Both Garth Brooks‘ Stadium Tour and his SiriusXM The Garth Channel will end this weekend, which means he will suddenly have a lot of free time on his hands. But this time, he isn’t plotting another world tour, or a new business project (aside from his forthcoming new Friends in Low Places bar and music venue in downtown Nashville), or anything else. Instead, his biggest goal is to support his wife, Trisha Yearwood, in whatever she wants to do.
“Here’s a spoiler alert,” Brooks hinted to CMT. “How about being married to someone who has more Grammys than you do? Then you say, ‘What is her future, and how do I be a mate to her and whatever she wants to do?’ She’s kind of in the same place in her life where she’ll be starting new chapters. I want her to, without pause or hesitation to go, ‘I want to do this.’ Then my job is to be her love and her support.”
Indeed, much of Yearwood’s own professional aspirations were put on hold while Brooks was on his massive Stadium Tour, a sacrifice she willingly made for the sake of their marriage.
“We were both married before, and so we thought if we’re going to be together, let’s not get married to be together and then be apart,” Yearwood told SheKnows. “That means sometimes you don’t get to do things you want to do because I would love to go do this movie or that project, but I’d be gone for two weeks and he can’t go so that’s just not an option.”
Indeed, by Yearwood’s own admission, their relationship has its ups and downs, like everyone else. But it’s their commitment to each other that makes it work, more than any secret formula.
“We aren’t like a magical couple,” Yearwood said. “We have our days, right? But we are best friends. I think the groundwork that we laid by being friends for such a long time before we were a couple has been important.”
While it’s unlikely Brooks will remain idle, he says his days of touring the country on another Stadium Tour are officially history, probably forever.
“I don’t think we’ll ever do a stadium tour again, ever,” Brooks told Entertainment Tonight in August. “It’s just too much on the crew,” Brooks shared. “These guys haven’t been home in six months.”
Whether Brooks finds himself at home or on a tour bus again is, for the next few years at least, entirely up to Yearwood.
“I just want to be wherever that woman is, and I’ll be happy.” Brooks said. “But if I’m gonna get to play music, then I’m a lucky, lucky man.”
Its been great watching you play your tour. Time to support your wife and her ventures together. Stay strong for each other.