Garth Brooks' Bud Light controversy: Country singer refuses to bow down to critics

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Garth Brooks is continuing to take a stand against critics who have slammed his decision to sell Bud Light beer at his new Nashville, Tennessee, bar.  "I think if you know Garth Brooks, no matter how long you've known him, [he's] always been inclusive.

We're going to need each other, trust me," Brooks said during an interview with "Entertainment Tonight" on Thursday. "So, I think that diversity, inclusiveness, I think what you find is our differences are our greatest strengths." The 61-year-old made these comments after he previously doubled down on his decision to serve Bud Light at his bar, Friends in Low Places, amid the months-long controversy surrounding the Anheuser-Busch-owned company.

The beloved country icon also spoke about his hopes for his new Nashville bar and what customers can expect at his upcoming establishment.  "I know this sounds corny," Brooks said in an interview with Billboard. "I want it to be the Chick-fil-A of honky-tonks… I want it to be a place you feel safe in, I want it to be a place where you feel like there are manners and people like one another." "And yes, we’re going to serve every brand of beer.

We just are. It’s not our decision to make. Our thing is this, if you [are let] into this house, love one another. If you’re an a--hole, there are plenty of other places on lower Broadway," he said.