Here's Why The Internet Thinks Garth Brooks Is A Serial Killer (2024)

Want to catch my attention? Hit me with this headline: “Garth Brooks is a Serial Killer.” WHAT?! As I’m shaking my head and laughing, I think, “This is exactly how Garth first reacted to seeing this.” Then, once the stunningly stupid sheep that populate the social media world started to perpetuate this ludicrous notion, his next thoughts had to have been ones of panic and frustration. How can you bring yourself to deny something that is so preposterous that it doesn’t even deserve a denial?

What started out as a throwaway joke from comedian Tom Segura has become a laughable notion for everyone but Garth Brooks. In his special, “Sledgehammer,” Segura talks about his “theory.” “Where are the bodies, G?” If you’ve been to a Garth concert, chances are you’ve seen a sign or two like this and wondered, “WTH?” Apparently, Segura has found a curious connection between the country music legend’s tour dates and people who have gone missing in those places. Understandably, Garth has refused to address it.

This is where I think Garth should pivot. I don’t know who he’s listening to or who’s advice he’s taking (if any at all), but instead of remaining mum, instead of blocking Segura on social media (he has), Garth Brooks should lean into the gag. Wanna make it go away? Walk onstage at a Tom Segura show dressed as “Michael Myers” from the “Halloween” movies. Have a phony knife in your hands the size of Texas. Walk slowly towards him, then rip off the mask revealing that you’re Garth Brooks. Share a laugh with Segura. He then has to admit that the whole thing is a joke that’s gotten out of hand, and boom it’s over.

However, keep reacting as he is, and “Garth Brooks is a Serial Killer” is never gonna stop. Just sayin’.

Five Epic Garth Brooks Moments

• 5 - Spring Training Baseball With The Kansas City Royals - 2004

  

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  Garth has always been a major baseball fan. Throughout the early 2000s in his career, as he enjoyed the spoils of success, he played triple-A baseball as a “bucket list” item. He even joined MLB’s Kansas City Royals for Spring Training in 2004.

• 4 - Winning CMA Entertainer Of The Year - 2016

  

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  After years of retirement to raise his daughters and be with his family, Garth was back in a big way after he won the CMA’s most coveted award in 2016, having last won the honor in 1998. He would also go on to win ETOTY from the CMA in 2017 and 2019.

• 3 - Kennedy Center Honor - 2020

  

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  A huge honor for any entertainer, Brooks received a Kennedy Center Honor at a ceremony in 2021. He won recognition along with entertainment icons Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Allen, and Joan Baez.

  See Also

  Review: Small Rain by Garth GreenwellGarth Brooks inducted into 'Austin City Limits' Hall of Fame with raucous hoedownThe Origin of “Where Are the Bodies Garth?” [Brooks]The Garth Brooks and Tom Segura Instagram Feud, Explained

• 2 - Country Music Hall Of Fame Induction - 2012

  

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  The ultimate honor for any country music singer, Garth was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony in October 2012. He was joined in his inducted by fellow inductees by longtime Nashville studio musician Hargus “Pig” Robbins and Grand Ole Opry legend Connie Smith.

• 1 - Marrying Trisha Yearwood - December 10, 2005

  

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  Probably what Brooks himself would say his most epic moment was marrying fellow country star Trisha Yearwood; the couple recently celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary. They were married at their home in Owasso, Oklahoma.

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