Country singer Trace Adkins is opening up about one of the most dramatic moments of his life, sharing new details about the 1994 shooting involving his ex-wife Julie Curtis. During an appearance on Theo Von’s "This Past Weekend" podcast, Adkins said he survived what he described as a "kill shot."
According to Adkins, the bullet passed through his heart and both lungs. His account has drawn attention because of the severity of the injury and the fact that he lived through it. The 64-year-old artist used the podcast conversation to revisit the life-threatening episode in his own words.
The story has resurfaced as fans react to Adkins discussing the incident publicly on a popular interview platform. While the shooting has long been part of his personal history, the podcast appearance brought renewed focus to how close he came to dying and how he remembers the event decades later.
Adkins remains one of country music’s most recognizable voices, and his comments on the podcast added a deeply personal chapter to his public story. The interview highlighted not just the 1994 shooting itself, but the lasting impact of a moment he says could easily have been fatal.
