Morgan Wallen Discusses the Price of Fame After Abrupt ‘SNL’ Exit
Morgan Wallen shared his thoughts on fame on the April 2 episode of Theo Vonn's Last Weekend podcast.
"It’s still weird, and there’s parts of [fame] that I don’t like," Wallen said. "I think anybody who has to deal with that … it’s not ideal," he continued.
"It’s not ideal to go everywhere, and even if you don’t get bothered, you were on edge the whole time because you thought you might. There’s things that you just don’t do. There’s just things you don’t do anymore," the country music star explained.
Wallen went on to say that he really enjoys hobbies such as hunting because he can be himself and not worry about being "bothered."
“I can go be with my buddies. I’m in the middle of nowhere. I can be at ease. I can not stress out. You just find ways to supplement it, I think, you know?" he told Vonn.
Wallen's comments come after he made headlines for abruptly walking off the set of Saturday Night Live on March 29. After making his exit, he took to his Instagram Stories shortly after with a photo of a private jet and a caption that read "Get me to God's Country."
Sources close to Wallen told Variety that there wasn't any ill-intent meant by the move, which is how he exited the stage during rehearsals. In the time since, Wallen has decided to sell "Get Me to God's Country" merchandise to capitalize on the attention.
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