![]() That’s how good God works and how great He is.” Living On Faith.Rascal Flatts Style ![]() “Two minutes after I drove into town, I was in a studio singing backgrounds on Michael English’s gospel record that Jay was producing. ![]() “I decided right then and there that I would quit the job I had for ten years and sell everything, and on a true leap of faith, I loaded my truck and headed to Nashville,” he recalls. I know You wouldn’t have given it to me if you didn’t want me to use it.’” I think you have given me a certain gift, and I’m just so sorry for not using it. I said, ‘Lord I am so sorry, because I think I sound as good as the guys on the radio, or at least I could try to sound as good as them. But when I started thinking about moving to Nashville, I truly felt the presence of God standing in that kitchen right next to me. “Faith is believing in the things you can’t see, and I always had that. Yet, LeVox says he always felt another life tugging on his conscience, but never as much as the day he found himself sitting in his mom’s kitchen, contemplating a life altering move to Nashville. His job at the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation had more than fulfilled him after graduation from high school. Growing up, there were moments when LeVox felt a professional soccer career might have been where his life was headed. Throw us a piece of Juicy Fruit, and off we would go.” She was the absolute center of making sure we got to church three times a week…every week. My grandmother had a strong influence on my faith life. “Jay and I are cousins, and being old Pentecostal boys from Ohio, our first memories of life were not about music, but church every Wednesday and twice on Sunday. “We are all blessed to have had such a wonderful Christian foundation as kids,” explains the 43-year-old, father of two. It’s mind blowing.” Living On Faith.At the BeginningĪs a kid, LeVox says he was already a true believer of God. But yeah…I just can’t believe this whole career was planned out for me long before my conception. “I’m thankful our music has touched people. “God has truly been the biggest thing in our lives since we were children, so there is no way we can remove that from our music,” adds LeVox. And I feel blessed to get to see it and hear it every single night on stage.” Joe Don Rooney “So many people from all over the world have been moved by that song. "Gary's graciousness with the fans is always inspiring, and to witness him sing a song like “Bless the Broken Road” is one of the most spiritually moving moments I have ever seen,” says Joe Don Rooney. So with an ever present cross around his neck and faith filled words coming effortlessly from his lips, LeVox has gone and shown us all how the power of celebrity can be used in his music, straddling the country and gospel genres alongside his Rascal Flatts band mates with inspiring hits such as “Bless The Broken Road,” “Every Day” and “Changed.” I feel like Christ has put me in this position because He knew I could handle the obligation, which often means taking the time to lift someone up in prayer.” I want them to know that they have a friend in me. “At those times when we are with fans that are going through something like cancer, it is so wonderful to not only sing for them but to hold their hand and pray with them. “I feel like God graced us with a platform where we can not only touch people’s lives through music, but by being men of God offstage too,” explains LeVox during an exclusive interview with TwoTen Magazine. Because alongside the talents of his Rascal Flatts brothers Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, LeVox has used the stage to not only sing from, but also as a platform where he has proudly proclaimed his love for music… and his God. Jodie Michels was just one of the millions of fans who, through the years, have laid witness to the musical testimony of Gary LeVox. “Up until that point, she had been very weak. She was a mom and a wife and a sister and a friend who knew every word to every Rascal Flatts song, and on this particular night, she knew she was going backstage to meet her musical hero–Rascal Flatts lead singer Gary LeVox.Īs soon as Gary (LeVox) walked in, he went up to her, gave her a kiss on the cheek, and told her that he would be praying for her tonight,” recalls police officer Brian Michels of the meeting he witnessed at a recent Chicago concert between LeVox and Brian’s wife Jodie, who would ultimately lose her life to the dreaded disease just a few short months later. Rascal Flatts,Gary LeVox,Music,Opportunity,Perspective.Issue 7 // 2nd Quarter // 2014 Category: Entertainment By: Tricia Despres Tags:
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