Chad Kroeger In Vague Rockstar Shenanigan

When you think of famous rock and roll antics, a few famous names spring to mind, like Ozzy Osbourne literally shoving anything down his throat. Drugs, ants, doves, Sharon Osbourne - anything.

In more modern times, the rock stars of today aren’t as wild as their counterparts. The most compelling things our heroes do is throw a TV out of a hotel window. Though they later pay for any damage and, through teary eyes, plead to Travel lodge not to give them get a lifetime ban. Now, however, it seems that someone wants to go one weaker in the rock and roll stakes. Chad Kroeger – the husky singer from weak Canadian act Nickelback - has been in trouble with the law. Firstly for drink driving back in June 2007 and now for not showing up to his court hearing. We bow down to this man's antics.

Annoyingly, Chad and his bunch of Nickelback merry men have been plaguing the charts for an alarming amount of time. Just like an STD, their single Rockstar refuses to go away. Every time we switch on the radio, Chad’s raspy vocals tell us how great it would be to own a new house so can ponce around on cribs. Probably to show off his 47-bedroom house complete with prostitutes in every room. 

For a world famous band, they don’t often get much press about their rock and roll antics. Well that is until now.

Back in June 2007, Chad was arrested for driving drunk in a car, the stupid twat. Despite this happening late last year, the case has just arrived in court. This makes us wonder how slow the Canadian courts are if it takes this long to get something this minor to court. We’d hate to guess how long it would take if for example, Chad went off and butchered a group of nuns to death. Anyway, long story short, Kroeger's guilty. As NME.com reports: 

“The singer was not present in court for the news; with his lawyer Marvin Stern saying he was in Europe "recording or producing music. Stern also said his client is "concerned about the ramifications of a criminal conviction.” 

Sadly, it looks as if Chad Kroeger will have to take the punishment for this himself. We'd suggest that he should hire a body double to take the flak for him, but nobody melts the uglyometer as much as Kroeger does. No matter, his punishment will hardly scare him to his wit's end. 

When he returns on May 1 for sentencing, Chad may face a $600 fine and could be banned from driving for up to a year. Alternatively, for the good of us all, he could be locked up in a concrete cell where he can't inflict any more rubbish piss poor rock anthems on us.  

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Nickelback Singer Guilty Of Drunk Driving - NME