Tim McGraw has acknowledged that the emotional song “I Called Mama” from his recent Here On Earth album caused his mother to have a “complete meltdown” when she first heard it.
In a brand-new interview, Tim exclusively revealed to Smooth Country that his mother cried during the song dedication and that her picture now serves as the music’s cover art.
The 53-year-old Tim also shared some of the guidance his mother Betty Trimble has given him over the years.
Whether I wanted it or not, Tim said to Smooth Country, “My mom has given me a lot of advice.”. She has provided me with a lot of advice, and she still does. “.
But my relationship with my mother has always been very close. I sent it to her for the first time. She is a piece of artwork. My mother is depicted on the single’s cover in a high school photo, just before she learned about me. “.
“However, after sending her the song, all I received in return were sad emojis. Therefore, I knew I shouldn’t call her because I knew she would freak out when she heard the song. “.
And that song changed for us in a different way because, when we first recorded it, it was undoubtedly about something that hit you hard in life and turning to your backbone and stabilizing forces. And for most people, their mother. Most definitely, it is for me. “.
He told Smooth Country’s Rory O’Connor, “But then as the world changed and we were mixing the song and finishing the song, it really became about a much bigger thing.
It all came down to: “Who are the people in your life you can lean on in times like this?” when things seem to be spinning out of control. Who are the people that you can depend on?
More significantly, I think it caused you to think about who those people are and whether you could be there for them if they needed you.
Although Tim acknowledged that it got harder to release albums in 2020, he continued, “Fortunately, we’d gotten most of it done. When the lockdown started, we had just wrapped up recording two or three songs; we had just finished recording the final sections of the songs. “.
