Married to singer Faith Hill and with three musical youngsters, US country star Tim McGraw has all the ingredients for his own Von Trapp family troop.
The Grammy winner has brought the clan - his wife and daughters Gracie, Maggie and Audrey - Down Under for his first Australian tour.
He laughs off suggestions a family album is on the cards.
"God forbid," McGraw jokes with AAP.
"My girls are musical. All three can sing, play the piano, one plays the guitar.
"They would be a lot better than me. But, hopefully, they take after their mum.
"If they want to do it (get into music) you hope they're good. It's a tough business, even if you're good."
For now though, McGraw says his girls are just happy seeing the sights and wildlife of Oz.
"We went to Australia Zoo today, had a fantastic time. They got to play with koalas and kangaroos."
Asked if his good mates "our" Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman warned him about Australia's drop bear population McGraw laughs.
"No they didn't ... We'll watch out for those," he said.
"They did tell us to take a boat around the (harbour) in Sydney."
Australians are some of the best people around, McGraw says before claiming credit for Oprah Winfrey's upcoming visit.
"She heard Tim McGraw's here, so she said: 'Well, I better go'," he says in his southern drawl.
McGraw, 43, has sold more than 40 million albums, and dominated the charts with 31 number one hits, since the release of his debut album in 1993.
He says Aussie fans can expect pure country on his Southern Voices tour.
"We just like to have fun," he says.
"We don't have a lot of bells and whistles, we don't go out there with things exploding and on fire, it's all about the music ... We'll bring the house down."
Four years ago, McGraw, a Democrat supporter, floated the idea of entering US politics with the encouragement of former president Bill Clinton.
If he does transition from entertainer to pollie, McGraw will join the likes of Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Ronald Wilson Reagan and Clint Eastwood who had a stint as Mayor of Carmel in 1986.
"I grew up in Louisiana, so politics is a state sport for us," he says.
McGraw says he might have to knock on Australia's Midnight Oil rocker-turned-pollie Peter Garrett's door to get some advice.
"I may have to do that ... But, I've probably got too many skeletons in my closest to be a politician," he says.
"It's a long way down the road, the kids would have to be grown up ... It's not something I want to go out and seek.
"But, at some point in my life, if I feel I have something to offer then I will.
"It would have to be a situation where I saw something and could make a difference."
The Southern Voices tour continues with a show tonight in Sydney, before heading to Townsville for CMC Rocks North QLD. Details and tickets are available here!
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