Country singer Luke Combs has opened up about some of the sacrifices he has made as a working father. At the time, Mr. Combs was on tour in Sydney, Australia, about a 20-hour flight from his home in Nashville, Tennessee, where he lived with his wife, Nicole Hocking.
The “Fast Car” singer said he woke up in his hotel room to a text from his wife, who was on her way to the hospital. “It said, ‘I’m so sorry, I really tried to not have the baby while you’re gone,’” Mr. Combs recalled as he choked up.
Mr. Combs noted that his son was two and a half weeks early. “I was supposed to be home, and I wasn’t.
And that was really hard,” he said, adding that his mother- and sister-in-law were able to be there for his wife during labor. “So my wife had a really great support system with her for that experience, which I’m very thankful for. That made it a lot easier,” he shared.
Although the country star wasn’t able to be by his wife’s side, Mr. Combs said he was still able to virtually watch the birth of his son, who arrived on Aug. 15.
Since then, the singer has released a handful of hit albums, including 2019’s “What You See Is What You Get,” 2022’s “Growin‘ Up,” and 2023’s “Gettin’ Old.” His most recent album, “Fathers & Sons,” debuted on June 14, two days before Father’s Day. The cover art features a picture of Mr.
Combs and his father seated in chairs beside a body of water, fishing with his two sons. Speaking with Mr. Lowe, M.
