Tim McGraw reveals how Faith Hill 'saved' his life and transformed his 'wild' ways

Tim McGraw owes his life to wife Faith Hill During an appearance on the Tracy Lawrence's Road House podcast McGraw opened up about his nearly -year-long marriage to Hill and explained how she managed to help the country star turn his life around I ve been lucky I ve been very fortunate First off meeting my wife saved my life I was a wild man he commented I was having fun She turned my life around I couldn t have detected a better woman Not only beautiful and talented but just a good good person And then having our daughters McGraw who shares Gracie Maggie and Audrey with Hill added It s life-changing They make you a better person and they certainly calm the demons in you TIM MCGRAW WOULD VE DIED' IF HE DID NOT MARRY FAITH HILL HOW THEIR MARRIAGE BEAT THE ODDS Fatherhood changed my perspective It changed the way I thought about what my future would be It certainly took me out of myself stated McGraw who's been sober since and candidly spoken in the past about how Hill supported him in quitting alcohol TIM MCGRAW CONFESSES MAKING LOVE TO THIS SONG LED TO -YEAR MARRIAGE WITH FAITH HILLThe country music superstars met in in Nashville They were both in relationships with other people at the time and it wasn't until she performed as his opening act on a tour that they started dating CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERLooking back on that time McGraw narrated People We were young and silly and goo-goo-eyed in love Hill who was engaged to record producer Scott Hendricks at the time later opened up about getting together with McGraw telling the publication If someone is going to judge my character because I was engaged to somebody and then I left him for somebody else Oh OK now she s a slut and a bad person I can t control that But I wasn t about to let Tim slip through my hands McGraw who's been open about his personal struggles throughout the years once admitted he presumably wouldn't be alive had he not crossed paths with his now-wife nearly three decades ago I guarantee you had I not gotten married to Faith at years old A I maybe would've ran my career into the ground and B I would've died already with my career into the ground one or the other and it wouldn't have ever been where it's at now McGraw explained Apple Music host Zane Lowe in via People Fox News Digital's Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this post