Colt Ford said he saw Toby Keith when he flatlined.

The country music star’s medical history is well documented as he died twice last year when he suffered a heart attack after a show.

Ford told “Big D & Bubba” in 2024 he’d just got back to his bus and texted his fiancée as the heart attack began.

Recently, while speaking with Taste of Country, he revealed what he saw when he flatlined.

“There was a bell, it was a bright light and Toby stepped out and said, ‘They’re not ready for you yet Little Dog, go on back down there,’” Ford said. “That’s how I woke up. I literally just opened my eyes. I didn’t know what happened. I didn’t know anything had transpired.”

In 2024, Ford said he died “multiple times.”

“I just walked off the stage with Brantley,” Ford said. “First time really doing anything substantial since the heart attack. It was, forgive me if I get a little emotional, it was unbelievable. People were crying and standing up, and the fans, y’all just loved the life back into me. So grateful for Brantley and his crew bringing me out here and he is my brother, but they just made me feel so unbelievable and so safe, and I was scared.

“I’m still a little nervous. Y’all made me feel so good. It was unbelievable. I’m so grateful for all the love and the comments, and I feel like I can definitely do it again, and I’m gonna. Love y’all so much.”

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