Or, in his case, you can't even win over most.
Fans and media outlets – many of whom weren't among the 4,700 in attendance – took to the Web with an overwhelming disapproval of Sheen's gig, which made its first stop at Detroit's Fox Theatre. Audience members weren't asking Sheen questions, as the show's description encouraged – they were asking for refunds.
"Sounds like Charlie Sheen was an epic fail tonight," one user Tweeted. "The gig's up. Time to stop giving him attention and get him some help."
Meanwhile, Real Detroit Weekly, a local entertainment newspaper, called Sheen, 45, the "most hated man in Detroit."
