Comments on: Kenny Chesney Wins Award, Is Kind Of A Turd About It

By: Gail

Gail — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:43:38 +0000

I attended Kenney’s concert last night at the Nissan Pavillion in Bristow, VA. He was very appreciative of his fans and wanted everyone to have a good time. His songs talk about everyday life to which the average person can relate. Songs about the good ole days and the daily challenges everyone faces. I think his critics should listen to the words of just a couple of his songs .. he doesn’t “bust up instruments”. He talks to the fans and tries to connect. And I think his personal life is his “personal” life. I don’t care why his marriage broke up. I think it’s great that the two of them haven’t been trashing each other in the media. How insecure and childish is it to cut-down a form of entertainment just because it is not your style of music ? You sound silly to me … your opinion means NOTHING to those who enjoy Kenney’s music.

By: betty

betty — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:52:03 +0000

I have never watched this man perform or listened to his music. He reminds me of something out of a cartoon with his big EARS holding his big black hat up. I can’t watch for laughing. Besides, i like the old, real country music. Those guys can sing and they have never won any of these big awards. Go see one when they are near you. They don’t have to jump all over the stage and bust up instruments to put on a show. Just extra good music and entertainment.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:44:26 +0000

Alright, Stu, now I have a bone to pick with you. “…institutionalised pan-generational incest.”
I may not be Southern by birth, nor will I speckle my comments with y’all, but really? Low blow.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:19:45 +0000

Now, y’all are misquoting him, as he said you would in the press room that night.

And you’re damn right I’m going to defend him, as you said WE would. But I won’t go all 5 million exclamation marks on y’all.

Now, I really shouldn’t explain much more, due to the fact that his whole press room interview is on youtube, courtesy of the ACM’s. Watch it and you can see that he’s being very mature about the situation, and he has a good point about it.

In response to the Rascal Flatts thing… Kenny didn’t throw a fit and say that they shouldn’t have done that. He said that it was an example of what they’ve lowered the artists to as far as EOTY goes. It’s become more of a popularity contest rather than an award to really work for. As Kenny said, “they were turning it into a sweepstakes to see who could push people’s buttons the hardest.”

And he could only say that because he won. If he lost and said that, THEN it would’ve appeared to be whining.

“It’s an industry complaint.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yNVMu4U08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugohZx4wSwM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiQ7o7MkuEI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ9K_POIEXw

’nuff said.

Even if he doesn’t win next year, it’s not gonna change the parties in the parking lot or the memories that us Chesney Chasers make at his shows.

By: J Bollocks

J Bollocks — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:29:29 +0000

Oh it’s that Kenny, not the Kenny out of that Australian movie dealing with a guy who deals with Porta-Loo’s.

The “turd” reference confused me there.

By: lovekenny

lovekenny — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:07:59 +0000

In response to Soul416:

Im not even going to argue with the fact that you said Kenny doesn’t have any talent, because he is one of the greatest country artists/songwriters of all time. And if you’ve seen Kenny’s shows, then you’d know that he is constantly thanking his fans for coming out and telling them how much he loves them…
ANYWAY…

what really got me a little confused was this..
“Kenny isnâ€™t even in the top 3 in concert rankings, that right there tells anyone with common sense that he DIDNâ€™T deserve it.”

hahahha. what a joke. if you followed kenny you know that he has played to over 1 million fans every year for the past 7 summers. and he is the top selling act for any genre since 2000, and has the longest string of top ten hits since 2000.

so before you go dissing him, this goes to the author of this editorial also, get your facts straight and appreciate what these musicians do because they work extremely hard.

By: soul416

soul416 — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:47:20 +0000

The problem with you sycophantic country morons is that you don’t know ALL that was said, so who are the ones that need to get their facts straight?! eh?Like the people who originally vote for that Award(IE: ACM committee members) actually go and see performances? Right, and if you believe that then I have a bridge in Arizona to sell you. If Country Music didn’t want to be a rip off of more popular award shows, then maybe they should tell their artists to stop ripping off other genres, including Kenny.

If you’ve ever seen Kenny’s shows, you’d say that he doesn’t have much talent at all. All of his songs sound the same, he can’t sing, and he’s an arrogant feck. So nevermind the fact that Rascal Flatts got cheated because they got their votes voided, just so that your favorite won huh Stiff-one. If Kenny deserved that award, he wouldn’t have needed to complain to get RF’s votes voided(and that’s exactly what happened otherwise he would never have commented about it, he gave himself away). Kenny isn’t even in the top 3 in concert rankings, that right there tells anyone with common sense that he DIDN’T deserve it.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:38:07 +0000

So Kenny is saying that the award is now a popularity award based on looks and red neck women fantasizing about him rather than talent? Then how did he win? The man is seriously lacking in the looks and talent department, but he’s a country entertainer so that’s a given.

Keep up the good work.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:40:17 +0000

Get your facts straight before you print something and make yourself look like an idiot! Kenny did not throw a tantrum. He was asked what he thought about fans voting for Entertainer of the Year and he answered honestly. I applaud him and totally agree. If the ACM’s want to have a fan voted award, they should start a new category that is awarded that way from the beginning instead of changing it after all of these years.

For the record, if you’ve ever been to a Kenny Chesney show you’ll agree that he deserved that award. So regardless of how the voting occurred….Kenny deserved it, Kenny won it….end of story.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:09:42 +0000

The voting system is a joke when u can vote over and over. I’m sure Kenny appreciates his fans but he is right and I don’t even vote for american idol because I don’t have time to vote over and over again and in a voting system that’s actually accurate 1 vote can make a difference but not this way.

By: Kat Fuud

Kat Fuud — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:59:21 +0000

All of this negative editorial from Stuart because he’s not a country music fan! Pretty shameful if ya ask me.
Try be a little less negative with your editorials.

By: fairly

fairly — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:10:26 +0000

I think Kenny is right! It’s turned into vote by people who vote over and over and over – like American Idol. It’s a joke. I’ve never liked the ‘face-less’ people doing the voting but then I don’t like the idea that people can just vote repeatedly. It’s ridiculous.

I’m not a country music fan but I understand what Kenny is trying to say. What I have heard of his music is pure quality.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:04:27 +0000

He needs to remember that his fans are who got him where he is today. He should have never took that award if this is how he feels! I am not a fan anymore! I wonder how he would feel if fans stopped buying his Cd’s and concert tickets! He could not live the kind of life he his living today! He needs to stop being selfish and realize that there are far worst things in this world right now, like our troops, high gas, and people like me who have medical problems and had 5 surgeries and lost everything because I could not work. That’s way he needs a reality check!!!

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:12 +0000

He is a dick. I hope his CD sales go down the toilet and then he will be kissing our asses!

By: Rob Delaney

Rob Delaney — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:48:02 +0000

*speechless*

A Yank who gets it?

Pleased to meet you, soul416.