Nickelback Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

4^th November 2013

Fact: Canadian rock band Nickelback's greatest hits have been transformed into lullabies for the latest version of Rockabye Baby!, a series of albums which take popular rock bands' tracks and turns them into soft instrumental music to lull babies to sleep. The Nickelback version contains 12 songs, including How You Remind Me, Hero and Lullaby.

24^th June 2013

Tweet: "We grew up in Alberta & still have many friends & family members there. We hope you & yours are safe. Our hearts go out to everyone affected". Canadian rockers Nickelback reach out to fans as residents in their home province brace themselves for more floods following torrential rainfall. Officials in the city of Calgary declared a state of emergency last week (ends21Jun13) as a result of the heavy downpours, which caused river banks to burst, and organisers of the Sled Island Festival cancelled the weekend event.

13^th June 2013

Quote: "I've been very busy planning the wedding, but I'm enjoying every moment of it... Chad is on board with all my ideas. He knows that I have my own vision for the wedding and he likes what I like. He's down with whatever I'm down with. We have a lot in common." Pop punk Avril Lavigne is having fun planning her nuptials to Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger. The couple became engaged last summer (Aug12).

22^nd August 2012

Fact: Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger proposed to his new fiancee Avril Lavigne with a pear-shaped stone flanked by two half-moon diamonds. The 14-carat sparkler is from Los Angeles jeweller Xiv Karats, according to People magazine.

20^th August 2012

Fact: Rockers Nickelback have recruited Seinfeld comedian Jason Alexander to star in their new video for the song Trying Not to Love You. The actor plays a lovestruck coffee shop barista, who fantasises about a pretty customer, portrayed by former Baywatch beauty Brooke Burns.

5^th January 2012

Tweet: "Life's too short to sweat what others think." Nickelback respond to criticism from THE BLACK KEYS' PATRICK CARNEY. The rocker tells the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine that the Canadian band represents all that is bad about music in 2012.

10^th March 2008

Quote: "I'm a Scorpio. A Scorpio is pretty much a walking penis. Also, I was born in 1974, the year of the tiger, which means I'm a shrewd businessman and I pretty much want to take over the world. I'm a walking penis that wants to take over the world." Nickelback singer CHAD KROEGER considers his position in life.

7^th November 2005

Fact: <p>Nickelback rocker Chad Kroeger took his bandmate brother MIKE ring shopping with him when he decided to propose to girlfriend MARIANNE - because he's a qualified gemologist. </p>