Grab your cowboy hats and a shot of whiskey, folks, because Miranda Lambert's been reminiscing about her wild ride touring with the late, great Toby Keith, and let's just say, it sounds like one heck of a honky-tonk history lesson!
In a candid interview on Theo Von's "This Past Weekend" podcast, Lambert spilled the tea about Keith’s “tough love” mentorship, the valuable lessons she learned on the road, and their final, poignant encounter.
Toby Keith: No-Nonsense Mentor and Country Music Outlaw
Imagine this: you're a fresh-faced Miranda Lambert, barely out of your teens, about to embark on your first major country music tour. Your boss? None other than Toby Keith, the red Solo cup-wielding, chart-topping outlaw of country music.
Talk about trial by fire!
"Toby was, I think, like, my fourth big major country tour," Lambert recalled. "And I learned a lot."
But this wasn’t your average mentorship, filled with gentle encouragement and hand-holding.
Keith, known for his straight-shooting personality and no-nonsense approach, threw Lambert straight into the deep end.
"He was himself," Lambert emphasized, a touch of awe in her voice. "Know what I mean? He was, like, authentically himself. Kind of did everything his own way. An outlaw in his own way."
Tough Love and a Crash Course in Winning Over a Crowd
One of the biggest lessons Lambert learned? How to win over an audience that wasn't there to see her.
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