David Foster gushes about perks of raising a toddler at 73

David Foster is learning to be a father all over again.

The 73-year-old musician welcomed son Rennie, 2, in 2021 with his wife Katharine McPhee, 38.

He shares six adult daughters from previous relationships: Allison, 52, Amy, 49, Sara, 41, Erin, 40, and Jordan, 36.

"At this point in my life, it's different again," Foster shared with People. "Not better or worse, just different. I still work, I'm still gone a lot, but maybe the time is a little more precious to me because I got more runway behind me than I have ahead of me now."

Foster admitted that one virtue he lacked at the time of his daughter was “patience” – something he is keen on harboring for his son.

"I think that I can offer one thing to Rennie even though I won't be around when he's 50 or 40 even, or 30 maybe," he explained. "I think I can offer him wisdom from my 72 years on the planet. And maybe that's not a bad trade-off. I hope so."

Foster and McPhee first met during the 2006 season of American Idol. The pair went on to remain friends until 2016.

The couple confirmed their relationship at the Met Gala in 2018, and eventually wed a year later.