Three generations of songwriters sitting down for a conversation. Elle Magazine recently had Sheryl Crow, Maren Morris, and Audrey McGraw sit down for a Three Generations Of Songwriters conversation. The three women talked about the future of women in the music industry, learning from younger generations, and appreciating the craft that older generations honed and paved the way for their careers. While the women talked about how much they all admire each other and what’s going on in their careers and lives, they also touched on how Audrey McGraw is growing into her own skin as an artist, following in her parents’ footsteps. Following in the footsteps of Tim and Faith, their youngest daughter, Audrey, has proven to be quite the vocalist over the past few years. In fact, Tim recently said he’s the worst singer in the family, and I think he may be right. Rightfully so, her parents are proud of her vocal ability and constantly promote her music and share what she’s been up to. And I don’t blame them —Audrey has a set of pipes that deserves bragging about. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Audrey (@audreymcgraw) However, it took Audrey a long time to feel comfortable enough to share her music and songwriting with her famed parents. During Audrey’s conversation with Maren and Sheryl, she was asked if there was one song that made her feel solid as a songwriter- like that feeling you know you nailed a test or a presentation. You’re on cloud nine after seeing the finished product. Audrey reveals that she didn’t share her songwriting with her family until she was almost a legal adult, and that the experience was scary for her: “I don’t know, I think the first solid song I wrote, I was maybe 17. I’m pretty sure I called it ‘Mental Breakdown’ because I was having a mental breakdown when I wrote it. And I showed it to my parents, and I was so scared to show it to them because everything I made, I hid. Not because they were harsh or unsupportive, it was just a lot of pressure.” Sheryl Crow chimed in that she could totally see how there is pressure for her due to the star status both of her parents hold. “Because I’m fans of them… so I was always nervous to show them what I wrote.” I mean, that’s fair —it’s like the saying, “Never meet your heroes.” I am sure that Audrey had a lot of fear that her parents would not be impressed with her work, or, even worse, would fluff her up even though they knew it would not hold up in the music industry. However, the reaction that Audrey got from her father specifically gave her the confidence to dive into songwriting fully. But I showed them this one song, and my dad was like, ‘Why are you going to drama school? Why do you want to be an actor?’ He goes, ‘Are you sure?’ I go, ‘Why is it good?’ He’s like, ‘It’s pretty good.’ And that song hasn’t seen the light of day. But I think he gave me the confidence after I showed him this song.” Sheryl Crow then jokes that if McGraw chooses to release “Mental Breakdown” one day, it could end up being her biggest song. Maren Morris piggybacked off that statement, noting that sometimes your most significant hits are never what you’d expect them to be. Maybe one of these days that song will see the light… but until then I’ll keep jamming to the great works that Audrey McGraw is putting out. She may be early in her career, but her unique sound will take her far, and she’s got a lot to give. Check out the whole interview while you’re here. And before you go fire up her stellar cover of Neil Diamond’s “I Am… I Said.” The post Tim McGraw’s Daughter, Audrey, Says She Was Scared To Show Her Parents The Music She’d Written: “It Was A Lot Of Pressure” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.