Earlier in the week country singer Ty Herndon came out publicly as “a happy gay man.” His brave confession helped to give another country artist, Billy Gilman, the strength to come out of the closet on the same day. Now Herndon is getting right back to work. The Christian country star is gearing up for an all new tour with his pals, Andy Griggs, and Jamie O'Neal. The trio will kick things off on Monday, November 24, with a performance at the Charlie Daniels & Friends 14th annual Christmas 4 Kids concert.
When Ty Herndon came out as a gay man, he came out as a gay man of faith. Now, ahead of their new tour, Andy Griggs is opening up about their shared faith in God, helps to bridge the gap between their different lifestyles:
“God certainly displays his amazing sense of humor each time he places me and Ty on tour together! I've never known a guy that I had half of the things in life in common with (born in the Spirit filled Bible Belt, completely southern, in love with the same kind of music...etc..) but then again can't be any more different than John Wayne and Prince!” Griggs says in a press statement “There's no way for us to completely understand each other's taste buds of life and we don't even pretend to try. That would be a total waste of each other's time. It's the strange ironies and upside down compasses in life though that makes us all rich. With Ty and myself, we share 2 of the rarest things in common. I suppose they out trump the mountains of shortcomings and differences that lay between us. Those two qualities we share are: being real and true to our natures, and being friends.”
The Charlie Daniels and Friends 14th Annual Christmas 4 Kids charity concert, takes place this coming Monday, November 24 at 7 pm in Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
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