More on Chris Gaines

I can't get enough of this guy. I highlighted my favorite parts of the description. The album titles like Fornucopia and Apostle are just plain comedy. Also I like the fact that Chris had major reconstructive surgery and he was labeled the "new Prince." It all just sooo stupid, gotta love it when celebrities completely lose all perspective and just do the most fucked up stuff.

Anyway, here's a summary I found:
Parallel life of Chris Gaines
Here's a quick look into the alternate universe Garth Brooks has created for his rock-star alter ego, Chris Gaines.In Chris Gaines' world, there is no Garth Brooks. The release dates and chart positions of the character's albums, which have titles such as Fornucopia, Triangle and Apostle, correspond with Brooks' own -- effectively writing the country music superstar out of a history of his own creation."Billboard will not take another artist's name off to put another one in at No. 1," Brooks says. " Well, I called them and said, 'Would you take Garth's name off?' So his (Gaines') albums follow his (Brooks') timelines exactly."Christian Gene Gaines was born in Brisbane, Australia, the son of a swim coach and an Australian swimmer. His family moved to California when Gaines was 5. He formed a band, Crush, that released its first album in 1986. That band's singer died, forcing guitarist Gaines out on his own. His first solo album, Straight Jacket, sold 16 million albums and included the Beatles-like single Maybe I Can Stand Alone. (Back in the real world, a version of that song will appear on fiddler Alison Krauss' just-out Forget About It.After a near-fatal 1992 car crash that required plastic surgery, Gaines became more reclusive, his music more reflective and influenced by rhythm and blues. Critics christened him "The New Prince" after the 1996 release of Triangle, but instead of partying as if it's 1999, he'll release a greatest-hits compilation Sept. 28 and disappear from public sight. He's said to be planning a concept album, The Lamb, which he envisions as his Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Oh yeah, and sorry folks, but I couldn't resist putting the picture in here. If you can look at that picture and not at least crack a smile, you are a stronger man/woman than me, my friend.