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 Dead at 62 Following Stomach Cancer Diagnosis ... and Trahern said she wept as she realized he was going to his grave without learning the results. No one at the CMA, she said ...