Garth Brooks is a legitimately great guy. I used to deliver pizza more than a decade ago and he would come by and buy ice cream for all 20 or so employees when he picked up his pizza. I even accidentally knocked him on his ass once (I'm a pretty tall guy) on accident, rushing out the door, and he was super nice to me even though that shit was ridiculous. Great guy and incredibly kind and gracious to people he talked to.
He's got a heck of a musical legacy, but it's weird, it seems like most people never pay attention to him. Even in country circles, he's not really as discussed as he ought to be, considering how much he's put out.