


After his father unexpectedly passes away from cancer, Gaines channels his anger into a second album, Fornucopia, but Gaines experiences another setback after crashing his Corvette, leaving him disfigured. Now a successful solo artist, Chris finds himself in more troubles as his sleazy manager steals his money and leaves him destitute. Gaines finds a therapeutic outlet through music, which leads to the release of his first solo album, Straight Jacket. But their future is short lived when Tommy, an experienced Pilot, dies in a plane accident, causing Gaines emotional turmoil and pressure from the band's manager, Roma, to produce more music. The band play successful gigs at local bars and eventually go on a national tour, finding success. As Gaines enters his teen years, Chris drops out of high school to start a rock band with a friend named Tommy Levitz called Crush, greatly upsetting his parent's expectations of Chris following in their footsteps.

He shows an eager interest in music early on, despite his parent's disapproval. Chris's life story is told through several flashbacks:īorn in Brisbane, Australia in 1967, Chris Gaines moves to Los Angeles, California at the age of 5 with his parents, (his father, a swim coach and his mother, an olympic swimmer). A determined fan tries to piece together the life of world famous rockstar Chris Gaines and investigates his mysterious death, which suggests that Chris became a victim to foul play.
