Elon Musk's mother, Maye Musk, sleeps in her son's garage when she visits him

Elon Musk's mom, Maye Musk, has to "sleep in the garage" when she visits her son, the founder of the Tesla brand, in Texas, according to the 74-year-old woman herself.

While the tycoon could have whatever he wants because of his billionaire status, his mom, model Maye Musk, revealed that the entrepreneur is not interested in owning a lot of material things and lives a very simple life, so there are no luxury accommodations when she travels to see him in Boca Chica, Texas.

"I have to sleep in the garage. You can't have a luxurious house near a rocket launching base," Maye told the Times magazine. Likewise, when asked if Elon is interested in possessions, his mom added to the publication, "No, not at all in that sense."

The 74-year-old star admitted that it was a good thing her son didn't listen to her advice at times, as she had recommended that he not make electric cars or rockets, "something he obviously didn't listen to."

Although Maye - who is also mother to Kimbal and Tosca with ex-husband Errol Musk - does not share Elon Musk's passion for space travel, she said she is open to the idea if her children encourage her to think about it. "You have to go through six months of preparation and isolation and that doesn't appeal to me. But if my children want me to do it, I will do it," she assured in the interview.

The former model recalled the time when Elon and Kimbal made good on their promise to buy her a house and car when they sold their Zip2 software company, after living in a rented studio apartment in San Francisco.

"We couldn't afford a birthday party. Then one of the investors in Elon and Kimbal's company told us we could use his house. So the kids picked up some not-so-fancy food, and gave me a little house and a wooden car and promised me that someday they would buy me real ones," he described.

He added: "I said, 'That's nice,' thinking it would never happen. And the next thing they did was that. But it still took me a long time to live without fear."

Likewise, the woman spoke about the "difficult moments" she spent together with her children and, even, others she had to face being even younger.

"Tosca and I were joking the other day about how we all lived in a one-bedroom apartment for a year. For a long time after my marriage ended, I had a constant pain in my stomach. I was terrified I wouldn't be able to feed my children," recalled Maye, who insisted that her family's wealth has changed "nothing" for them.

"It doesn't change anything. My children are still kind and loving. I still appreciate being here. When I first came to Paris at 21, I had $5 a day. I stayed in a room with a single hanging light bulb," he assured.