Morgan Wallen Court Hearing<\/span><\/p> “I’m proud that Morgan has had problems in his life. If he didn’t, he wouldn’t be the man he is today,” he adds. “But I’m even more proud of what he’s done with them.”<\/p>\n Wallen has spoken about some of the ways he’s matured since low points like the chair-throwing incident<\/a> that got him arrested in downtown Nashville. He says he’s dialed down his partying habit so much that he hasn’t been in a bar<\/a> since.<\/p>\n These days, he’s more likely to spend time hunting or relaxing in nature with a few close friends or family members.<\/p>\n Read More<\/em>: Morgan Wallen\u00a0Reveals What’s Changed Since He Was Arrested For Throwing a Chair Off a Bar Roof<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n In his newly-published letter, Tommy Wallen pointed to one particular anecdote to show how his son has grown. He recalled a\u00a0recent show of Wallen’s in London, where his family watched the concert from a private suite. After the show was over and everyone else had moved to the afterparty, Wallen stayed behind and started cleaning up the suite.<\/p>\n “That made me smile,” Tommy wrote. “My son has become a man, far from the boy I used to hear strumming songs in our garage on my grandfather’s hand-me-down guitar, but he hasn’t lost his way.”<\/p>\n He also recalled some career struggles that happened so early on, most fans might have forgotten about them: How\u00a0an injury sidelined Wallen from his college baseball dreams<\/a>, and then how he was voted off\u00a0The Voice<\/a><\/em> as a young country music hopeful.<\/p>\n Tommy and Leslie Wallen married in 1991 and raised four children together (all girls, except for Morgan.) The family lived in Sneedville, Tenn., for the bulk of the singer’s childhood, and\u00a0then moved to Knoxville, according to\u00a0People<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Lesli, who worked as a teacher, retired in 2023 but said on Instagram<\/a> that she was “[t]aking a little break then career number 2!”<\/p>\n Wallen is close to his parents. In May 2022, he released “Thought You Should Know,” a song written as a letter for and dedicated to his mother. The singer co-wrote that song with Miranda Lambert<\/a> and Nicolle Galyon.<\/p>\n He has also said he was inspired to get his famous mullet haircut because of the hairstyle his dad had when his parents got married. “Me and my Dad are very similar people \u2014 he’s one of my best friends \u2014 so I was like, ‘Man, if Dad could do it, I will do it,'” the singer told\u00a0People<\/em><\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n Tommy and Leslie Wallen are also grandparents several times over.\u00a0Their daughter Mikaela has two children and their daughter Ashlyne has one child, with another on the way.<\/p>\n Read More<\/em>: Morgan Wallen Bonded With His Son Over New Music<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Wallen is dad to one son, Indigo Wilder, whom he shares with ex-fianc\u00e9e KT Smith.<\/p>\n Writing the perfect country song can’t be easy. How do you sing about similar themes, but paint the picture differently?<\/p>\n It truly is an art form, and Wallen rounded up some of the best songwriters in the business to help him with his latest project, I’m the Problem<\/em>. So we<\/em> rounded up some of the best lyrics on the 37-track collection below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Jess Rose<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHow Did Morgan Wallen Overcome His Controversies + Legal Struggles?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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