Tim McGraw Reveals Advice He and Wife Faith Hill Gave Taylor Swift as a Teen: ‘You’re the Leader’
The country star revealed that he and his wife ‘fell in love’ with the up-and-coming star as she opened for them on tour.
, 56, and , 56, are veterans in the music industry. And now, Tim is opening up about advice imparted to then up-and-coming superstar during her teen years. “We had long conversations with her in Faith’s dressing room about always being open to listening, but always know that you’re the leader, that you’re the one making decisions, that you will know what song is going to work or not and that you are the captain of your ship,” Tim told for an interview published December 5.
The conversations took place when Taylor opened for the iconic country star’s Soul2Soul tour over a decade and a half ago. The also recalled being impressed with the young star. “I remember thinking this girl has so much talent and so much moxie, and she’s so curious,” he remarked. “We both absolutely fell in love with her instantly, as an artist and as a person — just that you realize totally knows what they are doing.”
As for that bit about the current frenzy surrounding with NFL star amid her massive career, Tim says she can handle it. “She knows when, where, how to , but she also knows when, where, how to be normal and be a human just living her life,” he explained. “I think she has brilliantly navigated that line.”
This isn’t the first time Tim has opened up about having Taylor on tour. In November, he divulged that even years ago, he and Faith knew Taylor was destined for superstardom. “Faith and I both said, ‘This girl, she’s going to be in the world,’” he told Katie Neal. “She’s just so curious, which is a sign of great intelligence. We had no doubt she was headed to do big things.”