Morgan Wallen says he has been working on himself and that he needs to keep working on himself. He’s not going to play live shows this summer, he says.
Referring specifically to tour dates with Luke Bryan and planned festival dates, Wallen says he is bowing, “But it’s important to me personally, if you can, still go to these shows – support country music,” he writes. “Country music is back and that’s a beautiful thing.”
Wallen would open Bryan’s Proud to Be Right Here Tour from May and had selected festival dates on its calendar.
Most of the 27-year-old’s four-slide handwritten note focuses on the response to his Dangerous: The Double Album release from January. He talks about how proud he is of the album and how much he has appreciated the support of his fans during this time.
“I’ve felt a lot of love lately from so many people I haven’t met yet,” he says. “I know my corner hasn’t been the most popular to stand in lately, but many of you have done it anyway.”
Wallen’s album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spent an unprecedented 10 weeks there. Most of the second slide is about gratitude – he then goes into the events that led to his silence on social media and ultimately why he’s taking time off the road.
“I’ve made some mistakes, I’m figuring them out, + I’ve apologized because I’m really sorry + I’m making up for it,” he says.
There are no details on how Red Light District is making up for it. He is referring to being caught using the N word in front of the camera, which resulted in his music being pulled from radio and streaming playlists and his booking agent dropping him among other things.
“I just wanted to let you know I’ve been away for a few months + feel like I’ve really worked on myself,” he adds. “I am proud of the work that I have done + grateful in many ways for having had the time to do it. I needed this time off.”
Page 3 of Wallen’s handwritten note reveals his plans not tour this summer. He also notes that he is proud of the man he is and is becoming, while pointing out that he hopes he will be different by the age of 32. The note closes by sharing that he is back in Nashville, “back in business.”
“My story is far from over and coming back to see you is all I can think of,” the letter ends. “So just know you’ll see me sooner rather than later.”
His note does not directly list several Nashville billboards that have been paid for by fans who call him their Entertainer of the Year. Taste of Country has been informed that the signs will be hanging for a week and that its fans are expected to continue to protest at the ACM Awards.
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