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Nate Smith got a little too comfortable while performing on stage with compatriot Morgan Wallen.
During a recent interview with Billboard News, the 40-year-old musician said that one of the things he learned about the “Last Night” singer while touring with him is that “he's a very forgiving person.”
“One of the nights during the tour, I may have thrown a drink at him on stage. I could have. I could have,” he admitted. “I could have. And I thought I was trying to be funny, and it wasn't funny. And Morgan forgave me. He forgave me.”
The singer admitted that Wallen “should have kicked me off the tour,” but that the two laughed together on FaceTime.
Smith admitted that he once threw a drink at Wallen while he was on stage, but said the singer forgave him. (Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images; Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ABA)
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He explained that after apologizing, Wallen said he understood and told him, “Man, I probably would have done the same thing, or have done the same thing.”
“He's a very forgiving person. He's very gracious. He's a good man,” Smith said. “He's a good man. He's a great guy. Literally a whole cup. A whole cup. I thought he was the funniest guy in the world.”
After the incident, Smith remembers receiving “a lot of phone calls” and that “nobody was happy” with what he did on stage.
“Morgan, if you're listening, I love you,” Smith added. “I'm still so sorry. Thank you for not teasing me back, by the way. You made me think you were going to go on the whole tour and you didn't. You held back because you're a man who walks in grace. Thank you, sir.”
Smith thanked Wallen for not “playing a prank on him.” (John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM)
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Wallen has had a rough road since becoming a country music superstar. The “Whiskey Glasses” singer was arrested and charged in April 2024 with reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct in Tennessee after throwing a chair from a rooftop bar in Nashville, which landed near police officers.
In April 2025, Wallen addressed the incident during an interview on Theo Von. “Last weekend” podcast, saying he hasn't been to a bar “since the last time I was in a bar that everyone knows.”
He also talked about the downsides of fame, explaining: “There are parts of [fame] which I don't like.”
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Wallen spoke about the dangers of fame in a 2025 interview. (John Shearer)
“It's not ideal to go everywhere, and even if they don't bother you, you were nervous the whole time because you thought you could do it,” he said. “There are things you just don't do. There are things you don't do anymore.”
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“I can go be with my friends, I'm in the middle of nowhere. I can be calm,” he added. “I can't stress myself out. I think you just find ways to supplement it, you know?”
