
In the liner notes for his album "The Chase," Brooks called the record "easily the most controversial song I have ever done. His 1992 song "We Shall Be Free" spoke out against homophobia and racism. Garth Brooks has been an ally to the LGBTQ community dating back to the 1990s. Brooks has long been an ally to the LGBTQ community

"At the end of the day, you have to put things in your establishment that people are going to purchase if you're going to run a successful business.

Garth might find out not many people are going to order it." In an interview with Fox News on Friday, Rich said, "If Garth is serving Bud Light in his bar, that's fine. We just are."īrooks' statement comes as celebrity bar owners John Rich and Kid Rock have pulled Bud Light from their Nashville businesses after the brand's partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.ĭylan Mulvaney addresses backlash: 'Dehumanization has never fixed anything' "And, yes, we're going to serve every brand of beer. "I want (the bar) to be a place you feel safe in, I want it to be a place where you feel like there are manners and people like one another," the singer said. "If you ever are one of those people that want to try, come." Garth Brooks said his bar would serve 'every brand of beer'īrooks first announced he would serve Bud Light at his Nashville bar at a Billboard event last week. "And if you’re one of those people that just can't do that, I get it," Brooks added. Come in with an open mind, and it's cool," he said. But come in with love, come in with tolerance, patience. "So, here's the deal, man, if you want to come to Friends in Low Places, come in. The country singer also addressed fans who might not want to come to Brooks' Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk due to his statements.

I understand that might not be other people’s opinions, but that's OK, man.” I think diversity is the answer to the problems that are here and the answer to the problems that are coming. "But inclusiveness is always going to be me. "Everybody's got their opinions," Brooks said of the online controversy during his "Inside Studio G" livestream. The musician received backlash online from fans who were boycotting Bud Light after the brand partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney in an ad. A few months ago, serving Bud Light at a bar would hardly have been controversial.īut after country superstar Garth Brooks announced his Nashville bar would serve "every brand of beer" last week, he had to deal with "quite a little bit of a stir," as he put it in a livestream Monday.
