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#852: Tim McGraw — Starting Late with a $20 Guitar, Selling 100M+ Records, and 30+ Years of Creative Longevity

#852: Tim McGraw — Starting Late with a $20 Guitar, Selling 100M+ Records, and 30+ Years of Creative Longevity

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Tim McGraw (@thetimmcgraw) is a Grammy
Award-winning entertainer, author, and actor who has sold more
than 106 million records worldwide, with 49 number-one singles
and 19 number-one albums. He is one of the most-played country
artists since his debut in 1992, has four New York Times
bestselling books, and has acted for both film and television,
including the movies Friday Night Lights and The Blind Side and
Paramount Network’s Yellowstone. He recently starred alongside
his wife Faith Hill and Sam Elliott in Yellowstone’s prequel—the
three-time-Emmy-nominated 1883. You can find tickets for
his upcoming Pawn Shop Guitar Tour
at
TimMcGraw.com.


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TIMESTAMPS


[00:00:00] Who is Tim McGraw?

[00:01:51] Two Tims walk into a podcast.

[00:02:56] “The song always has to win.”

[00:05:02] Recording “Live Like You Were Dying” at 2 a.m.
with Uncle Hank in a puddle in the corner.

[00:09:22] Sensing when the moment is right.

[00:10:29] The song Nashville hated that Tim heard his first
night off the Greyhound.

[00:13:18] The one-two punch that saved Tim from novelty-act
purgatory.

[00:15:22] Turning down the CMAs because the song wouldn’t
fit the time slot.

[00:20:11] Why you can’t let the audience steer the ship when
testing material live.

[00:25:51] Coping with the physical toll of performing for
three decades.

[00:34:04] The Four Christmases wake-up call that
changed everything.

[00:37:42] What training smarter looks like for Tim.

[00:41:22] When Tim found out his dad was a baseball legend
whose picture was already on his wall.

[00:54:53] Important advice for aspiring parents.

[00:55:41] When Tim pawned his high school ring for a $20
guitar.

[00:58:27] Learning guitar from CMT videos and fret diagrams.

[00:59:37] The morning Tim tore up his Marines paperwork and
bought a Greyhound ticket to Nashville.

[01:07:20] Nashville as creative accelerant: Tracy Lawrence,
Kenny Chesney, and $50 singing competitions.

[01:12:45] Po’boy Don’s crawfish shack: The demo that
launched Tim’s career.

[01:15:39] How Faith Hill saved Tim’s life.

[01:18:33] The 7 a.m. bottle of whiskey cry for help.

[01:20:27] Parenthood as selfishness-removal surgery.

[01:24:28] Tim’s “Glory Days” disaster with Bruce
Springsteen.

[01:28:30] When Tim’s first album “went wood” — the failure
that taught him everything.

[01:33:29] A rodeo monkey no longer: When Tim kicked his
record company to the curb.

[01:37:35] Tim’s most important advice for artists.

[01:43:41] Announcing the summer 2026 Pawn Shop
Guitar tour with The Chicks.

[01:46:28] If it’s so grueling, why does Tim still tour?

[01:49:50] Tim’s “Humble and Kind” billboard.

[01:50:50] Parting thoughts and a parting gift: “Different” —
the new song only on social media.



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