Keith Urban has been through a lot over the last three months but, no matter how bad his rehab situation got, Keith Urban never forgot about you – no, not you specifically, he probably meant his fans; Keith actually doesn't care if you live or die.
Keith Urban's fans stuck by him throughout everything he's been through – except for the whole 'getting married to Nicole Kidman' thing, at which point they screamed, cried, made little ginger-haired voodoo dolls and ritually stomped on their Stepford Wives DVDs until they shards of shiny plastic jutted out of their bare feet – and now it's Keith Urban's time to give something back in thanks to all his loyal fans – a short video of him on the internet. Yes, Keith Urban loves you as much as the crying fat kid who nearly falls off a rollercoaster on YouTube does.
Keith Urban is a simple man with simple pleasures, like playing his guitar in a variety of windswept locations, shooting raccoon corpses off logs in the desert and hiring all of Sydney's helicopters so that he can get married to Tom Cruise's old missus. And that was just peachy for Keith Urban, until the demon booze reared its ugly head. It was booze that made Keith Urban write such tortured classics as Raining On Sunday and Some Days You Gotta Dance. It was booze that made Keith Urban all tetchy when some people looked at him once. And it was booze that sent Keith Urban off to rehab.
And rehab is no joke, either – just ask Lindsay Lohan. There are so many rules you have to follow. For instance, when he was in rehab, Keith Urban wasn't allowed to go to a special cowboy awards ceremony or leap over the rehab wall and make his escape. But he stuck it out through thick and thin, and now Keith Urban is out of rehab and set for the blissful life of having angry wig-outs and screaming "I've got a DISEASE!" whenever people innocently offer him a drink in the future.
But what about Keith Urban's fans? They were there right with him all through the rehab saga, embroidering rudimentary images of Keith onto spare pieces of cowhide and decorating them with the words 'I WANT KISS YOU FACE KEITH! KISS!' and sending it to him – with some even going so far as to buy his rubbish new album – and so Keith Urban has left a special video message to his fans on his website, as BBC News reports:
"Learning about abstinence was one thing, but then there was all this other area of my life to start learning about," he said. "And so 30 days became 60, and 60 days became 90, and with each week that passed I found myself really learning how to surrender." … "There was no big cataclysmic event that happened right before I went in," he added. "It was a lot of small things that were happening in my life, a lot of small moments that were starting to accumulate that were telling me very loud and clear that I was a long way from my program of recovery, and they were making my life unmanageable."
Make sure you watch right to the end of Keith Urban's YouTube-style thank-you video, because that's when he makes a bottle of Diet Coke explode with some Mentos and then dances on the bonnet of his moving driverless car while Nicole Kidman films him and chants "Ghostride the whip! Ghostride the whip! Ghostride the whip!" again and again.
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Headlights Of Reason says
And the torrents of abuse from angry Keith Urban fans starts in 5… 4… 3… 2…….
Melanie Bath says
I can’t even think of any words to use to make a comment on this article, all I can say is Stuart get a life and leave Keith alone.
Sue says
Stuart, Stuart, Stuart….. what exactly has Keith done to you? Are you perhaps jealous that he is an amazing musician
with thousands and loyal fans and you are not?
I think we have had this conversation before but I can I please repeat GO AND BUY ONE OF HIS CDS AND LISTEN TO IT.
Melanie Bath says
Yay way to go Sue, knew we could rely on you!!!!
ann degiorgio says
Stuart,
Please employ a fact checker. While Keith has written many wonderful songs, Raining on sunday was written by darrel brown and radney foster.
Perhaps you would be better off spending your time checking facts instead of ragging on Keith.
maybe, you should be questioning the way he is treated by his wife.
Things such as: taking him to a party fresh out of rehab where i.m sure there was temptation all around.
After all. do you really think these people were really drinking milk?
ALSO, her habit of threatening to leave him, every 3 seconds.
And now, her ex is trying to get him into sciencetology a religion she ran from like a bat out of hell in order to rediscover her Catholic faith.
I am a Catholic and i take my religion very seriously, and would not be changing my faith just to keep marring different men in life.
Seams like nic views catholicism as a convience.
She says shes standing by her husband, was that when she went out drinking and TAKING OFF HER WEDDING RING, soon after dropping Keith off in rehab?
Must be nice to know she hasn.t worn her wedding ring the entire time she’s been married, I bet Keith never took his off even during rehab.
And being Catholic we belive never to take our sacred rings off till death do us part.
If nic is really into her religion, she she know that.
If KEITH were my husband I would put my career on hold, and be by his side and not be thousands of miles away, shooting a movie while pretending to be by his side. Like she keeps pretending she’ll leave him if he has affairs or uses drugs and or alcohol.
How stupid does she think we are to believe she’ll leave the best she;ll ever have.
In an article I read she seemed to refer to Keith as baggage. Does this sound like a loving wife or is it just me.
Keith doesent need this in his life, he conquered his addictions alone before and HE WILL DO IT AGAIN.
ann degiorgio says
gee i thought people would be responding to stuart very dissapointing urban fans
Melanie Bath says
I agree Ann, where are all the fans, or perhaps they’ve boycotted because of the torrent of abuse that Stuart decides to keep inflicting on Keith!!! Give the man a break he’s been through a tough time recently (Keith that is not you Stuart), and let him get back to what he does best and thats playing music and entertaining his army of fans worldwide (I like the fact its now worldwide)
Marie says
I have to agree with all you ladies and all other supportive fans (of Keith) out there. People who keep trashing him including Stuart, need to bear this in mind. Keith did this of his own free will, he had no problem admitting that he had a problem which he sought help for. It takes a great man to admit to something like that, and that is in my opinion what separates a real man from a boy. Keith is a real man with real problems just like everybody else. We all have to fight demons in our lives, we are only human ~ and so is Keith. I give him a great deal of credit for doing what he did, it takes great courage to admit to something like that, but Keith did it, and that makes him that much stronger of a man. Its true what they say about jealousy. There are a lot of jealous people out there, and in this case I feel that you Stuart are one of them because you don’t possess Keith’s talent of musicality nor do you possess his good looks ~ and a voice as magical as Keith’s, well that should say it all. And another thing, Keith’s follower’s aren’t just women. For the record, I know a great deal of men who love Keith’s music and give him credit for doing something as hard as this. I don’t know of many men out there that could do what Keith did and come out of it with as strong a fan base as what he went into rehab with. I will always love Keith and his music. It has served as not only perfect romatic mood music but as healing melodies as well. Kudos to you Keith!!! Congratulations and keep up the great work. You will always have my support and the support of my family, we all love your music Keith and we always will!!!!
gwa says
Sturart,
Couldn’t you find anyone else to bash, leave Keith Urban alone, go pick on someone else.
LIVE AND LET LIVE
Kim says
I totally agree with Marie, it does take a REAL MAN to admit to millions of people he had a problem and is working to fix it. I too LOVE Keith! His music is AWESOME! I have been to 3 of his concerts and can’t wait to see him again. Get a life Stuart! When you become perfect (which will be never!, only one person has ever carried that title) then you can be the first to throw the first stone.
Guitarhunny says
I think that it is amazing that Keith Uban wanted to talk about what happend and talk about why he went into rehab. I LOVE his music……and Keith is still my FAVORITE singer of all times. I, unfortunitaly, have only seen him 1 time in concert, but im planing on seeing him this year…..I admire him so much…..I think that he will make a great come back……HE’s amazing…….I LOVE Keith urban….no matter what he has done in the past……
Brittany says
Honestly, what is your problem? Have YOU ever had an addiction?
Keith’s message was heartfelt and simple, but Keith doesn’t go diving into his personal life like so many other celebrities seem to do, after all, it is a PERSONAL life.
I personally have been addicted to alcohol, and it is not something that goes away over night. I’ve quit, but it seems to try and sneak up on me at the worst times. It is a disease, no one goes around saying “I want to be addicted to alcohol” or anything for that matter.
Keith is a great person, a wonderful artist, a phenomenal guitar player, vocalist, and writer. I’d like to see you work your ass off in Nashville for as long as Keith has and go even HALF as far as he has. I suggest you think about what you write next time before you decide to post it. I don’t know what your problem with Keith is, but I suggest that you grow up and get over it.
Jent says
Geez Ann, Do you really think you know what kind of wife Keith needs better than he does? You are so jealous of Nicole, your note just drips with envy. Get over it…he is married to Nicole Kidman and they are very happy.
wanda says
Please keith make a gospel album, since you are the best..Go get patty loveless and make an album for us, please !! I have amazing grace 3 , and have never heard I’ll fly away sang like that…you are the best so give us what we want now ..I know they say the gospel dosen’t sell but I would buy it and I know many others who would …