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Zach Bryan<\/a> has never been shy about his disdain for Nashville<\/a>\u2019s country music scene. But after years of taking shots at Music City, the \u201cSomething in the Orange\u201d singer is seeing it in a different light \u2014 and Morgan Wallen helped change his perspective.<\/p>\n In a recent conversation with Matthew McConaughey<\/strong>, Bryan opened up about the chip on his shoulder that shaped his views on Nashville.<\/p>\n He admitted that his anger toward the city had more to do with his own mindset than the people who live and work there.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Country Music\u2019s Current Feuds and Beefs [UPDATED]<\/a><\/p>\n Now, with sobriety and conversations with fellow musicians helping him see things differently, Bryan is rethinking his relationship with Music City.<\/p>\n Bryan has taken aim at Nashville\u2019s mainstream country scene before. On \u201cIf She Wants a Cowboy,\u201d from his 2022 album American Heartbreak<\/em>, he poked fun at the formulaic sound of country radio.<\/p>\n Two years later, on \u201cLike Ida,\u201d he was even more direct, singing, \u201cWhen you make it to Nashville, you can tell by one hat tilt \/ That, that sh*t just ain\u2019t my scene.\u201d<\/p>\n But Bryan now says his attitude was fueled by a lifelong chip on his shoulder. Recording music in New York<\/a> made him feel like he belonged to a different tribe, one that was doing things its own way.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Gavin Adcock and Zach Bryan Could Actually Make a Song Together: \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdWe\u2019ll See\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n He also bristled at the number of co-writers behind mainstream country hits<\/a> and the polished production he heard on radio singles.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always been like a [Townes] Van Zandt fan or a [Blaze] Foley fan,\u201d Bryan explained, describing his preference for songwriting that feels personal and authentic.<\/p>\n Over time, conversations with artists including Jason Isbell<\/a> and Morgan Wallen<\/a> helped him reconsider his assumptions.<\/p>\n I talk to Jason Isbell and I talk to [Morgan] Wallen sometimes, and I talk to all these people, and I realize the chip was mine on my shoulder.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Zach Bryan Announces 2027 Stadium Tour With John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival<\/a><\/p>\n A recent stretch in Music City helped reinforce that change in perspective. While recording \u201cLies,\u201d his collaboration with Lana Del Rey<\/strong> on his new EP Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs<\/em>, Bryan received an invitation from Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill to perform with him that night.<\/p>\nHow Did Morgan Wallen Change Zach Bryan\u2019s View on Nashville?<\/h3>\n
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