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Tim McGraw: ‘I Don’t Foresee Myself Doing (This) Forever’

Tim McGraw just released his new album, Here On Earth, last Friday, and at 53 years old with a 30-year career to his credit, Tim says he has no plans…

Tim McGraw: 'I Don’t Foresee Myself Doing (This) Forever'

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Tim McGraw just released his new album, Here On Earth, last Friday, and at 53 years old with a 30-year career to his credit, Tim says he has no plans to slow down anytime soon.

He told us, “I don’t know that there’s a marker that I have. I don’t foresee myself doing it forever, for sure.”

McGraw adds, “I mean gosh, our youngest daughter is going away to college – knock on wood – hopefully in the fall, not that I want her to, but for her to be able to go to college and have that experience. It seems like a good time to work more. You know, three kids out on their own, my wife hanging out with me. I’m looking forward to workin’, for the foreseeable future anyway.”

Tim posted to Instagram last night (8/26), "If you ask me, I got it made.... moments like this are what make life worthwhile.  Thank you for diving into these songs with us.  #Gravy is a special track and I’m so glad it made the record.  #HEREONEARTH."

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.