what is the definition of success?” Everitt says. For years, Everitt says he was largely . But then something his father, who died of brain cancer at 64, said on his deathbed changed him. “He had a moment right near the end where he sat up in bed, and very clearly asked, ‘Is this it?’” Everitt says. “Those were the last words he ever said to me.
And that, man—you can’t witness that and not have it change your life,” Everitt says. “That to me was a moment where I was thinking, no matter what your spirituality is, no matter what your beliefs are, you know, on this plane, on this earth, this is it.
This is it.” Later, when the idea of taking off around the world to sing as many anthems as possible was conceived, Everitt knew it was too good of an opportunity to squander. “What started off as this funny little thing just grew and grew, and it was just amazing,” Everitt says.
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