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Remembering Chris Gaines, Garth Brooks’ Sex-Addicted Alter Ego
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Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photos Getty
In 1999, Garth Brooks grew a soul patch, donned a black wig, and re-emerged as “Chris Gaines,” brooding, sex-addicted alt-rocker—a period he refuses to talk about today.
Tarpley Hitt
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Jul. 7 2019
12:21AM EDT
Tarpley Hitt
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