To me, it's no different than Tom Hanks playing Forrest Gump. It's about a movie coming out, and I'm a character in this movie. I'll just keep showing up, talking about the project and hopefully get them to put their fears aside and listen to the music. When you get into character, that character stays with you until the project is over. One criticism is they say Garth Brooks is testing the rock 'n' roll market without having to put his own name forward.
People say country music is in the doldrums.
First of all that statement is not true but the truth is, country music is in a lull right now compared to what it was in the early '90s. It's not anything it won't come out of and as far as leaving country when it's down, if anybody knows me, they know that's not true. Some writers didn't contact their brains before their fingers started typing. He's a guy that will die for his fans and music. I think every artist wants to feel there's a little bit of that in them.