{"id":319423,"date":"2026-02-20T03:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T03:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/something-broke-in-me-country-star-eric-church-tells-anderson-cooper-about-life-changing-losses\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T03:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T03:00:10","slug":"something-broke-in-me-country-star-eric-church-tells-anderson-cooper-about-life-changing-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/something-broke-in-me-country-star-eric-church-tells-anderson-cooper-about-life-changing-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Something broke in me\u2019: Country star Eric Church tells Anderson Cooper about life-changing losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PwlqaQ7p1jc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Something broke in me\u2019: Country star Eric Church tells Anderson Cooper about life-changing losses\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PwlqaQ7p1jc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The year country music superstar Eric Church turned 40, he survived a life-threatening blood clot and headlined a Las Vegas music festival that two days later became the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. Months later, his brother Brandon died. In this revealing conversation, Eric tells Anderson how these events changed him, as a man and a father, and how he copes with the trauma left behind.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Country star Eric Church<br \/>\n2:33 Reflecting on the Las Vegas shooting<br \/>\n6:00 Performing at the Grand Ole Opry<br \/>\n10:42 Writing &quot;Why Not Me&quot;<br \/>\n14:46 A year of tragedy<br \/>\n18:11 Being open about grief<br \/>\n21:03 Country music reflects real life<br \/>\n23:39 Eric remembers his brother<br \/>\n25:33 Covenant School shooting<br \/>\n29:04 Does grief get easier?<br \/>\n34:08 Faith and grief<br \/>\n36:06 Processing grief year after year<\/p>\n<p>For more of \u201cAll There Is with Anderson Cooper\u201d visit https:\/\/cnn.com\/allthereis<\/p>\n<p>#VegasShooting #Grief #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year country music superstar Eric Church turned 40, he survived a life-threatening blood clot and headlined a Las Vegas music festival that two days later became the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. 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