Why Rascal Flatts Fired Eric Church 

You are talking about something that happened years ago

​@@WoodyRides Even that, it's valid for today.

@@pauIlo I bet you hound you spouse about something they did years ago to.

​@@WoodyRides I started to listen to Rascal recently, so RU-vid was recommending this video everywhere, a coincidence that I was searching for Eric Church, I noticed that he was involved with Rascal Flatts on this video, I just went to check, and I didn't think Eric was disrespectful.

Lol Eric an Toby Keith should hang out together. I’m sure they both would have a blast. Toby I always thought was cool till I seen how he acts to the fans in public off the stage. I guess every class of music has its circle jerks lol .

I'm not gay in any way shape or form ,but dude takes his shades off homeboy gotta case of ugly ,..

@@scott643 how did he act???

@@Jason-si8iu like a pompous asshole that’s a good description. He ( Toby) had some young fans approach him an ask if he could give them an autograph. They had kids there that was glad to see him because of his celebrity status. He talked down to them , acted like an idiot to them , and turned those smiles those kids had completely off. That’s how he acted . He might go on and forget them but the way they remember him is transferred to anyone one they talk to about him . I live around real close the parts where he lives and anyone that’s met him all have the same kind of story of their encounters with him. His restaurant in downtown Okc is a place most everyone around here has been too. And anyone of them that’s come across his Plath all have the same kind of story about how rude , and how he treated them . Everyone of these people I’m speaking of wouldn’t waist any of their money going to one of his shows , eat in his restaurant again or watch any of his videos. No class

His sunglasses are prescribed to him. Lighting has something to do with it but I don't know what it's called but he doesn't wear them inside to be a douchebag. I am only speaking on the comment about his sunglasses but I wasn't there to see how he acted.

Waylon

Jennings

Waylin Jenning ????? Now that's disrespectful !

Eric church is a liberal prodigy. I never liked his music. Never will. He will never be a Waylon Jennings.

@@williammills8953 I 100% agree he will never be like Waylon. Ironically, the only song I like of his is one about another liberal prodigy. Can't say I'm super proud of it

Thats not a hard and fast rule. Some times, there are only two sides to a story the side telling the truth and the side lying. Both people (sides) are not necessarily lying. That is a bit nonsensical.

It’s not that any of them are lying. But each one is telling “their” truth.

Ughhh. Unless your Eric Church! It’s pretty obvious it worked out in the end for Eric..

Not if it is a shitty band. Which Rascal Flats is.

@@xDamageProducer this isn’t about your opinion on rascal flatts! It’s the fact that Eric was not at their level at that time which means what he did was wrong

@@Stonecoldsteveharvey Rascal Flats being a shitty band is fact. Not opinion.

@@xDamageProducer opinion

Uhhhh derrrrrrrrrr!!

Church is not to nice. Not country

Are you kidding me? TS has written or co-written almost ALL of her own music. EC has 17 to his name. Maybe refocus your idea of talent, he can also barely stay on pitch live.

@@westyw.4235 I'm no fan of either artist. But given the choice of which I would prefer to see live it would hands down be Eric Church. There is only so many break up songs a person can take in one sitting. Perhaps if I were a 14yr old girl I would feel differently.

Fair point. I will claim not giving him enough attention to make a definitive evaluation. The fraudulent "bad boy" image, wearing sunglasses everywhere, etc just makes me sick. I got into TS bc my ex's kids worshipped her at the time.

@@westyw.4235 In all fairness regarding the sunglasses. He has an eye problem and the glasses are medically prescribed.

Thanks for that👍

exactly! until he hits a wall....hope he wakes up

Sheep

@@daveh7587 Not when it comes to costing your fans or another band money because of your stupidity. 🙄 You follow rules everyday Einstein. Unless you're typing from prison.

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He's almost always an hour and 20 minutes late for his shows. No respect for anyone's time but his own. Idc how many tickets are scanned at the time. (People show up later because everyone knows he's always around an hour and a half late.) If your show is scheduled for 7, then you go on around 7. People may have to work the next day. Other people don't seem to cross his mind. 🙄

FYI, he waits until a certain % of tickets are scanned before coming out, don’t blame him, blame the people waiting to get there. I’ve seen him 10 times in concert, each concert had their own feel. I was at his concert at the Nashville stadium, and I was at his concert in Pittsburgh when most of his band had Covid, he is the best entertainer!

Boo f’n hoo

@@missypitts4135If you actually read my post, you'd see that I already addressed that ridiculousness. He was showing up an hour and a half late long BEFORE covid and he'll probably still be doing it long after. "Blame the people waiting to get there?" Are you kidding me?😳🙄🤦🏻‍♀️ No. He's the artist. If the show is *SCHEDULED* to start at 7:00, then you start sometime around 7:00. He doesn't need to wait 'until a certain number of tickets are scanned.' 🙄 That's not an excuse whatsoever. He's the ONLY artist I've ever been aware of that consistently 99% of the time starts an hour and a half freaking after he's scheduled to go on. (Ever think some people show up late now because they know that 99% of the time he's going to start an hour and a half late??) You think each show had its own feel? What does that have to do with anything?? Literally nothing. 🙄 Whatever unique feel you think each show has, I guarantee you the one thing they have in common is that they all started around an hour and 20 minutes late. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Absolutely not. You start ON TIME. If someone shows up late for the show then that's on them if they miss some songs. It's ridiculous. *People have lives. People have kids to get home to, babysitters to relieve and jobs to get to the next day.* What excuse does he have for the Rascal Flatts situation? Showing up late and not stopping at the appropriate time costing them thousands of dollars? Can't use the old 'waiting for tickets to be scanned excuse on that one.' 👍 ( Or why he's so drunk during some of his shows causing them to be an utter disappointment and definitely not worth the ticket cost? Can't make sure you're sober for 3 freakin hours? 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️) My 'hobby' used to be traveling and attending shows. I had friends in the industry who would hook me up at times. I've been to hundreds of various shows over the course of my lifetime. Again, he's the ONLY artist I know of that starts around an hour and 20 minutes late for 99% of his shows. Give me a break. Start showing up on time and people will learn to be there around the time listed. Like I said, if someone misses some songs that's part of the natural consequences of showing up late. What would happen if you showed up for work everyday an hour and 20 minutes late? You think that would fly? You don't put people out like that. Especially when they're paying to see you. It's irresponsible, rude, and inconveniences a lot of people. Unacceptable.

@@MrHabitat009 Thank you for your input

Amen, saw that yesterday on Newsmax or Fox. Pretty sad...

I agree

Kid Rock has enough $$ to save it if he was really worried about it

​@@tomlorenzen4062 not if they refuse to sell it. People offered big $$ for those Confederate statues & they refused to sell them. They jus wanted to publicly destroy them

@@tomlorenzen4062 agreed

Ohh!

Wow!!! Saw Bob Seger in a horrible thunderstorm and he was awesome and there for the duration!!! Amazing!!!! If he dumped EC as well, that further cements my view on the arrogance and disrespect of Eric Church!! Love the voice….but not enough to give him a pass on ugly behavior!!

Agreed

People probably don't like your attitude either.

I don't care what their politics or attitude is like, just give me that good and real country music

@@bobdavidsonm.d.7214 I bet she didn't show up for a concert an hour late stone drunk and sucked. I also bet she didn't cancel on thousands of concert goers at the last minute so she could go to a freaking basketball game after they spent thousands of dollars in non-refundable hotel rooms, gas, babysitters, time off of work, etc etc etc. Then this instance where Mr pompous couldn't follow the rules and was asked "four times" to be on time and stop at the appropriate time so it doesn't cost them thousands of dollars. Completely ignoring it like he's God's gift to the world. There's no defending that asshole. Sit down.

@@TessLynnW There's no defending you either, you sound hateful.

How about the time he said that your 2nd amendment shouldn’t be protected, he’s a piece of shit .

It was a National title game, not just a game though

@@williamwagoner7857 oh, in that case, everyone should have been *thrilled* that he cancelled the concert! I mean, *national*, wow! They should've been honored to have their plans ruined!

“I change the station.” Wow. Your valiant actions are heard around the world. Get a grip 😂

@@Hayden12398 I'd tell you to get a grip, but I think you already get a grip on yourself every night, because no one else will

🙏 Hope to see you back!

Bro its just rascal flats bunch of dorks

Same at festivals artist gets charged if they go over their time slot. All venues have to be done by the time it’s paid for they go over the venue charges them.

@@lophan9125 As well as some artists have to pay to play especially festival venues.

There are a ton of people behind the scenes making the show work, and they're all getting paid by the hour, union scale. And of course, venue rental is for a set amount of time. And then if it's an outdoor venue in any kind of populated area, there are ordinances regarding noise that absolutely require that the show be over by a certain time, or fines will be issued, so a show that starts late will have to be cut short.

@@rikosborne1212 Wow... I forgot all about the behind-the-scenes workers. One of my buddies was working in wardrobe, out here in Vegas, at a show, behind the scenes before. It's a lot that goes into a show.

Labor fees from the breakdown…Union

Never meet your heros, you'll be disappointed

@Benjamin Liles 👍 , u know , even if he had enough money to last a life time? If there’s no respect ?, at the end of the day?, there’s really nothing worth having. Eric doesn’t have much respect cause that’s something an artist I’m thinking should earn from the people that watch an listen to their show. Interactions with the fans is a big deal. It really is the difference between a smile when looked back on ? Or a forgotten talent. I guess what I’m trying to say is for what it worth? Life isn’t much more than the marks u make along a path. If there not deep enough to make an impression ? the legacy of that life won’t live to far past it’s time.

How an artist treats the audience says everything. They are nothing but a lonely singer on a beach without the audience.

Never meet a liberal

EVERYBODY on this earth has many of frustrating, all the way to, extremely shitty ( I-fucking-hate-the-world) days. If you expect all musicians/entertainers not to have a bad day, then go find your music and people-less utopia. The rest of us, fallible people, will enjoy cutting each other slack when we're not our perfect selves. 🖕

which ward was that?

True he did just that like Faith Hill did losing to Carrie Underwood !

The only one earning that right was George.

And they are?

Obviously he was and is!!!

Yup. That was really disappointing.

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Doesn't change the fact that Church is a consumed full of himself asshole because he can't follow venue rules !!

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Church is a solo artist. Rascal Flatts where a band. Bands break up. RF have had 14 #1 hits, church has had 10.

Sole. Wow. Jfc.

Booze? Or something more?

Amen!

His first 3 albums is definitely some of the best country music in recent years

INDEED!

If church is rebel country then dan and shay are death metal. Ain’t nothing rebel or homemade about church

Eric Church is not country. The guy is a liberal wanna be outlaw.

Same!!!

Same

You mean the lip syncer.

I’ve seen quite a handful of your comments on my posts and I just wanna go out of my way to those people whose comments and good wishes. Encouragement God bless 😊

And that’s why a songwriter wrote, “If I Were the Devil.” Aaron Lewis, former lead vocalist of early 2000’s Alternative Metal band Staind, does a cover of it.

Nah, that started in the 70s, then later got kicked into overdrive when songs like “fancy” by Reba and bands like Alabama started impacting radio, adding pop and rock with country.

Hear Hear...

Your idiotic comment has no merit-I award you no points,and may God have mercy on your soul....

I agree but most do not. Rascal Flatts is like...WAY more famous

@@michaelqueen142 no they’re not. They’re pop country dorks. Eric church sells out everywhere he goes as well, he’s no slouch.

Well it was 2006, church’s first album came out that summer, so he wasn’t really a big name yet when the Flatts asked him to open. Most of the time they pick artists they like but haven’t really got traction yet. A small chunk of todays big artists actually got their start on a rascal Flatts tour, Blake Shelton, eric church, Chris young.

@@shae482 Ah, I see, makes sense! 👍🏻🦋

🙄 If he bothers to show up, sober, and if you're counting the hour and twenty minutes during the time the show was supposed to start before his highness decides to grace payers with his presence.

@@TessLynnW you know “what hurts the most” lol Is considering them as a country act….

I saw Alabama back in the 90’s. They had that same attitude like they had better places to be rather than putting on a concert.

Never bought another album of theirs after that. Very disappointing.

You're missing out on the best night of your life.

I'm the complete opposite. I'm dying to see Church live. I like real country

@@JohnGormleyJG not when the artist has no respect for others and their time.

@@badbetty76 He has plenty of respect for others. Part of his act is playing overtime though. Rascal Flatts should also have played overtime to compensate. They gave him a very short window of a set, less than 20 mins. Thats insulting to any artist

@@JohnGormleyJG Not when he cancels on you at the last freaking minute so he can go to a basketball game. 🙄 Or the show where he showed up drunk as a skunk an hour late and sucked! That's NOT "plenty of respect for others." Neither is not sticking to proper conduct and the rules on the tour which was NOT HIS. You can't just assume it's okay to 'play overtime.' Maybe you need to listen to the piece again. It costs thousands of dollars to do so. The guy is a pompous ass. If he doesn't start changing his behavior he's going to be on borrowed time. No one is irreplaceable.

Ehh its racal flatts is bland country music. Just a bunch of dorks

He believes his own press clippings….arrogant imho…..seeya chatty boy!

Don't believe everything you hear from artists.

Garth shouldn't have won't that year. He just put out an album right before that award show and won. He shouldn't been nominated until the following year. It was rigged and Eric was pointing that out.

You call that a hissy fit ?🤣

@@johnray3927 Give me a break.🙄 EC has the maturity of a toddler. No respect for anyone's time and God forbid if he gets jealous or can't go to a basketball game. The only thing EC was 'pointing out' once again, is that he's a self centered a**hole. Name one EC show that didn't start around an hour and a half late. He doesn't give a crap if another band gets charged fees, if his fans are put out by his starting an hour and a half late because they have kids and have to work the next day, or even if people lose hundreds of dollars in lost wages, non-refundable hotel rooms, and gas. The so-called free show he's putting on is in a dinky little 5600 capacity venue. Not one that would hold the 19,000 people he canceled on. Whining about someone else winning an award or being chosen for the voice just cements what I've said.

They suck

What part of respect don’t you understand? Church acting like a punk is not acceptable

Singer is horrible

He a freakin Wussie and a wanna be. He has no balls.

Couldn't agree more. I don't think Rascal Flatts country.

He's a liberal

I’m sorry but church is just as far away from true country music as Rascal Flatts is. They may fall under the country genre, have good story telling lyrics and have a slightly dated sound. But they are no true country music. One could say church is more pop rock than country, but that’s only if you listen to the radio songs. Same goes for rascal Flatts. Heck they even have a bluegrass song.

When RF started their music was more country/bluegrass. I seen them early in their success. Unfortunately young people today don't want traditional country, they want pop like Taylor Swift so bands have to adjust to stay relevant. Country is NOT country anymore.

Nah... He has some pop songs. Don't act like modern pop country is anywhere close to Waylon. He is closer to TSwift than Waylon. By FAR.

Please don't call them 90's anything.. 00's boy band lol. I can't stand em

Eric Church is a liberal not a rebel.

Seems more like a violation of a mutual agreement, rather than a do what you are told type scenario.