When it comes to marriage, David Foster and Katharine McPhee go with the flow.
The 74-year-old hit producer behind Chris Botti’s new jazz album Vol. 1 He tells PEOPLE exclusively that what works for him and McPhee, 39, is flexibility and openness to change.
“[Marriage] is a moving target, as you probably know,” says Foster. “If you’re a parent, then you absolutely know.”
Asked if there are any rules that must be followed in their relationship, the star says there are “no hard and fast rules”.
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Katharine McPhee and David Foster.
Courtesy of David Foster
When it comes to parenting their young son Rennie, 3, “Sometimes parents can agree to disagree and then agree on most things and have different philosophies on other things,” he says, “but it just works itself out.”
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The father of six, who previously said he and McPhee have different ideas about discipline, adds that their disagreements and disagreements are “all for the benefit of the child. Both, that’s what we’re working on.”
In addition to love and children, the couple are also longtime colleagues who are currently living together An intimate evening with David Foster and Katharine McPhee tour.
As far as music is concerned, he and the singer are a perfect match.
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“I produced our Christmas album, but it wasn’t like producing,” he says. “It was just me and my wife in the studio, just hanging out, making music. My wife and I have a great relationship and it’s always fun making music with her. She’s an amazing singer and can do anything I ask, which is fantastic in the studio.”
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David Foster and Katharine McPhee.
Courtesy of David Foster
Additionally, Foster admits that McPhee is ready to return to her solo projects soon.
“She’s a great mum and obviously a great singer, performer and actress, but Covid stopped everything for a while,” she says. “It coincided with her becoming a new mom and she loves being with me on the road, but she’s ready to go back to the life she had before me.”
He teases, “Very, very soon there will be more great things to come from her.”
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