Justin Moore Responds To Comments About His Appearance

Justin Moore looks a bit different after a cancer scare turned out to be something quite different. “I just look like a linebacker, circa 1982,” he jokes.

The issue is Moore’s neck. It’s noticeably larger than it was several months ago. “I’m sure people think, ‘Golly, he’s been eating good,'” he jokes.

• Justin Moore returned to the road last month after spending 30 days in rehab to address alcohol issues.
• Fans had started to notice and many made derogatory or insensitive comments about his appearance on social media (per Country Chord).
• Moore talked about it during an appearance on Tracy Lawrence‘s podcast, TL’s Roadhouse.

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What’s Wrong With Justin Moore?

Moore originally feared his thick neck could be a sign of cancer, or a lipoma. Doctors ruled those out and offered a less precise diagnosis. He’s actually just got benign fat and there’s nothing anyone can do about it.

Doctors said surgery would be difficult and it may affect his singing and speaking voice. “I’ve never sold records because of my looks in the first place,” he cracks.

After learning the condition was relatively harmless, Moore admits he was feeling sorry for himself but his wife Kate reset his approach with some tough love.

“She goes, ‘If you just have a fat neck and you’re here for the next 50 years then shut up and stop complaining,'” Moore says.

Lawrence adds to the laughter by suggesting a nickname for Moore: the chipmunk.

Did Justin Moore Go To Rehab?

In June, Justin Moore announced he was canceling shows for personal health reasons. A month later he took a stage in Knoxville, Ill. and admitted he’d been in rehab.

“I just got out of rehab for 30 days. This is my 31st day sober,” he told the crowd.

“My drinking got out of control,” he admits to the crowd, pledging to help others find sobriety as he gets older.

Moore will continue to tour through November, with his next show coming Aug. 21 in South Dakota.