Luke Bryan is well known for his devotion to his fans, going to great lengths and even risking injury to put on a great show for them.
But there’s one thing the “American Idol” judge won’t do. And that’s give them his Fridays!
And he has a great reason for that.
The “A Country Song Came On” singer co-hosted Country Countdown USA August 9 and 10. While on the show, he told host Lou Helton that the reason is his sons, Bo (17) and Tate (14.)
“Bo is playing high school football,” Luke revealed. “I try to take every Friday off so I can see him play. Tate is playing golf too. Bo has been driving, so we don’t see him as much any more. I don’t know what we’re going to do when he goes off to college.”
Luke Bryan Says He’s ‘Back to Feeling Good’ After Health Issues This Summer
Luke Bryan also had good things to report about his health.
The singer dealt with a bout of COVID that caused him to offer fans at one concert a full refund, then postpone two tour stops and three festival appearances.
But now Bryan says he’s fully recovered. “I’m 100%. I got knocked back pretty good in mid-June and early July. I think fans were concerned about me. I was doing everything I could. You can only take so much medication. But all well. Feeling good,” he said on Country Countdown USA.
Luke has admitted that it was hard for him to cancel shows.
On “Taste of Country Nights,” he said he realized fans would be asking, “What is wrong with him?” when they heard his voice. “Fans could see me really coughing hard onstage, and man, I was on every medicine trying to make myself better.”
“You know, that’s the really frustrating part, I want to be onstage at a hundred percent every night of my life, but that’s not really reality,” he admitted.
Luke Bryan Offers Advice to the Next Generation of Country Artists
Luke Bryan is also passing on some of his hard-fought wisdom to country music’s next generation.
He told Country Countdown USA host Lou Helton he has recently given advice to both Bailey Zimmerman and Ella Langley.
Luke told the host, “When I was his age, people didn’t shoot video of everything. I told him, ‘Learn, be better, and you’re human.’ Then we did a song together, He said, ‘Yeah, let’s do it!’ He’s being Bailey. When he walked out, the fans lost it. We got him in, and we got him outta there.”
His advice for Ella Langley, who just announced she’s taking a few weeks off from performing to focus on her health, is to focus on the excitement of her career skyrocketing.
“It so exciting to be on the cusp of your dreams coming true. She’s becoming a celebrity,” Luke told Helton. “It’s really fun. She has the right tools. I introduced her to the music of KT Oslin. I told her, ‘You need to listen to KT Oslin.’ It’s so great, with her & Lainey [Wilson], we’ve got girls now with country accents.”
