Eric Church, who headlined Route 91 Harvest Festival before it ended in unthinkable horror, spoke for 5 minutes before debuting ‘Why Not Me.’
Eric Church will never forget wading into the crowd on Sept. 29,2017 at the Route 91 Harvest Festival.
« On the last song, on ‘Springsteen, » Church told his audience at the Grand Ole Opry Wednesday, pausing to exhale heavily, « I jumped down on the speaker, and I went down on the floor … I went all the way down the right side, waved at my sound guy, came back up at the left side. Smiling faces, hands in the air, pictures being taken. »
The country star’s eyes were hidden behind dark sunglasses, but he continually paused to dab away tears, speaking slowly with a shaky voice. « Forty-eight hours later, those places where I stood, was carnage. »
After speaking for an emotional five minutes, Church explained that he’d written a song, « Why Not Me, » in an attempt to make sense of the unspeakable tragedy.
Watch Church’s monologue and song below.
See photos of Eric Church performing at Route 91 Harvest Festival
