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Toby Keith's friend Brett Favre describes heartbreaking phone call he had with country singer in his final days before his death aged 62 : 'In the end, he was just tired'

Speaking with TMZ , Favre revealed he had a phone call with his friend about two weeks ago. Keith passed away at age 62 following a battle with stomach cancer.

Brett Favre has described the phone call he had with his friend Toby Keith just weeks before his death as he reflected on their friendship and how the late country icon coped with his final days. So I sent him a message, I said, "Hey man, great to see you're back up playing and I'm hoping you turn a corner. 'We did a concert, Brown County Arena, right across from Lambo, I think it was 95 or 94, and I went over, of course I was a big fan, and we struck up a friendship that was up until he passed away.'

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