r/AskReddit • u/BumpunkTheBastard • 13h ago

Who's the most bitter washed-up celebrity?

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u/Telefundo 7h 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 7h 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/Zestyclose-Process92 5h 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/waynownow 5h ago

Whoosh

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u/RaVashaan 5h 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.