Tim McGraw has done pretty well for himself as a country singer, but he admits that for a long time, he had other career aspirations he was pursuing until he picked up a guitar.
Tim McGraw – learn new skill Labor Day :27
“I wanted to be a lawyer, as long as I could remember. In fact, I think I was 11, 12, 13 years old and I saw And Justice for All with Al Pacino. And from that point on I always wanted to be a defense attorney. I went to college to be a lawyer, and then I picked up a guitar and started playing music, so that all went out the window. So, if there was something I’d wanna learn more about, it’d be the law and government. I’m sort of a political junkie, so I would like to learn more about that, and probably history. I’m a big history fan as well.“
By the way, Tim probably has one of the most iconic summertime/Labor Day songs in country music with “Something Like That,” thanks to the opening lyrics:
“It was Labor Day weekend, I was 17
I bought a Coke and some gasoline
And I drove out to the county fair”
After all these years, Tim has finally created a white t-shirt with the words BBQ STAIN on the front of it, inspired by the first line of the chorus of “Something Like That”:
“I had a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt
She was killing me in that miniskirt”
The shirt is available now on Tim McGraw’s website at store.timcgraw.com.