He thought he might be losing his relationship with his brother.“If I never talk to my brother again,” he told his wife repeatedly, “none of this is worth it.”Like most little brothers, Bart Millard worshiped his big brother growing up. But the book It forced Millard to relive some tough times. Also, in real life, Millard has an older brother, and his dad died when he was 19, years before he wrote the song. Bart Millard A week before the movie premiere, Stephen Millard called to say he didn’t think he would be there.And that unleashed one of the most contentious conversations the two brothers ever had.“Don’t you think you kinda embellished to sell more tickets?” Stephen said.“Dad would spank us, but I don’t remember that (abuse) at all.”“You could’ve just punched me square in the face,” he said.The brothers spoke very little in the months after. “Bart,” she says, “you’ve been writing this song your entire life.” She was exactly right. Maybe it’s as simple as that.”Millard now lives outside of Nashville with his childhood sweetheart, and wife of 20 years, Shannon, and their five children:For the singer, showing the film to his children was a no-brainer: “I think this redemption story is a great message to pass on to my kids.”
The Painful True Story Behind MercyMe Singer Bart Millard's Hit Faith-Based Movie "I'm in a great place now but I never thought in a million years it would actually happen," Millard tells PEOPLE. When Christian rocker Bart Millard was first approached with the idea of turning his life story into a movie, he never imagined it would go on to become Millard’s song, which he performs with his band MercyMe, became a cross-over success nearly 20 years ago, and is still the bestselling Christian single of all time.
"It was a little more challenging than I realized, reliving my childhood and the abusive relationship with my father, who was diagnosed with cancer when I was in high school," Millard told the music publication. It went on to become the bestselling Christian single of all time. Movies “I finally got the dad I always wanted and then he left. His brother said, “Man, that’s hard to watch,” and then he changed the subject.In the book and movie, the Millards’ father was portrayed as once whipping his younger son so savagely with a razor strap and paddle that the boy thought he was going to die. He was quite good at football and even nursed ambitions of making it to the NFL, but his dreams were cut short by an injury. "I have one brother who's five years older than me and he was a huge part of my childhood. Even more so because Stephen always protected his little brother, especially when their father got angry.The two had a normal, loving relationship as kids, complete with wedgies and wrestling and punching each other in the shoulder.As they became adults, Stephen started working at a factory in Dallas and raising his own family.“My brother is my absolute hero,” Bart said. The movie cost $7 million to make.MercyMe started selling out more and more shows, and mainstream entertainment industry media But Bart Millard, 45, could hardly enjoy the success. “I was like his punching bag.”His life underwent another dramatic change when, during his freshman year of high school, his dad was diagnosed with cancer. “By the time he passed away when I was a freshman in college, not only was he my best friend, he was like the Godliest man I’d ever known. “I’m in a great place now but I never thought in a million years it would actually happen.”Millard’s life changed forever at the age of 3 after his parents got divorced. “Whether you have an abusive father or the most amazing dad ever, every son is trying to find their way out from under the shadow of their dad. '"Bart Millard said his relationship isn’t perfect, but it’s the healthiest that it has ever been.“I thought maybe I wouldn’t see my brother again,” he said, “and now, I’ll see him at Thanksgiving.” this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. People is on Community! Co-Director Erwin added, “I knew
“As a 19-year-old, it was easier to think of my dad being in a better place.”For years, Millard would write the phrase “I can only imagine” on anything he could get his hands on.
The two would spend hours talking every night while Millard administered his medicine.
I think everyone, especially after the passing of a loved one, starts to hope that maybe there will be something better on the other side.”The same, he thinks, is true of the theatrical version. Courtesy of Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions.
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