Step Brothers 2

On this episode of VH1’s Behind the Music, we examine the rise and fall of one of the most influential bands in history: Prestige Worldwide. We will go back in time and see the journey of how Brennan Huff and Dale Doback formed this band and the roller coaster ride they took us all on. However, to understand the story of this legendary duo, we must first go back and look at how it all started.

The lead singer, Brennan Huff, came from humble beginnings. Growing up without a father was tough for young Brennan. Some will say it was even harder on Brennan’s older brother Derek though. After their parents' divorce, there was a divide created between Brennan and Derek which stemmed from Derek being jealous of Brennan’s amazing singing voice. However, being the older brother, Derek would discourage Brennan from singing and ruined his self-esteem. It took Brennan his whole life to muster up the courage to perform in front of a live audience, and at the young age of 43 he showed the world his talents with his album The Brennan Huff Experiment.

If you were to ask anyone who the best drummer in the world is, it would be hard to find someone who didn’t say Dale Doback. While his father was busy with his medical practice, young Dale would be furiously beating on his drum set and perfecting his craft. Since Dale had no siblings, he grew attached to his drums because they were the only thing that could make him happy. This attachment caused him to be very territorial with his equipment and even caused him to show aggression. Dale’s first big break came when Nickelback’s drummer got the flu before a concert and Dale told them he could play the drums. Dale’s success was almost overshadowed when he punched the lead singer of Nickelback, Chad Kroeger, in the face after he attempted to pick up Dale’s drumstick which he had dropped. Although Dale never got to work with Nickelback again, he made a name for himself and the rest is history.

Brennan and Dale were both aware of each other’s musical talents, but they had never met or had the desire to collaborate on anything. This changed when Brennan’s mother and Dale’s father matched each other on Tinder. In two short weeks after the first message, they were saying “I do.” Adam Sandler was supposed to be the wedding singer, but he had a family emergency at the last minute. This is where the music industry changed forever. Brennan and Dale decided to play some songs for the wedding because they didn’t want anything to go wrong on their parents’ special day. They played an improvised song, later titled “We Made This Song Up,” but ironically enough that song ended up as the number single in the world for six months straight.

All was going well for Prestige Worldwide: they were touring with artists like Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, and even DJ Khaled. One fateful night, after performing in front of a sold-out crowd in Tokyo, Dale's drumsticks suddenly broke. He was devastated. Dale had used the same drumsticks his whole life, and now he didn't know what he was going to do.

Dale retelling the incident

"When my sticks broke I was in disbelief. They had been loyal to me for decades and now I can't use them. I was holding in my tears in my dressing room when I heard a faint knock on my door. I told them to go away, but they kept knocking. I opened the door and this guy in a black robe was standing there holding two drumsticks. 'Take these,' he said to me, but the voice sounded so familiar. I said, 'Phil Collins, is that you?' He paused for a second before answering 'No.' I was like 'Phil Collins, I know that's you. Take that hood off your head.' He took the hood off and was pretty pissed at me. He was like 'Dale, I was trying to be mysterious and you ruined it. Just take these magic drumsticks that have been passed down for generations between great drummers.' I was at a loss for words. So I took the drumsticks and closed the door in Phil Collins' face."

Little did Dale know that these magic drumsticks would change his world upside down. Prestige Worldwide started gaining more popularity as Dale was playing the drums like a god. Everyone wanted more of him - except for Brennan. He felt that Dale was letting the fame go to his head.

Brennan on the subject of Dale's new popularity

"Yeah, he started to become a real egomaniac. He wouldn't even watch Shark Week with me. Like is he too good to watch Shark Week now? That's ridiculous. The raw power those sharks display is unparalleled. You can't sit here and tell me that anyone in this world is too good for Shark Week. Anyways, Dale started to get full of himself right after he got those drumsticks. He told me they were magical and that he got them from Phil Collins, but I thought he was delusional from the glue that he was sniffing earlier that night. One day while we were writing a song for our new album I suggested we trade roles for it. I was decent at the drums and with a little auto-tune Dale wasn't half bad at singing. Dale was like 'Okay, but I swear if you do any harm to these drumsticks I will never talk to you again.' He handed me the drumsticks and I immediately broke them over my knee and that was that."

Indeed, that was that. After a fight that resulted in 30 broken bones between the two, they split up and have never played together since. It just shows how egos and jealousy can tear apart something so beautiful.

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