13 Hometown Heroes With Complicated Relationships with Their Hometown
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Whether we move away or stay local, we all have a bit of a love-hate relationship with our hometown. But for actors, musicians, and artists… That relationship is next level complicated. Especially because a lot of them moved away for a reason. Their artsy vibe might’ve had them relegated to the drama club or the school band which (as countless movies have shown us) isn’t typically “accepted” by the high school status quo. Some talented folks are itching to escape. They toss their grad caps up, and don’t even wait for it to fall before they run for the next bus outta town.
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If they never make it big, there could be a few whispers from former classmates in the years to come. “Whatever happened, to so and so?” “Oh, I heard he’s living in New York with 6 other adult roommates, still trying to book spots in insurance commercials.” But if they become household names… Will the hometown crowd rush to the tabloids about what a tool they were, or will they all of a sudden claim them as “The pride of (insert random ass town here)?” Whatever the case, these 13 hometown heroes have complicated relationships with their hometown.
Was her invite a peace offering or a massive flaunt?
![CRACKED TAYLOR SWIFT and Hendersonville High School Former classmate Jessica McLane said that kids told her she'd never make it, so after her first hit, she left to be homeschooled. In 2009, she invited them all to the CMAs and McLane said, Y'all, she invited us to the CMAs to say f*** you. And we deserved it.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/4/898454.jpg)
New Yorkers were once proud of A-Rod, but he messed it all up.
![CRACKED Y ALEX RODRIGUEZ and New York City You'd think that being from Manhattan and playing for the Yankees would be a dream, but New York fans say that his steroid usage, not paying child support, and overall I'm better than you attitude made him a pariah in NYC and Major League Baseball.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/3/898453.jpg)
Like Belle from ’Beauty and the Beast’ said, “There must be more than this provincial life!”
![CRACKED MADONNA and Rochester Hills, Michigan About moving away, she said, I couldn't be around basic, provincial-thinking people. Mayor Bryan Barnett responded, It's like someone calling one of your kids ugly. We are many things, Madonna, but basic and provincial-minded we are not!](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/4/8/898448.jpg)
To be fair, Axl has a complicated relationship with everyone on Earth.
![CRACKED DR MO DAVIDSON TIES AXL ROSE and Lafayette, Indiana Не doesn't like to talk about the fact that he comes from there, despite being its most famous son. Не used to sneak visits to his favorite pizza shop, Arni's on Elmwood Ave, but hometown fans said he'd immediately retreat to his limo without talking to anyone.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/4/5/898445.jpg)
Rock bands hate their hometowns? No!
![CRACKED anpale lore GTR RECHADE THE WONDER YEARS and Lansdale, Pennsylvania The band's song You're Not Salinger. Get Over It says, And they're tearing up these dead end blocks. Revealing all the shit we wished we forgot. In the shadow of this careless urban sprawl.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/6/898456.jpg)
Maybe seats are just too comfy for your aging audience, Jack.
![CRACKED JACK Fender WHITE and Detroit Не was so rattled by the lackluster hometown crowd at Detroit's Fox Theatre that he left the stage after 30 minutes. Не and his manager pleaded with them to get out of their seats and have a good time.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/5/898455.jpg)
A$AP Rocky is proud to be a sellout.
![CRACKED LL ionel ation BALL A$AP. ROCKY and Harlem, New York City About conditions in Harlem, he said, I'm A$AP Rocky. I did not sign up to be no political activist. I wanna talk about my motherf**in' lean, my best friend dying, girls, my jiggy fashion, and my inspirations in drugs. I live in fucking Soho and Beverly Hills. I can't relate.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/0/898450.jpg)
Wait, the song had more lyrics than, “Look at this photograph”?!
![CRACKED RANG ЛАУЕ NICKELBACK and Hanna, Alberta, Canada The song Photograph is about fond memories in their small town of 3,000 people and them not wanting to move away, but needing to for their career. Most of the video was shot there, and the town has Proud to be the home of Nickelback on its sign.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/2/898452.jpg)
With a name like that, what’s not to hate?
![ALL TIME LOW and Lutherville- Timonium, Maryland Their song Come One, Come All is a diss track to a local radio DJ. About the town, they say, There's a mile gone for every minute passed when I'm stuck in this town. And, I don't need no medication. I just need one more vacation. And make it last. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/4/9/898449.jpg)
This is sacrilege in Canada.
![CRACKED TH C ST. LOUIS STON g1350 AIR BRETT THN HULL and Canada a ON Born in Canada, he played NHL hockey in the U.S. (as many Canadians do), but decided to play for the U.S. in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. A sold-out crowd in Ottawa chanted Traitor, but Hull said, They never booed until we became a team that could beat Canada.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/5/1/898451.jpg)
No more faith in their hometown.
![CRACKED FAITH NO MORE and Eureka, California Singer Mike Patton said it was full of hippies and loggers. His bandmate Trey Spruance said, I'm frightened by a lot of it. There's a lot of pot growers with machine guns. Not to mention all the rednecks who want to beat you over the head with baseball bats.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/4/7/898447.jpg)
Dave Chappelle is using his small town as his play place.
![DAVE CHAPPELLE and Yellow Springs, Ohio Locals in the small town are slamming him for turning an agricultural building into an outdoor events venue, and buying up 20 buildings when there's an affordable housing crisis. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/4/4/898444.jpg)
The singer describes his love/hate relationship with Cincinnati.
![CRACKED ARLO McKINLEY and Cincinnati, Ohio There are a lot of people I know here who have talent, who could do something if they just went somewhere else. There aren't a lot of opportunities here for artists, but people won't leave, me included. The thing about Cincinnati- it's a hard place to leave for some reason.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/4/6/898446.jpg)