Parker McCollum Reflects on His Longstanding Admiration for Miranda Lambert

Parker McCollum recently opened up about his longstanding admiration and connection with fellow East Texas artist Miranda Lambert.

During an interview with Danny Murphy and Evan Real on SiriusXM’s Page Six Radio, the “Pretty Heart” singer recalled meeting Lambert during their first tour together and praised her for always staying connected to her Texas roots.

“I was on tour with her right before COVID. That was kind of the first time we’d ever actually met. And we did a run of shows with her and COVID started and we didn’t play a show for I think a whole year after that,” he recalled. “But she’s an east Texas girl. I’m from east Texas, so, you know, and she’s always all through her becoming a bonafide superstar, mega superstar in country music, she’s always really stayed in close contact with kind of the Texas scene. I always noticed that.”

He continued, “And I always thought that was really cool. Like, she was bonafide mega superstar, you know, and when she played in Texas, she still have some of the Randy Rogers bands and the Wade Bowen and all those guys, she’d have them on stage or have them open those shows. And I always was like, man, that’s really impressive that she still feels, you know, that close to those, that to that whole scene.”

McCollum shared that Lambert’s example inspired him to do the same and went on to praise the country superstar for always being in his corner. 

“And so I’ve always made sure to try to do that as well as I kind of went and did the major record deal thing and she’s had some great advice for navigating all of that. I was such a fan of hers. I’ve always just thought her voice is one of my favorite voices in the history of country music,” he said. “And so I really don’t know why she’s so good to me, but I’m certainly super grateful and appreciative. She’s just one of the good ones.”

Parker McCollum and Miranda Lambert recently joined forces to support Texas after the devastating floods last summer with their Band Together Texas benefit, which raised over $8.5 million for flood relief.

The two artists also collaborated musically on Lambert’s Postcards From Texas album, teaming up for the duet “Santa Fe.”

McCollum shared his excitement over the collaboration on social media, writing, “Absolutely honored to be a part of this album. Been a huge fan of Miranda since I was just a kid so to have the opportunity to collab with her is truly a dream come true. One of the greatest talents this business has ever seen.”