Toby Keith was more than meets the surface. Elaine Schock, the country singer's rep and longtime friend, told PEOPLE that Keith was "misunderstood," after he died at age 62 on Monday night.

Toby Keith is opening up about his cancer battle ... but as long as everything stays hunky-dory, then we'll look at something good in the future," he continued. Never miss a story — sign ...

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