Hint: It Involves Toddlers, LA Traffic, and a Whole Lotta “No Thanks.”
Queen Sheryl Crow just spilled the herbal tea on why she passed up the chance to spin her chair and yell “I want you!” on The Voice. And spoiler alert—it’s got less to do with high notes and more to do with diaper duty.
While rocking the red carpet at A Country Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s—which sounds like the title of a Taylor Swift breakup album—Sheryl casually dropped a bombshell:
She turned down The Voice before it even started! Yup, OG season, day one, “Would you like to judge people’s dreams on national TV?” kind of offer. And Sheryl said: “Ehhh… I’ll pass.”
Why, you ask? Because back then she had a tiny human.
“I had a newborn and didn’t want to move back to L.A.,” she said, casually roasting one of America’s largest cities.
Wait! Plot twist! That memory was doing the Macarena on her, because she quickly corrected herself:
“Actually, that’s not true. He was about 2 years old.”
(Girl, same. Every parent knows time becomes a myth when your kid is still licking the dog and calling it ‘snack time.’)
So, instead of Hollywood glitz, she chose… normalcy. Ew. But also, kind of wholesome?
“We have a busy life here and normalcy is really lovely,” she added, which is exactly what people who’ve escaped Los Angeles say right before frolicking in open fields with zero traffic and lots of emotional stability.
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE.
Just when you thought Sheryl left The Voice in her rearview mirror forever, guess what?
She’s baaaaack… kinda.
She’s returning as a mega mentor, which is basically The Voice’s way of saying “We want you on the show, but like, only on the fun days when there’s no pressure.”
Also riding the mentor train this season: LeAnn Rimes, who we assume arrived singing “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” just for dramatic effect.
Sheryl said she had a blast mentoring, especially because she “absolutely adores” Kelsea Ballerini, which honestly same.
Oh, and remember that “newborn” from earlier in the story?
He’s now 14.
Time flies when you’re turning down reality TV offers and choosing sanity!
Also, fun fact: She’s got another son, Wyatt, who’s 18—which means she’s survived not one, but two teenage boys.
Truly, a rock goddess and a warrior.
Moral of the story? Sheryl Crow doesn’t need to spin chairs to spin wisdom. She’s too busy choosing peace, mentoring like a boss, and casually reminding us all that LA traffic is a valid reason to avoid fame.
