Country Singer Phil Vassar Says He Died ‘A Couple Times’ After Suffering Heart Attack, Stroke

The musician said he ‘dropped dead’ in early 2023 after experiencing back-to-back medical emergencies.

Phil Vassar attends the 52nd annual ASCAP Country Music awards in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 3, 2014. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Country music artist Phil Vassar has recounted a frightening health scare he experienced last year in which he nearly lost his life during a back-to-back heart attack and stroke.

“I dropped dead. I was dead for 30 minutes, a couple times—died,” he told Taste of Country in an interview published Aug. 8. “No heartbeat. No heartbeat at all.”