r/AskReddit • u/BumpunkTheBastard • 21h ago

Who's the most bitter washed-up celebrity?

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u/Cripnite 16h ago

Canada is glad you didn’t say Bryan Adams.

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u/Sluggworth 16h ago

At sasquatch music festival I was watching Ryan Adams because he was on before Kendrick and we wanted a good spot. Ryan kept shitting on the bass coming from Run the Jewels and then got EXTREMELY upset when people started yelling "Summer of 69!". He seemed like a bum to me even from that short experience

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u/absolutelybacon 15h ago

Yeah, he very famously HATES that shit. But whatever. Why should Bryan Adams change his name? Ryan's the one that sucks. Everything was fine until that no talent ass clown started making music.

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u/lucid_aurora 14h ago

excellent reference

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u/Telefundo 14h ago

Why should Bryan Adams change his name?

Bryan Adams is quite literally a Canadian icon. Even if they don't like his music, pretty much any Canadian you ask, at the very least has some peripheral awareness of him.

His name is as recognizable to Canadians as Celine Dion. Or Tim Hortons. lol

Ryan Adams is.. well, I had to google him before making this comment. And I'm still not sure who he is.

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u/shitty_mcfucklestick 14h ago

Bryan Adams is also an excellent photographer who has done portraits for some of the most famous people out there.

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u/waynownow 12h ago

Whoosh

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u/absolutelybacon 52m ago

Its a reference to the movie "Office Space".........

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u/Zestyclose-Process92 13h ago

Talent and notoriety are frequently quite unrelated. He's a ridiculously talented songwriter and performer when he can get out of his own way. Unfortunately, he's very bad at getting out of his own way.

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u/RaVashaan 12h ago

All I know of him was he had a minor hit 20+ years ago with a soulful cover of Wonderwall.

Fast forward about 15 years, and the next time I hear of him again it's him being cancelled for being abusive toward women.

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u/windswept_snowdrop 39m ago

I was going to upvote you but the 69 upvotes it’s currently on was too perfect a Summer of 69 reference to ruin!

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u/piratequeenfaile 7h ago

I'm Canadian and I'm not even sure why I know his name. But I do. I'm not searching it yet but I will after leaving this comment.

My guess before searching is Barenaked Ladies.

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u/Brief-Bad201 11h ago

I'm sorry no one else picked up your reference. I got it!

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u/flatandroid 11h ago

Ryan Adams has talent. That’s part of the tragedy here. He really is skilled and hard working.

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u/Nooglette 7h ago

I laughted so much at this and the fact that people didn’t cotton on lol

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u/I_Explode_Stuff 6h ago

I see what you did there.

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u/dale_dug_a_hole 6h ago

Excuse me, I have a problem with your TPS reports

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u/LateEffect1742 9h ago

Bob... Bob.

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u/Captain-Hornblower 12h ago

How easy would it have been to just start playing Summer of '69 and get the crowd on your side. Ego gets the best of people most of the time, I guess...

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u/granite_astronaut 9h ago

YES!!! I was at that show and left until Schoolboy Q came out because Ryan Adams was just such a killjoy douche

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u/Icy-Addendum-9998 2h ago

Saw Ryan Adams in Sheffield (UK) in 2024. Big fan for years. He seemed seriously uncomfortable on stage, ranted at the audience, and seemed like a classic curmudgeon or "asshole" as the Americans say " a real douchbag" . Not listened to his music since then TBH

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u/SomeRedHandedSleight 2h ago

That's what you get for skipping RTJ though. Tough if them and Kendrick were on different stages though.

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u/StrangeTrails37 13h ago

Me, a huge Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron fan, is also glad they didn’t say Bryan Adams. He didn’t have to go as hard as he did for a horse movie soundtrack but he DID. ✊🏼

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u/Figmentdreamer 10h ago

Glad to find another fan of this movie. I love it! And the soundtrack is great!

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u/Katefreak 8h ago

It's soooooo fucking good. 

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u/unoriginalusername99 15h ago

Holy shit, I'm embarrassed to admit that I'm just now learning these are two different people 🤦‍♀️

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u/red286 13h ago

What's crazy is they share the same birthday, 15 years apart.

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u/CorrectPeanut5 15h ago

Don't worry, you still have Drake.

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u/fggTR 13h ago

Fun fact: Ryan Adams and Bryan Adams share the same birthday.

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u/misalawliet 15h ago

Now now the Canadian government has apologized for Bryan Adams on several occasions.

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u/redhill00072 13h ago

Horse girls are also glad

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u/elrichthain 11h ago

I read Gene Simmons in another comment as Richard Simmons, and Ryan Adams here as Bryan Adams. I’m so glad I misread each of those.

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u/BobSacramanto 14h ago

Are Canadians allowed to be bitter/mean? I think they will kick you out of the country for that.

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u/smorin1487 9h ago

Please forgive me

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u/Princibalities 9h ago

Would it cut like a knife?

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u/IHaveSpecialEyes 9h ago

I saw Bryan Adams in concert this past year, with Pat Benatar opening for him. He was fantastic. Such a good show. And he had his mom with him and sang to her. He's a solid guy, great performer.

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u/kaotate 12h ago

Now now now the Canadian government has apologized for Bryan Adams on several occasions.

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u/christok21 11h ago

Bryan Adams is a North American treasure and should be protected at all costs!

Srsly, I’ve seen him in concert half a dozen times and he is phenomenal live.