Luke Bryan is unquestionably one of the most successful country music artists over the past 20 years. The Georgia native has had hit singles, sold-out tours, business ventures and more, including serving as a judge on American Idol. But for Bryan, his biggest measure of success is what his two sons, 17-year-old Bo and 14-year-old Tate, take away from his fame.
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"I look at how my kids process what their dad is," Bryan says at a recent media event. "They are of the age that they know that their dad's a celebrity, and know that their dad has been blessed with success. But I think when they see that our family, they can tangibly see that we're making a difference by using our celebrity platform, I just hope that they can understand that that's really and truly what life is about.
"In our home, we try to teach manners and politeness and humility and hard work," he continues. "And obviously, having a charitable aspect to your heart and your soul, makes you the person we want them to be."
Luke Bryan's Support Of The Brett Boyer Foundation
Bryan met with several media outlets to celebrate a $1,000,000 commitment from Raising Cane's to the Brett Boyer Foundation. The foundation is in memory of Bryan's niece, Sadie Brett Boyer, who was seven months old when she passed away. Boyer had both a congenital heart defect and Down syndrome.
"The Brett Boyer Foundation and all of this is really a family entity for us," Bryan explains. "So we really as a family make a lot of time to dedicate time to do this. A few years ago, I met [Raising Cane's owner Todd Graves], and he has just been amazingly over the moon to us and the Brett Boyer Foundation. I think when you look at the blessings in country music that I've been given, and as a family we always just try to do what we can to give back, and make time for it. We miss out on some sleep. But at the end of the day, it feels good to do the right stuff."
Graves also shares why the cause became important to him.
"Really seeing how much care that they turned so very tragic into something so very beautiful," he explains. "And to help not only kids in this area but nationally with congenital heart defects. Could you imagine having a child with that?"
"For me, it's a natural fit that I knew my crew would get behind," he adds. "I've got 75,000 crew members. This is national, raising funds, at all of our locations."
