Morgan Wallen broke his silence about his April 8 arrest on suspicion of throwing a chair from the top of a six-story bar in Nashville.
The “One Thing at a Time” and “Whiskey Glasses” singer said in a tweet Friday that he is “not proud” of his behavior and that he accepts responsibility for his role in the incident at Chief's, of which he is responsible. co-owner. by fellow artist and “Man Made a Bar” collaborator Eric Church.
“I didn't feel good speaking publicly until I made peace with some people. I have been in contact with the authorities in Nashville, my family and the good people at Chief's. “I am not proud of my behavior and I accept responsibility,” says the 30-year-old. wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “I have the utmost respect for the officers who work every day to keep us all safe,” she wrote.
Days after his arrest, Wallen returned for the continuation of his One Night at a Time stadium tour, based on its corresponding album “One Thing at a Time”, which was the most consumed album in the US of the year. past, and said the incident will not affect upcoming concerts.
“As for my tour, there will be no changes,” he wrote.
The country superstar is due in court on May 3 amid a three-night stint at Nashville's Nissan Stadium.
Wallen has been charged with three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct, the Associated Press reported. Witnesses told officers they saw Wallen pick up a chair, throw it over the ceiling and laugh about it, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the AP. The chair Wallen allegedly threw landed about 3 feet away from some police officers, who spoke with witnesses and reviewed security footage of the incident.
The singer-songwriter was arrested in 2020 for public intoxication and disorderly conduct after being kicked out of Kid Rock's bar in downtown Nashville. In January 2021, Wallen released the double album “Dangerous,” which became the first album in history to spend 100 weeks in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart.
Then the following month, he was suspended from his record label and his music was temporarily removed from radio and streaming playlists after a video surfaced of him drunk using a racist slur. He apologized for the language he described as “me on the 72nd hour” of a 72-hour bender, he spent time out of the spotlight working on himself and has since made an impressive comeback.
Last spring, during the original leg of the One Night at a Time tour, the musician abruptly canceled a series of concerts to take a “doctor-ordered vocal rest.” He is scheduled to return to some of the canceled venues during the tour extension.
