Trisha Yearwood explained why she put her career on pause after marrying country music star Garth Brooks. “When I married Garth and I moved to Oklahoma, I stopped,” Yearwood said at the “In Her Own Words: An Evening with Trisha Yearwood” event, according to People magazine. 5 Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks perform onstage during Homeward Bound: A GRAMMY Salute To The Songs Of Paul Simon at Hollywood Pantages Theatre on April 6, 2022, in Hollywood, California. It’s about how you’re raised.”5 “I wasn’t touring 200 days a year anymore,” Yearwood explained after she married Garth. Rick DiamondAfter taking a step back from her music career, Yearwood found a new passion.