“Marriage, Music, and Margaritas: Trisha Yearwood’s Secrets to Keeping It Real at 60”

 

Trisha’s perspective on aging, love, and why “Drunk Works” is her favorite imperfectly perfect anthem.

Trisha Yearwood has never been one to sugarcoat life. At 60, the Grammy-winning country icon, bestselling cookbook author, and half of one of music’s most enduring love stories, is still standing tall—boots on, heart open, and margarita in hand.

In a world where celebrity couples stage their perfection for cameras and filters, Trisha Yearwood is refreshingly real. Her marriage to Garth Brooks isn’t a fairy tale—it’s a living, breathing relationship filled with laughter, compromise, late-night tacos, and the occasional kitchen meltdown. And that’s exactly how she likes it.

“We’re not perfect, and we don’t try to be,” she says with a chuckle, sipping her signature lime margarita from a mason jar on the back porch of their Nashville home. “We’ve learned to love the mess.”

It’s that grounded authenticity that has kept fans returning to her music and her story for decades. From her breakout single “She’s in Love with the Boy” to her latest emotionally textured duet with Garth, Drunk Works, Trisha has always sung straight from the gut. Now, as she enters her seventh decade, she’s embracing what she calls the “no-pressure period” of life—and it’s showing in every part of her work and marriage.

“Turning 60 felt like a permission slip,” she admits. “Permission to stop apologizing for needing quiet. Permission to skip the hair and makeup if I don’t feel like it. And yes, permission to order the damn queso.”

That freedom hasn’t just transformed her lifestyle—it’s also inspired her latest projects. “Drunk Works,” the new single co-written with Garth, is a playful yet raw ode to love that survives despite the occasional chaos. Trisha says the idea came to them after a minor disagreement during dinner that led to a slightly tipsy late-night songwriting session.

“We’d had a couple margaritas, were cleaning up dishes, and I think Garth said something like, ‘Drunk works better than therapy,’” she laughs. “And I just stopped and said, ‘Write that down!’”

The song is both humorous and honest, describing a couple who bickers, forgets anniversaries, and sometimes yells across the kitchen—but who always come back to each other in the end. It’s not polished. It’s not poetic. But it’s real.

And that’s the word Trisha keeps circling back to: real.

Being real means admitting that marriage—especially in the spotlight—isn’t always easy. “People assume Garth and I have this magical, unicorn marriage,” she says. “But it takes work. And the work isn’t glamorous. It’s dishes. It’s compromise. It’s being willing to admit when you’re wrong and still showing up for each other even when you’re annoyed.”

It also means making room for joy, spontaneity, and yes—margaritas. Trisha has turned her love for food and drinks into a second career, publishing multiple cookbooks and hosting a wildly successful cooking show. But she insists the secret ingredient isn’t in the recipe—it’s in the vibe.

“Dinner isn’t just about the food. It’s about the table,” she says. “It’s about lighting a candle, putting on some Patsy Cline, and just being with your people. And a margarita doesn’t hurt.”

Her kitchen has become both sanctuary and stage—a place where she and Garth dance barefoot to old records, argue about garlic salt, and brainstorm song lyrics. “Some of our best creative moments start with dinner,” she says. “And tequila.”

When asked how she balances it all—career, marriage, aging gracefully—she shrugs. “I don’t balance it. I blend it. Some days are more about music, some days about being a wife, and some days are about being kind to myself and taking a walk alone.”

Trisha’s advice to younger women chasing love, dreams, or both? “Don’t wait to be perfect before you show up. Show up messy. Show up loud. Show up with salsa on your shirt.”

She pauses, smiling as Garth walks by in the background, barefoot, humming something that sounds suspiciously like the chorus of “Drunk Works.” She raises her glass toward him. “See? That’s real life. And I love it.”

Trisha Yearwood at 60 isn’t reinventing herself—she’s returning to her core: music, love, laughter, and living fully in the moment. Whether she’s headlining a show or hosting friends around her kitchen island, she radiates the kind of confidence that only comes with hard-won wisdom.

Marriage, music, and margaritas. Turns out, that’s a pretty timeless recipe.