Fan favorite: Garth Brooks hasn’t forgotten who put him at the top by buying those 62 million albums

STORY AND PHOTOS BY EILEEN BRADY
THE DAILY NEWS OF JACKSONVILLE, N.C.

Young upstart musicians — especially the alternative, anti-establishment, I-don’t-really-want-to-be-famous Fiona Apples or Eddie Vedders should take note. Garth Brooks, the top-selling album artist in U.S. history, is an obvious fan of his fans.
His free Aug. 7 concert in New York’s Central Park drew hundreds of thousands of people. He spent 23 consecutive hours signing autographs at Nashville’s Fan Fair in 1996. He acknowledges fans’ gifts at concerts, carefully scooping up their flowers and stuffed animals, taking them off-stage with him after the show. And he allows a true
front row of fans at the stage, admirers who can touch him or maybe get a kiss.
Rather than maintaining his nice-guy image in spite of his success, Brooks’ awareness of what it’s like to be a music fan has likely contributed

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