Tim McGraw
Grammy-winning American country-music singer and actor
Tim McGraw (Grammy-winning American country-music singer and actor) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Personal accountability, Curb Records, Not a Moment Too Soon.
In their words
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Personal accountability
McGraw advises young artists that a long career requires taking ownership rather than coasting.
“if you just coast you might have a career for a little while but if you want a long career you're going to have to take charge and ownership of it”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 26:28
McGraw says songs he was talked into against his instincts have never succeeded for him.
“any time that I've let somebody else talk me into a song, whether it be a record label hit or somebody else, talk me into a song that I knew wasn't right for me, it's never worked”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 19:03
Curb Records
McGraw says Curb Records repeatedly released greatest-hits albums to extend his contract, prompting a legal battle.
“they kept extending my contract by putting greatest hits albums out”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 21:47
Not a Moment Too Soon
Tim McGraw says he made his second album his own way, accepting that if it failed it would fail on his terms.
“And if it fails, it fails on my terms this time. And luckily it worked”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 18:48
Appearances
#881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and MoreThe Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 4, 2026 · 1 h 5 min
Tim Ferriss compiles past interviews in which BJ Miller, Terry Crews, Tim McGraw, Dax Shepard, Cathy Lanier, Janna Levin and others describe turning setbacks into later success.
Often appears with
- Tim Ferriss · 1 shared episode
- BJ Miller · 1 shared episode
- Terry Crews · 1 shared episode
- Jessica Lahey · 1 shared episode
- Dax Shepard · 1 shared episode
- Cathy Lanier · 1 shared episode
- Janna Levin · 1 shared episode
- Boyd Varty · 1 shared episode