"But Tom said, 'Charles, find a way to put that hurt aside some way, and push yourself to sing it, because the more you sing it, the better you'll feel about it,' " Bradley recalled. "He's the deepest person I've met in some ways. He was right. We did a show last week and I thanked him for saying that to me. I said, 'I don't know how you found that in me. I don't know how you believed in me that much, but I'm glad you did.' "