Morgan Wallen doesn’t at all times love being well-known.
Talking on Theo Von’s This Previous Weekend podcast, the 31-year-old nation artist, who shot to stardom as a contestant on season six of The Voice, mentioned fame is “nonetheless bizarre” to him almost every week after his abrupt exit from Saturday Evening Reside sparked controversy.
“There’s components of that that I don’t like,” Wallen mentioned of fame. “I feel anyone who has to take care of that … it’s not ideally suited. It’s not ideally suited to go in all places.
“And even when you don’t get bothered, you had been on edge the entire time since you thought you may [be bothered],” he continued. “There’s issues that you simply simply don’t do. There’s simply stuff you don’t do anymore.”
The Grammy winner went on to elucidate how searching at all times helps to alleviate his anxieties.
He mentioned: “I can go be with my buddies. I’m in the course of nowhere. I could be comfy. I can’t stress out. You simply discover methods to complement it, I feel, you realize?”
If it’s not searching, it’s being in a bar. But, Wallen admitted, “it may be the very best factor” for him to not exit consuming so typically.
Actually, he hasn’t stepped foot in a bar since he was arrested in Nashville in April 2024 after he threw a chair off the rooftop of Eric Church’s bar.
The “Whiskey Glasses” singer ended up pleading responsible to 2 misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment, leading to a two-year probation sentence and one week in a DUI training middle.
Wallen’s feedback on fame come almost every week after he confronted criticism for abruptly exiting the SNL stage following his March 29 efficiency on the dwell, late-night comedy present.
The artist ignored the custom of staying on stage and celebrating with the solid because the credit roll on the finish of the episode.
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Wallen gave a fast hug to host Mikey Madison (Anora) earlier than exiting.
Sources near the “Cowgirls” vocalist advised Variety there was no in poor health intent behind Wallen’s speedy departure or subsequent social media submit, and he loved himself on the SNL stage.
His efficiency included two music debuts — “I’m the Downside” and “Simply in Case” — from his new album, One Factor at a Time, which was launched on March 3.
After the episode aired, Wallen took to his Instagram Story to share a photograph of his personal jet on the runway with the caption, “Get me to God’s nation.”
The brief phrase has since gone viral, and now, Wallen is capitalizing on the second by promoting T-shirts and hats with the identical phrase emblazoned on them.
