Tim McGraw says he’s “getting there” after undergoing several surgeries in less than a year.
During a recent interview on The Bobby Bones Show, the “Live Like You Were Dying” singer opened up about some issues with his health recently that led to cancelled concert tours and skipped award shows.
In the last “six, eight months,” the country crooner has required three back surgeries and double knee replacements, but now, things are looking better as he prepares to get back at it.
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As the musician gears up for his first concert in nearly a year thanks to his health conundrums, he said he’s “getting there” after having “three back surgeries [and] double knee replacements.”
It all started with a back surgery before kicking off his Standing Room Only Tour on March 14, 2024, which he said “sort of went south on me right at the beginning of the tour.” Then, just three weeks in, his “knees went out.”
He powered through “my knees completely gone and my back gone,” ultimately canceling the rest of his 2024 dates to “[go] in and [have] the surgeries done.”
“I had my knee surgeries done, and then in the process of recovering from my knee surgeries, my back went out again and I had to have another back surgery,” he explained.
The musician maintained a positive attitude about his multitude of surgical procedures, laughing as he addressed the final surgery of the batch—despite the fact it cost him a big Netflix gig, which is sure to come as disappointing news to his loyal fanbase.
He was meant to star as a champion bull rider who “oddly enough had back injuries and wasn’t supposed to ride again.”
Luckily he’s “feel[ing] better” now, though “some mornings are better than others.”
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