--- description: Matthew McConaughey's mom is the life of the party, even at age 81; she goes to Fleetwood Mac concerts and loves Kendall-Jackson wine. title: Matthew McConaughey's Mom Is Living Her Best Life image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02751358c0bbfd4a/6988a9adab6d7708b36ab89a/matthew-mcconaughey-mom.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Matthew McConaughey's Mom Is Living Her Best Life and This Is Proof  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 12, 2016 5:22 PM CUT  Matthew McConaughey (L) and mother Kay McConaughey attend the world premiere of "Bernie" during the 2012 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Paramount Theatre on March 13, 2012 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW) Matthew McConaughey (L) and mother Kay McConaughey attend the world premiere of "Bernie" during the 2012 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Paramount Theatre on March 13, 2012 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)Michael Buckner—Getty Images for SXSW  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 12, 2016 5:22 PM CUT Don’t let the fact that she’s 81 fool you — [Matthew McConaughey’s](http://time.com/4380220/matthew-mcconaughey-true-detective-season-3/ "undefined") mother, the inimitable Kay McConaughey, is still the life of the party and can still best her son when it comes to going hard in the paint. In an illuminating interview with [_Esquire_](http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a48988/matthew-mconaughey-redefined-his-brand/ "undefined") where Matthew discusses meeting his wife and winning an Oscar, the most riveting thing by far is his account of Kay, who is affectionately referred to as K-Mac. _Esquire_ offers this exceptionally glorious anecdote, in which we learn that K-Mac likes Fleetwood Mac and lots of Kendall-Jackson, because, really, who _doesn’t_ love those things? The story also includes McConaughey revealing by his own admission that his mother can out-party him. He’s taking K-Mac to a Fleetwood Mac concert, and McConaughey’s eighty-one-year-old mom likes to rock, and then some. “I do not remember the last time when we partied when she didn’t go to bed after me and get up before me,” he says. “She’s gonna want to jam on some Kendall-Jackson \[wine\] tonight.’” Never change, K-Mac. \[[Esquire](http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a48988/matthew-mconaughey-redefined-his-brand/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4528184/matthew-mcconaughey-mom/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4528184/matthew-mcconaughey-mom/"},"headline":"Matthew McConaughey's Mom Is Living Her Best Life and This Is Proof","datePublished":"2016-10-12T17:22:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:34.116Z","description":"Basically the coolest mom ever","url":"https://time.com/4528184/matthew-mcconaughey-mom/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Matthew McConaughey","celebrity","Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02751358c0bbfd4a/6988a9adab6d7708b36ab89a/matthew-mcconaughey-mom.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02751358c0bbfd4a/6988a9adab6d7708b36ab89a/matthew-mcconaughey-mom.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Bernie\" Greenroom Photo Op - 2012 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival","caption":"\"Bernie\" Greenroom Photo Op - 2012 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival","creditText":"Michael Buckner—Getty Images for SXSW","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4528184/matthew-mcconaughey-mom/","name":"Matthew McConaughey's Mom Is Living Her Best Life and This Is Proof"}}]}] ```