Chad Kroeger says that there has been a "softening" of hate towards Nickelback, who up until recently, have been the butt of numerous jokes and memes in the rock community.
During a zoom appearance on Arizona's KFMA-FM radio station, the frontman was asked why he thinks so many people enjoy hating on his band. In response, he tells host Robin Nash (as transcribed by Blabbermouth): "That kind of used to be a thing. I shouldn't say 'that kind of used to be' — that was definitely a thing for a long time.
