Nickelback has been a household name for decades now, but according to the band that comes with a lot of baggage. Especially for frontman Chad Kroeger, who admitted in a recent interview that being “the face of the band” has its own unique hurdles.

Speaking with Virgin Radio UK in October 2026, each Nickelback member was asked what fame means to them. How do they feel about being one of the most commercially successful, and possibly most memed , alt-rock bands of the 2000s? That’s where Kroeger explained his situation in comparison to his bandmates.

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“I don’t get to turn it off as much as these [other] guys do,” he said, in reference to the other three members of Nickelback. “They get the anonymity a little bit more than I do. I’m the face of the band, and so it’s a little tough for me to hide.”

He then told a story that would probably sound all-too familiar to many celebrities.…