I was never okay with Rascal Flatts breaking up

Gary LeVox still doesn’t know how things ended with his band Rascal Flatts.

The legendary country music trio consisted of LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus. In 2020, the group appeared on “CBS This Morning” to announce their 20th anniversary farewell tour. However, due to the pandemic, this tour never saw the light of day.

“I was never okay with how it ended,” LeVox, 51, told People. “I never agreed with… I wasn’t happy that Joe Don quit.

“It came out of nowhere,” LeVox added, referring to Rooney’s exit. “It was like, ‘Let me try to figure this out. And then I certainly did not agree with the pandemic, which canceled everything. I hate the way it ended. Hate that we weren’t able to do this farewell tour. I do not support the fact that we just feel like there is no closure with something we have been so blessed with. It will always be in my heart. “

The group members diverged on their own paths. DeMarcus, 50, went on to run his music label, Red Street Records, and released the song “Music Man”. Rooney, 46, and LeVox pursued solo careers and returned to the studio.

“I just took it and ran,” LeVox said of his solo projects. “I love being a solo artist. I know that’s what He called me to. I’ll just stay on my way. I know what I’m supposed to do and love it. There is no better feeling than making people feel something by something you have done.

He then spoke about Rooney, who was arrested for drunk driving last month. “I haven’t spoken to him,” LeVox confessed. “And I was heartbroken too. But you know what? I think God gets your attention in different ways. I just wish him the best and hope he gets everything he needs to get better and take care of whatever problems he has. There is power in prayer.

“There are so many times in life that you sit there, and you say to yourself, ‘Oh my God, I’m all alone, Lord, I just can’t'”, he concluded. of his faith. “How many times could I pray and ask you to get me out of here and nothing happens?” And that’s when He makes Himself known, and it all makes sense.