Tim McGraw Wrote His First Song About This Cultural Icon
Tim McGraw was part of a songwriter’s round-robin a couple of years ago, where he spent some time with David Crosby, who passed away last week at age 81. In…
Tim McGraw was part of a songwriter's round-robin a couple of years ago, where he spent some time with David Crosby, who passed away last week at age 81. In the chat, Tim revealed the subject of his first song.
Tim told The Hollywood Reporter, "I grew up in a little town, Start, Louisiana, just cotton farming and bean farming, been driving a tractor my whole life. I don't remember exactly how old I was. But it was when Princess Diana and Charles got married. I just fell in love with her like everybody else did. So I sat down and wrote a song about their wedding and how beautiful she was. I don't remember how it goes; I just remember something about 'You look so much like a queen' or something like that. It was terrible."
McGraw also shared in the same interview that music saved him. He said, "It saved me because I was getting an eviction notice from my apartment, and I got my first royalty check pretty much within the same week. But in a broader sense, everything good that has happened to me in my life has come from music. I met my wife [Faith Hill] through it, which was the first turning point in my life into a real understanding of what love is and finding out who you are in a lot of ways, and discovering the bad sides of yourself and the good sides of yourself."
He added, "And music is such therapy. Especially if you grew up in a dysfunctional environment, to have that as a tool that you can go to is something that I'm always grateful for. Or I try to be grateful, I'm not always — because it can go away. You can wake up one morning, and, like you said, your magic is gone."
Country music superstars over the decades have often branched out from singing and recording and making music videos to the Hollywood world of movies. Recording stars that became movie stars include Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell, and many more.
That hasn't changed over the years as even today, country music's brightest stars extend their talent to movies and TV, and we look at twelve stars who made that bridge successful.
Lainey Wilson
Rick Kern/Getty ImagesAUSTIN, TEXAS - MAY 07: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Lainey Wilson performs onstage during the Daytime Village at the 2022 iHeartCountry Festival at the new state-of-the-art venue Moody Center on May 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Gabe Ginsberg/Getty ImagesLAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 11: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill attend the world premiere of "1883" at the Encore Beach Club at Encore Las Vegas on December 11, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for for Paramount+)
Dolly Parton
Erik S. Lesser/Getty ImagesATLANTA - JUNE 9: The stars of the movie "9 to 5", (L to R) Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Dabney Coleman reunite for the 8th Annual Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention gala June 9, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)
Randy Travis
Vince Bucci/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD - SEPTEMBER 29: Grammy Award winning singer and actor Randy Travis poses by the star at the ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 29, 2004 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
Trace Adkins
Angela Weiss/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 29: Actor Trace Adkins arrives at the premiere of TriStar Picture's 'Mom's Night Out' at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on April 29, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)
Blake Shelton
Rich Fury/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 27: Blake Shelton attends STX Films World Premiere of "UglyDolls" at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on April 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Dwight Yoakam
Giulio Marcocchi/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 26: Actor Dwight Yoakam attends "Raising Helen" Premiere on May 26, 2004 at El Capitan Theatre, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Giulio Marcocchi/Getty Images)
Carrie Underwood
Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 06: Singer Carrie Underwood poses in the audience during the People's Choice Awards 2010 held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on January 6, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for PCA)
Reba
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES - AUGUST 15: (L-R) Actors Joanna Garcia, Steve Howey, Melissa Peterman and Reba McEntire pose at the premiere of Twentieth Century Fox' s "Supercross: The Movie" at the Wadsworth Theater on August 15, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Billy Ray Cyrus
Paul Hawthorne/Getty ImagesNEW YORK - FEBRUARY 09: Disney Channel actors Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray Cyrus poses as Stars of the Disney Channel appear at Splashlight Studios February 9, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
Toby Keith
Frank Micelotta/Getty ImagesHOUSTON - JANUARY 30: (L-R) Country western recording artists Willie Nelson and Toby Keith pose for photos at a press conference to announce pre-game activities for Super Bowl XXXVIII at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas, January 30, 2004. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
