MUSIC BETTER, I THINK IT MAKES FILM BETTER. SO THE GREATEST COMPETITION I THINK THERE IS; IS THE COMPETITION WITHIN YOURSELF. JUST BEING THE BEST PERSON YOU CAN BE. IT'S COOL TOO, BECAUSE YOURSELF IS JUST BRUTALLY HONEST. THERE'S JUST THINGS YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOURSELF TO WELL." ~GARTH BROOKS~
"NO OFFENCE BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO BE COOL TODAY. YOUR OPINIONS AREN'T ALWAYS GOING TO MESH WITH PEOPLE BUT THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT A GREAT COUNTRY...EVERYBODY'S GOT THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE ALL TRYING TO SAY WHAT EVERYONE'S TRYING TO HEAR...LET'S JUST SAY WHAT WE BELIEVE IN."-GARTH BROOKS-
"I GUESS I JUST NEVER UNDERSTOOD IT ENOUGH TO ANALYZE IT, WHY THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO, WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING, THEY IMMEDIATELY JUMP ON IT AND START SMASHING THE HELL OUT OF IT. I DON'T GET THAT. SO I PROBABLY FIND MYSELF JUST STEERING CLEAR OF THOSE PEOPLE AND THEN LOOKING AT MY OWN SELF IN THE MIRROR AND SAYING,'ARE YOU DOING THIS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS?'"-GARTH BROOKS-
"I FEEL AS IF I'M A CHILD AGAIN, WATCHING AN OKLAHOMA THUNDERSTORM GATHERING IN THE DISTANCE, ANTICIPATING IT'S WONDER, YET FEARING IT'S POTENTIAL,AND LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT."-GARTH BROOKS-sent in by Sam Wilcox
ABOUT THE SONGS: "WHETHER I WRITE THEM OR WHETHER I SING SOMEONE ELSES, USUALLY NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN IT'S GOING TO BE A MESSAGE."- Garth Brooks
"OUR FUTURE IS NOT UNPREDICTABLE, OUR FUTURE IS SIMPLY THE RESULT OF CHOICES WE HAVE MADE."-Garth Brooks-sent in by Bonnie Nenstiel
"WHAT COMES FROM A BOOK IS KNOWLEDGE. WHAT COMES FROM THE HEART IS WISDOM."-Garth Brooks-Sent in by Amber Getsay
"IF YOU KNOW MY FAMILY AND YOU KNOW ME...WE DON'T HOLD BACK ANY OPINIONS, YOU KNOW...WE'VE NEVER BEEN FENCE WALKERS, SO TO SET UP AND SPEAK USUALLY HAS BEEN SECOND NATURE TO US. SONGWRITING IS THAT...IT'S SETTING UP AND SPEAKING HOW YOU FEEL."-Garth Brooks
ABOUT THE BOX SET:"SOMETIMES WE RUN SO FAST WE DON'T SEE WHAT WE'VE BEEN A PART OF. DOING THE 'LIMITED' SERIES MADE ME STOP AND LOOK AT THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE. I AM SO PROUD AND VERY THANKFUL TO BE A PART OF IT."-Garth Brooks
"WE SHALL BE FREE...IS FOR ME AND IT'S FOR ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT FEELS THAT A BETTER DAY IS STILL YET TO COME"-Garth Brooks video collection 11
"THE BIGGEST THING ABOUT 'THE DANCE' IS IT'S A SONG I'D LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED FOR. IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME I HOPE RADIO PLAYS 'THE DANCE' AND SAYS THIS IS WHAT GARTH WOULD SAY IF HE COULD COME BACK AND TALK TO ALL OF YOU ABOUT HIS LIFE AND MUSIC."-Garth Brooks-
"WHENEVER YOU SPEAK OF GARTH BROOKS WE HOPE IT IS OUT OF PRIDE AND NOT DISAPPOINTMEN. TOO INTENSE? OF COURSE, I TOLD YOU I HAVEN'T CHANGED-Garth's letter Jan.97believer magazine
"I'M GOING TO KEEP SWINGING THAT SWORD!"- Garth Brooks"Trying to Rope the World"
"KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON THE MUSIC!"- Garth Brooks
"THE DANCE IS ABOUT THOSE THAT GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR A DREAM THAT THEY BELIEVED IN." -Garth Brooks-
"ABOUT GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: TO BE A GOOD FATHER, A GOOD HUSBAND AND A GOOD SON...TO TRY TO REPRESENT GOD THE BEST I CAN." -Garth Brooks- quote from the believer magazine
"IF GOD CAME DOWN HERE WITH THE BOX THAT HAD THE REASON FOR LIVING IN IT, I'D LIKE TO FIND JUST TWO WORDS...THE MUSIC...THAT WOULD BE NEAT." -Garth Brooks-
About Central Park- "THEY CAME AND OF ALL THE THINGS I DON'T REMEMBER, THE ONE THING I WILL NEVER FORGET IS HOW GREAT THAT CROWD WAS. NOT ONLY DID THEY SHOW UP, THEY SANG, AND I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER NIGHT. I SAW SEVERAL 'BELIEVER' SIGNS OUT THERE, AND YOU GUYS WILL NEVER KNOW HOW GOOD IT FEELS TO KNOW I HAVE FAMILY OUT THERE. THANKS FOR IT. -GARTH BROOKS-"believer magazine"
"SURE MAN, WE ALL HAVE TIMES THAT WE STUMBLE BUT THE HUMAN RACE...IT'S GETTING BETTER." -Garth Brooks-
"IT'S LIKE NEVER RELAX, NEVER TAKE THAT BREATH, NEVER STOP TO GET THAT DRINK OF WATER, YOU KNOW YOU CAN ALWAYS SMELL ROSES WHEN YOUR RUNNING WITH THEM IN YOUR HAND." -Garth Brooks-
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