Behind the Life of Chris Gaines

Behind the Life of Chris Gaines

Behind the Life of Chris Gaines

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Behind the Life of Chris Gaines

"Garth Brooks unveils his alter ego Chris Gaines."

1999

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To promote the release of his album Garth Brooks in... The Life of Chris Gaines, Garth Brooks appeared as Chris Gaines in a television "mockumentary," a version of VH1's seminal cable classic Behind the Music, featuring a totally made-up tale that just may be the greatest rock n' roll documentary ever made. This piece of art has everything that makes the story of being a rockstar fucking cool. It has childhood trauma, record label trauma, death, disfigurement, a plane crash, a car crash, sex addiction, redemption, a house fire, random unexplained commentary from Billy Joel, and more sex addiction.

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20 members

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Garth Brooks

Chris Gaines

Garth Brooks

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Brian Vaughn

Young Chris Gaines

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Linda Ljoka

Roma Stihl

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Anthony Meindl

Ryan Duffy

Anthony Meindl

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Tom Ballatore

Dan Lanier

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Carolyn Seymour

Carolyn Johnns-Gaines

Carolyn Seymour

Production

Don Was

Self

Don Was

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María Costa

Self

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Light Rand

Tasha Simon

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Melinda Newman

Self

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Ninette Terhart

Jennifer Allgood

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Joe Smith

Self

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Billy Joel

Self

Billy Joel

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Ted Larkin

Officer Barry Sanders

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Martin Joseph

Tommy Levitz

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Mark Allan Staubach

Young Marc Obed

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Thomas Voelpel

Older Marc Obed

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Fred Reiser

Gene Gaines

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Jim Forbes

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James Cooley

Young Chris Gaines

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