Reba McEntire Says She Thought About Qutting Music After Her Mom Died

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Reba McEntire wants to do her mother proud. Sitting down with ET Canada’s Morgan Hoffman for the new special “One-on-One with Reba McEntire”, the country singer talks about almost quitting music after her mother died. READ MORE: Reba McEntire Reveals Who Causes The Most Trouble On ‘The Voice’ Set Asked how long she felt that way, Reba says, “Probably about a month, maybe two.” Jacqueline McEntire, who was born in 1926, was an aspiring country singer who became a school teacher, librarian and a secretary.

Sharing the news of her mother’s death on March 14, 2020, Reba wrote, “She had a wonderful, full, healthy life and was absolutely ready to go.

The cancer might think it won the battle but we’re giving God all the credit on selecting the time for her to go home to Him.” Looking back, Reba tells ET Canada, “We were home after Mama passed and [my sister] Susie and I were working in Mom and Daddy’s house, you know, straightening everything out and cleaning it out and separating things.” Going through that work, it occurred to Reba that she didn’t feel a “want” to continue her music career anymore. “I told Susie that I don’t have a want to, because mama was my want to,” she says. “I did the recording contract.

Mama was living her dreams through me. So when she left, I was like, ‘Why am I doing this?'” READ MORE: Reba McEntire Wants To Collaborate With Garth Brooks: ‘Garth Is A Force Of Nature’ The thought was only fleeting, though, as Reba explains, “But I realized I’m still doing it because I love it.