Bradley Cooper is way too young and good looking to play a washed up singer
just saying.
shareActually, it wasn't made clear that he *was* a has-been, even though everyone who knows the story expects Maine to be one.
It was clear that he's a veteran, has been around forever and everybody knows him and he gets invited to play guitar at the Grammys even if he isn't nominated for anything. But he was still playing for huge crowds and getting recognized everywhere, even though he was a mess behind the scenes his career actually seemed to be in decent shape. He just wasn't the exciting new thing like Ally was, and BTW most exciting new things these days turn out to be flashes in the pan who have a couple of hits and then vanish.