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Luke Bryan Talks About Raising His Sister’s Family Along With His Own

Luke Bryan opened up to The Today Show about his life since taking his sister’s three children in after losing both his sister and her husband. Luke said, “I think…

Luke Bryan Talks About Raising His Sister's Family Along With His Own
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Luke Bryan opened up to The Today Show about his life since taking his sister's three children in after losing both his sister and her husband.

Luke said, "I think with us, I mean, obviously, I do it with (the help of) my wife, hand in hand. The work that she puts in with the children ... I mean, it's just amazing. I look at her phone and it's just pinging and vibrating and going off constantly, and it's the children."

He adds of the highs and lows of daily life, "I think it's important for me to try to be honest when I'm having good days, bad days. Then the way I conduct myself, hopefully, and the way our family can inspire some people, you know, that's the special element. If there's any positive side to any of this thing, I have so many fans walk up and go, 'You know, just the way you lived through tragedy's really inspired our family to get through our own personal tragedies and struggles."

Bryan and his wife also have two boys Thomas (Bo), 11, and Tatum, 8.

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.