Personal Life
Berry often performs with his wife of 25 years, Robin, as his backup singer. They have three children: a daughter, Taylor Marie, and two sons, Sean Thomas (born April 28, 1994) and Caelan (born June 21, 1995). He wrote a song "Sanctuary," dedicated to Robin. It contains his favorite line that he's ever sung, "You're the prayer that mothers whisper every night for their sons everywhere." They live on a 72-acre (290,000 m2) farm called "ElderBerry Farm on Little Rose Creek" in Watkinsville, Georgia. "I'm not in so much of a hurry anymore," Berry told Billboard's Peter Cronin, explaining how undergoing brain surgery had changed his life. "And I try to spend as much time as I can with my family." The Berry family has moved into their new home they designed and built on the property and are no longer living in a trailer.
Deeply religious, Berry quit one of his record labels when they refused to record the song Salvation (on his album "Songs and Stories"), saying it was "too Christian." Of his annual Christmas tour, he said," I love Christmas music! I love the whole season because it’s the basis of my faith. It’s about Christ being born. Santa Claus is great. Buying gifts is great but the whole reason is Christ."
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