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COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER AND OKLAHOMA NATIVE GARTH BROOKS. REMEMBERING TOBY KEITH TONIGHT SAYING, QUOTE, WHAT I LOVED ABOUT TOBY IS WHAT I HOPE I CAN DO WHEN IT’S MY TURN TO WEAR THOSE SHOES
‘One Okie to Another’: Country music legend Garth Brooks remembers fellow Oklahoma native Toby Keith
In a statement, Garth Brooks remembered Toby Keith as “larger than life.”
Updated: 10:08 pm CST February 6, 2024
Country music legend Garth Brooks remembered fellow Oklahoman Toby Keith. The Moore native died Monday night at age 62 after living with stomach cancer. MORE | Oklahomans remember Toby Keith’s legacy from music to memories. In a statement, Garth Brooks remembered Toby Keith as “larger than life.” “In the world of entertainment, things change day by day. The business changes, the music changes, the ONLY thing constant is change. Except for Toby Keith…”Toby was the same every time you saw him. He loved him or hated him, it was constant,” Brooks said. Brooks went on to say, “To say he knew him well wouldn’t be an accurate statement. I’ve known Toby throughout his career, but I only got to know him a little at the Tornado Relief Concert he performed in Oklahoma over a decade ago. What he did for the victims and survivors brought a ray of hope in a very dark time. Finally, Brooks said, “When someone I know passes away, I usually think about two things…my own mortality and what I learned.” From this person? What I loved about Toby is what I hope to be able to do when it’s my turn to wear those shoes. He was ALWAYS Toby… until his death. Yes, he might have looked skinnier than the larger-than-life cowboy we all saw on stage, but he was still that unfiltered, very loud, honest guy that he was in the beginning. And from artist to artist, it sounded better than he’d heard the last time he spoke. on stage at the Ryman and in Las Vegas. A feat that all artists wish to accomplish.” Featured Headlines Toby Keith, Country and Oklahoma Music Star, Dies at 62 Remembering Toby Keith: A Look Back at the Songs That Made the Oklahoma Native a Music Superstar country music Remembering Toby Keith: Reflecting on the country music star’s impact on his home state Black History Month: This Black-owned bank is celebrating 100 years in business Oklahoma woman frustrated and upset after receiving an ambulance bill he said he shouldn’t have received
Country music legend Garth Brooks remembered fellow Oklahoman Toby Keith.
The Moore native died Monday night at age 62 after living with stomach cancer.
| MORE | Oklahomans remember Toby Keith’s legacy from music to memories
In a statement, Garth Brooks remembered Toby Keith as “larger than life.”
“In the world of entertainment, things change day by day. The business changes, the music changes, the ONLY thing constant is change. Except Toby Keith…”Toby was the same every time you saw him. He loved it or hated it, he was consistent,” Brooks said.
Brooks went on to say, “To say I knew him well wouldn’t be an accurate statement. I’ve known Toby throughout his career, but I only got to know him a little bit at the Tornado Relief Concert he performed in Oklahoma over a decade ago. …Which did for the victims and survivors brought a ray of hope in a very, very dark time.
Finally, Brooks said, “When someone I know passes away, I usually think about two things…my own mortality and what did I learn from this person? What I loved about Toby is what I hope to be able to do when the time comes.” “It’s my turn to wear those shoes. It was ALWAYS Toby… until his passing. Yes, he might have looked thinner than the biggest cowboy we all saw on stage, but he was still that unfiltered, very cool guy. loud and honest at first. And from artist to artist, he sounded better than I’d ever heard him last take the stage at the Ryman and in Las Vegas. A feat all of us artists want to accomplish.”
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