--- title: "Elon Musk’s Mom Says She Has to Sleep “in the Garage” When She Visits Him" description: "Elon Musk's mom said her son puts her up in his garage when she visits his demure home in Texas — even though he has a tiny guest house." date: "2022-08-29" modified: "2022-08-29" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musks-mom-sleeps-garage" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "Health & Medicine" - "Sleep" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "boca chica" - "elon musk" - "SpaceX" - "starbase" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk’s Mom Says She Has to Sleep “in the Garage” When She Visits Him ![Elon Musk's mom said her son puts her up in his garage when she visits his demure home in Texas — even though he has a tiny guest house.]() *\Image: Dia Dipasupil/WireImage\* ## Mamma Mia In spite of being the richest person on Earth — and hence more than able to afford the finest things in life — Elon Musk purportedly puts his mom up in his garage when she visits his demure home near SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. "I have to sleep in the garage," Maye Musk, the billionaire's supermodel mom, [told *The Times of London*](). "You can't have a fancy house near a rocket site." In the wide-ranging interview, the elder Musk said that her "genius boy" son had always been disinterested in owning possessions — a characterization that fits with his 2020 declaration that he was going to sell all his properties and have no "main residence." ## Below His Means If it sounds a little bit bizarre that Musk's 74-year-old mother has to stay in her son's garage, it's possible she's indulging in her son's [penchant for exaggeration](). To wit, Musk [said earlier this summer that]() that his South Texas residence is "technically a three-bedroom but it used to be a two-bedroom" until he converted the garage. So maybe she meant a bedroom that was formerly a garage. Regardless, mystery has haunted Musk's living situation for several years. For a while, he was making a big deal out of [living in a tiny prefab shack]() near SpaceX's launch site. Last winter, though, the [*Wall Street Journal* published a report]() based on information from unnamed sources that the SpaceX CEO had actually been living in his friend and fellow "Paypal Mafia" member Ken Howery's lavish waterfront mansion in Austin. In the face of such intrigue, both [Musk and Howery denied the *WSJ*'s claim]() and the story eventually faded away. But then again, we wouldn't put it past her uber-famous son to actually make his mother stay in his garage, which would rank incredibly low on the list of [bizarre things about Musk]() that we'll never understand. **READ MORE:** [Maye Musk: ‘I called Elon Genius Boy. He remembered everything’]() \[*The Times of London*\] **More on weird Elon:** [Experts Say Elon Musk Messed Up by Having Secret Children With His Employee]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()