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The Chicago Tribune
March 1, 2001
FOR EX-IRISH TENOR, SOLO JOURNEY CAN BE JUST AS SATISFYING
FAMILY LOSSES TESTED HIS SPIRIT, BUT SINGER UPBEAT FOR U.S. TOUR
By Lynn Van Matre
The past two years have been ones of triumph and tears for John McDermott. In 1999, the singer toured as one-third of the musical phenomenon known as the Irish Tenors, playing to packed houses at Chicago's United Center and New York's Madison Square Garden.
Then came 2000, which McDermott remembers as the most emotionally and spiritually challenging year of his life.
"I lost my mother, my sister and my brother, all within a six-month period," McDermott said. "I'm a spiritually grounded person, but the impact of the loss was so great, it was a challenge to my faith.
"I was on shaky ground for a while," McDermott acknowledged.
"But I'm in a good place now. And no matter how bad things are for you, someone else has it worse. I have a good record