Garth Brooks doubled down on selling Bud Light at his Nashville bar and talked about “diversity and inclusiveness” amid the boycott against the beer brand following its partnership with trans-identifying male Dylan Mulvaney.
During the 61-year-old country singer‘s Facebook show “Garth Brooks: Inside Studio G” on Monday, Brooks said he wanted to address the “stir” that came from his recent comments that he planned to “serve every brand of beer” at his “Friends In Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk,” and that if people don’t like that, “there are plenty of other places” they can go.
The legendary country singer said he wanted to discuss two things that described him, “diversity and inclusiveness.”
“I get it, everyone’s got their opinions,” Brooks said. “But inclusiveness is always going to be me. I think diversity is the answer to the problems that are here. And the answer to the problems that are coming.”
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“So, all are welcome,” he added. “Second thing though, let’s talk about being a bar owner. I am a bar owner now. Are we going to have the most popular beers in the thing? The answer is yes. It’s not our call if we don’t or not. It’s the patron’s call. The bosses. If they don’t want it, then I gotta go to the distributor saying, ‘You’re stuff’s not selling.’ And then action gets taken.”
“But the truth is, it’s those people in those seats that make those decisions,” Brooks continued. “And that’s what ‘Friends in Low Places’ is going to be. So, here’s the deal man, you want to come into ‘Friends in Low Places,’ come in — but come in with love. Come in with tolerance, patience, forgiveness. Come in with an open mind.”
The “Thunder Rolls” hitmaker closed out the video by stating that if you are “one of those people” that “just can’t do that,” no problem.
During Brooks’ recent appearance on Billboard’s Country Live in Conversation, he appeared to take a shot at other bar owners like Kid Rock and John Rich on the famed Broadway strip who have supported the boycott.
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“Yes, we’re going to serve every brand of beer,” the singer said. “We just are. It’s not our decision to make. If you come into this house, love one another. If you’re an a**hole, there are plenty of other places on lower Broadway.”
“In my existence, one a**hole can turn the whole tide down there,” he added. “My thing is, let’s create a place that you feel safe in.”